We have finally had a chance to test Honda’s new Africa Twin, the first major update from the model that was introduced back in 2016 when MD tested the bike at the press launch in Moab, Utah. It was a bike that we thoroughly enjoyed, particularly in the dirt. The 998cc parallel twin engine was […]
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MotoGP Aims to Add Indonesian Circuit to 2021 Calendar (News)
The Mandalika International Street Circuit is under construction on the Indonesian island of Lombok and is aiming to be completed by the middle of next year, possibly permitting MotoGP to race there near the end of the 2021 calendar. Mandalika will be 2.68 miles long with 17 corners. Construction is well underway (one of the […]
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Moto Guzzi Introduces New 850cc V7 (Bike Reports) (News)
Moto Guzzi calls it a V7, plain and simple, not a V7 IV. This isn’t merely an evolution of the prior models, but an all-new bike with a much larger 850cc v-twin evolved from the V85 TT adventure model. Horsepower and torque are up significantly, although this still is no drag racer. Two versions are […]
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Drool-Worthy Classic Suzuki Race Bikes Featured in New Video (News)
Nathan Colombi is the guy in charge of the Team Classic Suzuki workshop in Europe that restores and maintains some amazing motorcycles, some of which are still raced in classic race series. Others are simply championship-winning, or race-winning Suzuki motorcycles from the past, both two-stroke and four-stroke. Here is a brief press release from Suzuki, […]
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Is the Africa Twin 1,084cc Engine Headed for a Standard Style Bike? (Bike Reports) (News)
When I started working as a journalist in this industry, Honda was very reluctant to share engines between different product platforms. At the time, I thought that the RC51 v-twin superbike motor would be an ideal candidate (in a different state of tune, perhaps) for use in a naked bike/standard. That engine was a gem, […]
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Marc Marquez Undergoes Third Surgery on Right Arm (Race Results)
A press release from Honda yesterday confirms what many suspected. Marc Marquez’ right arm has not been healing properly from a break he suffered during a crash at Jerez at the start of this year’s MotoGP calendar. The press release sites “slow healing of the humerus bone, which has not improved with specific shock wave […]
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