Championship points leader Marc Marquez (Honda) took pole position earlier today at the Brno circuit. Starting on the front row with Marquez tomorrow will be Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) and Dani Pedrosa (Honda). There is a good chance of rain tomorrow. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) qualified in sixth position while using the unusual looking “downforce” fairing pictured […]
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Moto Guzzi V9 Roamer Enters MD Test Fleet (Bike Reports) (News)
It’s no secret that we tend to like Moto Guzzi motorcycles here at MD. Their quirks and idiosyncrasies, most often, only add to their charm. Since the legendary marque was purchased by the conglomerate Piaggio in late 2004, technical improvements and refinements have been made to engines that were largely unchanged for decades. In the […]
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Jorge Will Win Races This Year for Ducati, According to Marquez (News)
So far, Jorge Lorenzo has had a tough year aboard his new Ducati. One podium and a fourth place finish are the highlights, but there are plenty of lowlights leaving Lorenzo 9th in championship points … hopelessly out of the race for the title. A silver lining? Plenty of observers think Lorenzo may be close […]
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2018 Suzuki GSX-S750: MD First Ride (Bike Reports) (News)
When Suzuki first introduced the GSX-S750 to the U.S. market back in 2015, we attended the press launch in Austin, Texas expecting an exciting ride behind local resident Kevin Schwantz. Instead, torrential rain prevented us from fully evaluating the bike. That original model entered a tough market against other reasonably priced alternatives. We are thinking […]
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MV Agusta Recapitalizes With Help From Russian Investment Fund (News)
Giovanni Castiglioni will continue to control MV Agusta through a holding company partly owned by ComSar Invest. ComSar Invest is wholly owned by Black Ocean Group, which is controlled by Timur Sardarov. Sardarov is described in the following press release as a “Russian Dynasty Key Player in the production of oil and gas in East […]
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Reuters Reports Harley Not Among Bidders for Ducati, But Polaris Is (News)
A month ago, we relayed a Reuters report that Harley-Davidson was expected to submit a bid for Ducati, which the Volkswagen Group is interested in selling. Reuters sources now contradict this. Apparently put off by the high price, Reuters’ sources indicate Harley did not submit a bid. For the first time, however, Polaris Industries (owners […]
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