More bad news for Honda’s Marc Marquez. After suffering a concussion 10 days ago that caused him to miss last weekend’s Portimão round, Marquez was tested by a doctor to see if he could participate in this weekend’s Valencia MotoGP finale. The doctor (see quote below) has diagnosed Marquez with diplopia (double vision) related to […]
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Marquez Training Crash Highlights Inconsistent MotoGP Concussion Protocol (Opinion) (Editorials) (News)
Controversy surrounding concussions and professional motorcycle racers has existed for many years, as this MD article from 2016 indicates. Unlike broken bones, concussions are the “unseen injury” that is more easily ignored by professional motorcycle racers that simply do not want to miss an event. We have observed numerous crashes in MotoGP resulting, at the […]
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Husqvarna Introduces 2022 Norden 901 Adventure Model (Bike Reports) (News)
Borrowing the engine found in the KTM 890 Adventure, sister company Husqvarna has introduced the new Norden 901. The Norden 901 is less of a hard-core dirt machine than KTM’s Adventure R, but it should still be quite capable off-road with 220mm of suspension travel. Husqvarna continues with its unique styling (admittedly polarizing to some) […]
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Ducati Introduces Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak With 17″ Front Wheel (Bike Reports) (News)
The new Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak is Ducati’s adventure model tuned for sport riding and track days. With the 170 horsepower V4 Granturismo engine, Ducati has adjusted the chassis geometry to work with a 17″ front wheel and sport-bike rubber. With all of the electronic wizardry you would expect from a current Ducati sport bike, […]
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Misano 2 MotoGP Results (News) (Race Results)
The MotoGP series returned for a second race at Misano this year. The race was quite eventful, for several reasons. Unexpectedly, it resulted in the crowning of Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) as the 2021 World MotoGP champion. After a disastrous qualifying, Quartararo had to start the race at 15th on the grid (his worst grid position […]
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Honda Unveils NT1100 Sport Tourer for European Market (Bike Reports) (News)
Honda took the wraps off the NT1100 sport tourer earlier today in the European market. This is the bike largely based on the Africa Twin adventure model, featuring the same 101 horsepower parallel-twin engine with minor tuning differences, revised chassis and 17″ wheels. This is an interesting new model, as Honda seems to be very […]
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