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2022 Indian Scout Rogue | First Ride Review

The Rogue in Storm Blue is a beguiling mix of darkness and color with a few flashes of brightwork. Photos by Barry Hathaway. The Rogue is latest ve ...

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New & Noted: Women’s Motorcycle Jackets

Motorcycling is one of those rare pursuits where there’s more emphasis on men’s clothing than women’s. But there are more ladies ...

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Moto Adonis Xv750: The Definition Of A Modern Custom

The creator of this sleek Yamaha is 27-year-old Daan Borsje of Moto Adonis. Typical of the younger builders coming through, he?s based in Roosendaal? ...

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Aprilia Announces 2023 North America ?aprilia Racers Days? S

If you’ve been yearning for a chance to try an Aprilia in anger on the racetrack, don’t miss one of these days.  Begin press release: ...

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Budget Bike Battle Bavaria | Cinema Dates

That’s right. We have cinema dates CONFIRMED for the über exclusive Budget Bike Battle Bavaria screenings. It’s a UK tour spanning a we ...

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2023 Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally

Ducati has just unveiled the Multistrada V4 Rally and with it, a solution to its thirst for gasoline. While much of the base Multi? remains in pla ...

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WIN THE ULTIMATE ORANGE MOTOGP EXPERIENCE AT SILVERSTONE

We?ve got a few questions for you. The first is, what?s better than spending a day at Silverstone for MotoGP" The answer is, of course, spending T ...

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Classic Bike Trackdays = Winning

Bored of two clicks, old Caddy jokes, ARN leathers and general trackday shit" Have you got a pre-2000 track bike or a retro ride" If you answered ...

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2022 Isle of Man TT: Boothy’s Statement

Pic: Impact Images As most of you know, Boothy crashed at Joey?s during a qualifying session at the 2022 Isle of Man TT races and suffered signific ...

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Boothy?s TT Log | Day 7 ? Exhausted

More suspension changes, more laps and more tablets. TT 2022 is going pretty well, all things considered. I was hoping I?d wake up this morning ...

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Boothy?s TT Log | Day 6 ? Tea and Biscuits

Another red-flagged session, this time, meant I got stranded half-way around the TT course, but I still got a couple of decent laps in on the big ...

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Boothy?s TT Log | Day 5 ? Big Improvements

Tuesday nights TT practice session was a little bit frustrating, but we got two laps in on the big bike and two on the little one, so I?m a very h ...

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Boothy?s TT Log | Day 4 ? More laps

Monday, and the second day of practice at the 2022 Isle of Man TT. After a few mini showers during the day, the weather cleared up and tonight?s p ...

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Boothy?s TT Log | Day 3 ? Cobwebs

Well that was a baptism of fire. I thought we?d have enough time for a couple of laps on both bikes, but I ended up getting four laps on the FlyaS ...

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Boothy?s TT Log | Day 2 ? The Big Reveal

After a bit of last minute rushing around between the North West 200 and the TT, as alluded to yesterday, both bikes are sporting some super sexy ...

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Boothy?s TT Log | Day 1 ? Arrivals

It?s finally here. The 2022 Isle of Man TT. But you probably already know that, unless you?ve been living under a log for the last few months. ...

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Factory Racer vs Privateer | Which is harder"

I?ve often wondered what it would be like to be a full-time, factory motorcycle racer. And it?s something that I fantasise quite a lot about, at t ...

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Isle of Man TT Rules? For Dummies.

Put your hand up if you?ve been to the Isle of Man TT. Now put it down, you look like a tit. If you?ve been, you?ll probably have a decent idea of ...

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The best race circuit in the world

I?ve been lucky enough to ride and race at quite a few race circuits in the UK and abroad, and because of that, I quite often get asked which my f ...

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Honda Fireblade SP 30th Anniversary | First Ride

2022 was always going to be a special year for Honda and the Fireblade brand. That?s because it?s 30 years since the first ones started appearing ...

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The noise cameras are coming for you?

They?ve got cameras to catch you speeding, running red lights and borrowing bus lanes? and now, they?re getting noise cameras to prosecute you for ...

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North West 200 Newcomer | Boothy’s Blog

Picture by Philip Magowan / Double Red For the last five years, I?ve been desperate to compete in the International North West 200. Unfortunately, ...

