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Quartararo Will Move to Yamaha Factory Team in 2021; Rossi Has Option to Retire or Continue With Factory Support (News)

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On the heels of yesterday’s announcement that Maverick Viñales has extended his contractual relationship with the Yamaha Factory MotoGP team, today Yamaha continues with important news. Last year’s rookie phenom Fabio Quartararo has signed a two-year deal beginning in 2021 to join Viñales on the Yamaha Factory team. Meanwhile, nine-time World champion Valentino Rossi will […]

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Jorge Lorenzo Joins the Yamaha Factory Racing Test Team for 2020 (News)

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Widely rumored, Jorge Lorenzo, shortly after retiring from racing, has decided to accept an offer from Yamaha to serve as a MotoGP test rider for the 2020 season. Lorenzo has five World championships, including three in the MotoGP category – each earned aboard a Yamaha. Here is the press release from Yamaha: Yamaha Motor Co., […]

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Harley-Davidson Announces Massive 131 Cubic Inch Screamin’ Eagle Crate Engine (News)

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Three months ago we reported that Indian had developed a new 122 horsepower v-twin, now featured in its production Challenger models. Harley-Davidson has announced a crate engine that produces a claimed 121 horsepower “at the rear wheel when paired with Screamin’ Eagle Street Cannon mufflers.” Displacing 131 cubic inches (2147cc), the new motor is a […]

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Honda’s Ricky Brabec Becomes First American to Win Dakar Rally (News)

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Late last Friday, we received word that Ricky Brabec, aboard a Monster Energy Honda CRF450 Rally dirt bike, became the first American ever to win the prestigious Dakar Rally — held in Saudi Arabia this year. Details of Brabec’s victory are in the press release below, but we also understand that Honda broke a dominance […]

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Damon Hypersport Receives CES Award for Impressive Technology and Design (News)

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The Damon Hypersport is an electric motorcycle that comes out of a Canadian company, Damon Motorcycles. The production version of the bike was displayed at the CES Show in Las Vegas earlier this week – receiving a CES Best of Innovation award in the Vehicle Intelligence & Transportation category. As you will see in the […]

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Alpinestars Tech-Air 5 Details: $699 and Protection Equivalent to 18 Back Protectors (News)

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Alpinestars has now released the details on its Tech-Air 5 vest. Priced at $ 699, it should be available this March for purchase. The technology is really quite remarkable … with Alpinestars claiming “The Tech-Air 5 airbag system offers the same protection as that provided by 18 back protectors.” The vest contains three gyroscopes and three […]

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