Weekly wind-on: your news roundup of the hottest stories in motorbikes This week’s hottest article on the MCN website was our review of the 2020 Ducati Panigale V4S – a... Read more ...
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Ducati Panigale V4S 2020 - the story MCN's Chris Newbigging has attended the launch, and you can read his 2020 Ducati Panigale V4S review... Read more ...
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Dean Harrison extends contract with Silicone Engineering Racing 2019 Senior TT race winner Dean Harrison has signed a new deal which keeps him at the Silicone... Read more ...
NW200: New Superbike race added to Thursday schedule There will be an extra Superbike race at this year's North West 200 after organisers added a... Read more ...
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WSB: Jonathan Rea eases to the front at Jerez test Jonathan Rea ended the two-day Jerez test on top despite only completing 19 laps across the two... Read more ...
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BSB: Dean Harrison confirms place on 2020 grid Dean Harrison has confirmed his spot on the 2020 British Superbike grid with Silicone Engineering... Read more ...
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Smiths Racing switch to Yamaha for 2020 Supersport roads campaign Smiths Racing and Peter Hickman have switched to Yamaha in the Supersport class for their 2020 road... Read more ...
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Soft-roader satisfaction? Tweet shows what looks like a new Ducati Scrambler 1100 in the works A tweet sent out by Ducati USA a few moments ago gives us the first indication that an all-new Scrambler 1100 is in the works. The post on Twitter, below, contains enough information to allude to ...
Triumph confirm Bajaj collaboration to build all-new mid-capacity range Triumph Motorcycles and Bajaj Auto India have formally commenced a long term, non-equity partnership to build a brand-new range of mid-capacity motorcycles that will bolster Triumph’s fortunes in...
Dunlop and Hutchinson set to reveal 2020 plans at TT launch show Michael Dunlop and Ian Hutchinson are set to reveal their 2020 plans at the official Isle of Man TT launch in March. Whilst several riders and teams have confirmed their plans for the roads,...
The Speedshop: BBC considering full series for custom bike build show The Speedshop could be in line to get a full series if viewer feedback and iPlayer performance are good enough. The show followed custom bike builder, Titch Cormack as he made an adapted off-roader...
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KTM reveal long anticipated 2020 1290 Super Duke R The long-anticipated 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R super naked broke cover at the Eicma motorcycle show in Milan in November 2019, promising more power and less weight, thanks to a new...
MotoGP: Dovizioso and Petrucci unveil 2020 Ducati livery Ducati have unveiled their 2020 MotoGP livery in a special presentation held at the Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna. Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci were joined by Ducati Motor CEO Claudio...
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