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Permission to Torque

?The bolt of lightning is a traditional symbol of sudden illumination and the destruction of ignorance? Permission to Torque is a community-dri ...

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Battery sharing is coming?

Wouldn?t it be great if you had an electric motorbike that didn?t take an hour and a half to recharge" No" Ok not everyone wants an electric bike. ...

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Josh Brookes to Replace Dunlop on the PBM Ducati

It?s just been revealed that the two-time BSB champion Josh Brookes will ride the Ducati Panigale, originally earmarked for Michael Dunlop, at the ...

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GASGAS SM 700 and ES 700 | Party Time

Not content with having one of the most comprehensive off-road motorcycle line-ups going, GASGAS, just last night, announced that they?re releasin ...

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MotoGP Portimão 2022 Rider Ratings

After a ton of wet practice and iffy conditions in qualifying, the Portuguese Grand Prix got underway in reasonably good conditions; it wasn?t as ...

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Michael Dunlop will NOT be riding the PBM Ducati at the TT

Last night, at the TT launch event in Ramsey on the Isle of Man, 19-time TT winner Michael Dunlop, sensationally revealed that he would not be rac ...

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Knee down | What?s it all about"

Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool For the past 30 or 40 years, there hasn?t been many things that are as cool as getting your knee down on a mot ...

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Top 5 ways to upcycle old riding kit

Motorcycle riding kit doesn?t last for ever. Especially if you?ve got a penchant for crashing; I?ve been known to go through several helmets and a ...

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Wayne Rainey joined by Schwantz, Doohan and Roberts for YZR5

When we reported the sensational news that Wayne Rainey is heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year (2022), to be reunited with his cha ...

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Ducati V21L prototype on track? watch it here.

Last October, Ducati and Dorna Sports (organiser and promoter of the MotoGP World Championship) announced that from 2023 Ducati would be the sole ...

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Two?s up | Rider and Pillion Racing

Joerg Mitter / Red Bull Content Pool We live in a world where anything is possible, particularly when it comes to motorsport. If you want to race y ...

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The Isle of Man have got a new ferry.

Image: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company are having a brand new ferry built, and it was ?floated out? on the wa ...

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What to think about when testing a new bike

If you?re in the market for a new bike and you?ve got a dealer that?s happy to let you take a few options for a spin, you?d be bonkers not to. But ...

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Electric Motion | An electric bike I would definitely h

I?ve ridden my fair share of electric motorbikes. Some have been really good, others not so. But even the best ones haven?t had the range that mos ...

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Essential kit for any motorcycle adventure

If your motorcycle adventures are anything like mine, you?ll be used to things going wrong. But whether they?re as calamitous as mine or not, it p ...

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What not to do when buying a used bike.

When you?re buying yourself a motorbike, there are a handful of things that you really ought not to do. Buying bikes tends to involve dealing with ...

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Will Hickman have to sit out the NW200 Supersport races"

Peter Hickman is facing a bit of a dilemma when it comes to the NW200 Supersport races, due to be held next month. His ?Supersport? machine, Troop ...

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MotoGP COTA 2022 | Rider Ratings

Christian Pondella / Red Bull Content Pool It looked as though it was going to be a Ducati lockout after the Italian manufacturer bagged the top f ...

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HRC best ever WSBK season opener at Aragon.

Either HRC?s (Honda Racing Corporation) new Fireblade is better than it?s ever been, or they?ve got some really special riders in the shape of Ike ...

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How to choose the perfect track bike

Do you want a track bike" Silly question, of course you want a track bike. Because the track is the best place not only to see what you and your b ...

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TT+ is live and you can subscribe for free

It?s been a long time coming, but the Isle of Man TT now has its own channel, where you can watch hours and hours of action from yesteryear, as we ...

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Be part of World Adventure Week 2022

World Adventure Week is back by popular demand you can get involved. You?ve got seven days to do 1,000km (621 miles). Do that and you?ll win a per ...

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Watch Yamaha raising the bar in WSBK

In 2021, the British Superbike and MotoGP championships were both won by Yamaha riders, but it was in World Superbikes that Yamaha truly dominated ...

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Who?s going to win WSBK in 2022"

It?s but a few days until the first round of the 2022 World Superbike Championship kicks off at Aragon in Spain (it?s this weekend, 8 ? 10 April, ...

