Suzuki’s new 1000cc MotoGP machine produced an eye-catching performance on its first test outside of Japan yesterday (Monday), with test rider Randy de Puniet finishing just over 0.7s off the best time set by Jorge Lorenzo in Catalunya. A one-day test session at the track near Barcelona was the first time the new Suzuki was pitched against opposition like Yamaha’s ...
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- MotoGP
- 18 June 2013
Marc Marquez admitted he was close to crashing numerous times during yesterday’s Catalunya MotoGP clash that saw the Repsol Honda rider return to the podium in third position. The Spaniard might have suffered his first race crash in Mugello recently, but he was not adopting a more cautious approach in front of a massive home crowd of over 91,000 fans ...
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- 17 June 2013
After four and a half long years my other half and I went for our first ride out together over the weekend. Mark was involved in a start-line crash at Brands Hatch when racing his Suzuki SV650 in the Bemsee Minitwin championship. He had a shopping list of injuries and the main one that has impacted his ability to ...
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- First rides & tests
- 17 June 2013
Jorge Lorenzo took a dominating win in his home GP at Catalunya today, beating Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez with ease to make an all-Spanish podium. Lorenzo squeezed aside the pole man Pedrosa off the line to lead from the off, and although Pedrosa managed to pull in his lead a number of times, he was never close enough to ...
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- MotoGP
- 16 June 2013
A lack of confidence and a lack of rear grip is combining to make Bradley Smith’s rookie campaign in the MotoGP world championship a tough and painful experience. After two heavy crashes left him with left hand and wrist injuries in Mugello earlier this month, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider suffered another bone-jarring crash in second practice for this ...
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- 14 June 2013
I'm afraid I'm not really blogging this week; I'm more apologising for the lack of blogs so far! I haven’t done any riding on my R125 since my *ahem* off last month, as firstly the bike was away with Yamaha for a few weeks, then I was away at the Isle of Man TT. The bike has come back from ...
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- 14 June 2013
I love the idea of black bikes. They're the stealth option. In 2013 black also seems like the sensible choice for a sports bike like the GSX-R750, not so much because it helps you slip unnoticed from the scene of the crime, but because it's like those of us riding them -- a bit older. More grown up than some ...
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- 14 June 2013
I’ve spent this week getting to know the new Pirelli Angel GT tyres I fitted on Monday. I’ve been using my bike for commuting to work and the other day I rode the 320-mile round trip down to Ramsgate and back to see my brother Ben. We took a couple of days off and did a car trackday at the ...
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- 14 June 2013
No amount of training can prepare us for some hazards of the road, as one riding instructor learned. Barry Briggs had a lucky escape when a tree fell on him as he followed a student. The instructor was riding on the A606 near Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, when the tree fell across the entire width of the road. Helmet camera footage ...
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- 14 June 2013
Friday June 14ROAD RACINGBritish Superbikes, Knockhill, Fife, www.knockhill.comMotoGP Catalunya, www.motogp.com TRACK DAYSFocused Events , Cadwell Park , Lincs. 08450-267272 or www.focusedevents.com SHOWSCholmondeley Pageant of Power, Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire. www.cpop.co.uk RALLIESHarley Davdison 110th Anniversary Rally, Rome, www.hogeuropeagallery.com BIKE MEETSAce Cafe Bike Night + Bandits (BOCGB), North Circular Rd, Stonebridge, London, London. From 6pm. www.ace-cafe-london.comPlough Pub Bikers Night, Plough Pub, Ramsey ...
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- 14 June 2013
