A spectacular, if belated, start to the 2020 MotoGP series in Jerez earlier today saw 21-year-old Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) take his first win in the Premier class. Quartararo created a sizable gap to second place Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) and third place Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati). Quartararo capped a perfect weekend after setting a new lap record […]
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Final MotoGP Test Before Start of Racing Sees Maverick Viñales Quickest (News)
A final, official, MotoGP test took place at Jerez earlier this week in advance of the first race of the year at the same venue this weekend. The test resulted in two Yamahas posting the quickest lap times. Maverick Viñales posted the quickest time overall on his factory Yamaha with Fabio Quartararo second quickest aboard […]
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Honda Makes It Official: Espargaro Joins Marquez on Repsol Team Beginning 2021 (News)
As we reported earlier, in a surprise move, Honda was rumored to be negotiating with KTM’s Pol Espargaro to become the teammate of Marc Marquez on the factory Repsol MotoGP team next year. Part of the surprise related to the rumored demotion of the younger Marquez brother, Alex, to the satellite LCR Honda Team. Both […]
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Marquez Brothers Honor Sacrifices Made in Covid-19 Crisis With Custom Helmets to be Auctioned for Red Cross (News)
We are a week away from the start of the 2020 MotoGP series in Jerez. The Marquez brothers, Marc and Alex, will be wearing special helmets from Shoei, which will be auctioned off for the benefit of the Spanish Red Cross after the race. The purpose of the helmet design is to “pay some respect […]
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Under 250 Pounds with 80 Horsepower – Langen Motorcycles Two-Stroke (Bike Reports) (News)
In the ICE world, you can’t beat two-strokes for power output in a lightweight package. The problem, of course, has been getting them to burn clean enough to meet modern emissions standards. A small British company founded by Christofer Ratcliffe, known as Langen Motorcycles, is planning small-scale production of the two-stroke Café racer you see […]
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Andrea Dovizioso Breaks Collarbone Racing Motocross Event – Undergoes Successful Surgery (News)
Still unsigned for next year, with Ducati negotiations apparently stalled over money, Andrea Dovizioso broke his collarbone racing a motocross event over the weekend. He immediately underwent surgery, which has been declared successful and has put him on track to participate in the 2020 MotoGP opening round at Jerez on July 19. Here is the […]
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