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UK motorcycle events not to miss in 2022

2022 is going to be a good year. For me, it?s going to be a year of seeing things, going places and  keeping myself busy. And I feel blessed to l ...

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Marc Marquez WILL return to MotoGP this weekend.

Christian Pondella / Red Bull Content Pool After missing the last two MotoGP races thanks to a frankly horrifying crash in Indonesia, Repsol Honda ...

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186mph | The Gentleman?s Agreement

Who can remember the olden days, when bikes just kept getting faster and faster and faster" The 80s and 90s were an exciting time in the world of ...

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E10 Fuel vs E5 Fuel | A science experiment

Last year the UK government decided that ?standard? premium unleaded petrol would go from being E5 to E10; that?s to say it would have an ethanol ...

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MotoGP Argentina 2022 | Rider Ratings

Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool I really like the shape the 2022 MotoGP season is taking. You?ve got Suzuki leading the Teams Championship, Du ...

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Stuart Garner gets away with it.

It?s just been announced that Stuart Garner, who was found guilty last month of illegally investing £11 million worth of his employees pensions i ...

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ULEZ Expansion | How long before the whole of Britain i

In a recent speech, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced that Transport for London are discussing expanding the ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zon ...

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Should new drivers be made to ride a moped for six months&qu

According to Brake, the road safety charity, one in five drivers crash within a year of passing their test. They also say that over 1,500 young dr ...

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Free entry to Official BSB Test at Donington tomorrow

If you?re a full-on British Superbike Superfan, or you just like watching people ride race bikes really fast, there?s a rare opportunity to do it ...

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Aston Martin Brough Superior turbo bike

The AMB 001 turbo bike, the uber-exclusive love-child of Aston Martin and Brough Superior, is no longer just a concept; they?ve built 30 of them, ...

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Marc Marquez to miss the MotoGP of Argentina

Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool After one of the biggest highsides you?re ever likely to see during the warm up session of the Indonesian ...

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How much does it cost to race at the Isle of Man TT"

Every one knows that racing motorbikes isn?t that cheap a hobby. Contrary to popular misconception, the best things in life aren?t actually free. ...

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Can-Am are building bikes again.

In 2023, the Canadian powersports giant Bombardier Recreational Products will be celebrating the 50th birthday of their brand Can-Am by launching ...

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WSBK Official Test Results | Catalunya

Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx) has started as he means to go on this year, topping the time sheets at the latest official WSBK test ...

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2022 Isle of Man TT start numbers announced

Start numbers for the 2022 Isle of Man TT have just been announced for the Superbike and Senior TT races (and they?ll probably be the same for the ...

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World?s best EV charging network will be in the UK? So what&

Transport Minister Trudy Harrison reckons the UK government is going to help create ?one of the best EV charging networks in the world? so that we ...

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Who?s going to win BSB in 2022"

As the green flag waves on the first official test of the 2022 British Superbike season, I thought I ought to have a stab at who I think?s going t ...

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Be part of the Isle of Man TT.

If you want to be part of the Isle of Man TT Races this year, you?re in luck, because registrations to be part of the marshalling team for the 202 ...

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The truth about filtering.

Filtering. It?s one of the many benefits of riding a motorcycle. And whilst the act of overtaking traffic by riding between lanes is perfectly leg ...

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Telematic Technology to replace vehicle tax and fuel duty

With the price of fuel hurtling towards £2 per litre, all of a sudden your Wetherspoons breakfast isn?t the most expensive part of your Saturday ...

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Classic Motorcycles | I finally get it.

When I wore a younger man?s clothes, I had no real interest in classic anything, least of all classic motorcycles. Why would anyone want to own, l ...

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Why motorcyclists make excellent drivers

Not every motorcyclist is an excellent driver. Some of us are rubbish, but I?d say the majority of us are really good at it. Let?s face it, we mot ...

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MotoGP Indonesia 2022 | Rider Ratings

Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool As per last year?s WSBK race at the new Pertamina Mandalika Street Circuit in Indonesia, yesterday?s MotoGP ra ...

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The biggest crash I?ve ever seen, and why it happened.

I?ve seen some whopping crashes in my time, but MM93?s monster 100mph highside in yesterday?s MotoGP warmup session might have been the biggest cr ...

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2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 First Ride

The ?big? adventure bike market has got some seriously strong contenders in it, and they?re only getting stronger. Last year we got a new Ducati M ...

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Where are the best and worst road surfaces in England"

A few months ago, I expressed an unpopular opinion about the state of the road surfaces here in the UK. I said that although there are a few roads ...

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Honda Dax is BACK!

After a 41-year absence, the iconic Honda Dax is back in the range for 2023 – and I?m very happy about this. The ST125 joins the Monkey and ...

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Electronic rider aids of the future; my prediction

30 years ago, would anyone have guessed that by the year 2022, motorcycles would be rolling out of showrooms with electronic rider aids like radar ...

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MOT Tested and Dangerous

When searching for a ?new? second-hand bike to buy, I, like most people, would always favour the bike with a current MOT certificate. As well as s ...

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Is the Government trying to ban bikes from green lanes"

The government have started a consultation process which could see an end to motorcycles being allowed to use green lanes. In early 2018, the g ...

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Ducati Panigale V4 SP2 | Spurt Production X 2

Every now and then a motorcycle gets unveiled that stops me in my tracks. And this is one of them. You only have to read the model name to know th ...

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A time and a place for electric motorbikes"

Electric motorbikes are here to stay, whether you like it or not. But are they a complete waste of space, or is there a time and place that electr ...

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2022 Ulster GP Cancelled? Again

It?s another sad day for road racing, as we learn that the International Ulster GP has been cancelled. No, it?s nothing to do with the pandemic, i ...

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Have trackdays got too expensive"

If you go on the internet, whether you?re searching for it or not, it won?t be long before you find someone complaining about the cost of trac ...

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MotoGP Qatar 2022 | Rider Ratings

Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool The 2022 MotoGP season kicked off at Qatar yesterday, and it kicked off in style. I don?t think there is a ...

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The difference between dangerous riding and a committed over

Graeme Brown / Red Bull Content Pool When you?re racing a motorbike the plan is to get in front of as many people as you can. That?s the same whate ...

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What?s it like to ride a 400bhp motorcycle"

When Fagan rang me up and told me that we were heading to a private runway to ride a Hayabusa, I was, as you can imagine, quite excited about the ...

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MotoGP Qatar ?22 | Schedule

Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool The worst of winter has passed and there?s a little bit of daylight outside office hours, but the best thing a ...

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Tom Sykes confirmed as BSB rider for 2022

After months of rumour and intrigue, it?s finally been confirmed that Tom Sykes, former World Superbike Champion, will be returning to BSB, to rac ...

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IOM TT Scoreboard | Out with the old

2022 would have marked the 100th year the famous and historic TT scoreboard had stood in its latest position on Glencrutchery Road. After a brief ...

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Yamaha ?switch on? new electric models

Yamaha have just announced they?re having a big ?switch on?, and that in the next year or so, we can look forward to some new, and interesting mod ...

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Triumph bring production back to Britain

With sales up by 29% last year, Triumph have decided they need to build some more bikes. And they?re going to do it in their Hinckley factory. Tri ...

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How fit do you need to be to race a motorbike"

Jaime De Diego / Red Bull Content Pool Some people will tell you that only the most athletic amongst us can be successful motorcycle racers. But I ...

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Michael Dunlop confirmed for PBM Ducati TT ride

Michael Dunlop, 19-times TT winner, will be riding a Ducati Panigale V4 R for Paul Bird Motorsport at this year?s NW200 and Isle of Man TT. It ...

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Why aren?t Kawasaki in MotoGP anymore"

The 2022 MotoGP season starts in less than a week, and I?m well excited about it. In fact I?m probably more excited about it than I?ve been ab ...

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How to do motorcycling cheaply.

?The best things in life are free,? so said Coco Chanel. She also said, slightly less famously ?The second best things are very, very expensive.? ...

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MotoGP Betting Odds 2022 | Fact or Fiction

Gold & Goose / Red Bull Content Pool I don?t consider myself as much of a gambling man but I am into MotoGP in a fairly big way so, with less than ...

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The benefits of going to work on your motorbike

Once upon a time, we all had to actually go to work, didn?t we" Before remote working became so popular, ?working from home? was seen as the reser ...