Tag: Motorcycle Racing

Pier Paolo Bianchi

Starting competitions at Cesenatico in 1968, riding a Guazzoni 60. With the “mosquitoes Milanese” Bianchi ran until…

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Bill Lomas

Bill Lomas had an inauspicious start to his TT career, retiring in the Clubman’s Junior Race of…

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Qatar Day 3: Tyres matters

A crash-filled final day in Qatar as the MotoGP™ World Championship conclude their pre-season testing, Lorenzo on…

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Qatar Day 2: Viñales take it back…

The second day of testing in Qatar sees three manufacturers split by under 0.1s at the top…

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Qatar Day 1: Lorenzo

The MotoGP™ World Championship begin their final test before the 2016 season with Jorge Lorenzo leading the…

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2016: New Aprilia RS-GP

Both riders took the covers off the brand new Aprilia RS-GP ahead of the Qatar Test, the…

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2016: Final pre-season test

After three days in both Sepang and Phillip Island, the MotoGP™ World Championship heads to Qatar for…

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Avintia Racing launch 2016

After an incredible test in Phillip Island, Avintia Racing swapped the sun and sea of Australia for…

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Joey Dunlop

William Joseph Dunlop, OBE (25 February 1952 – 2 July 2000), was a world champion motorcyclist from…

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Ducati reveal 2016 livery

Fresh off testing in Phillip Island the factory Ducati Team unveil their 2016 look and the Desmo16…

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Philip Island Day 3: Festival of falls

Marquez tops crash filled final day, Viñales fastest overall. The Phillip Island Test comes to a close…

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Philip Island Day 2: Maverick

With the rain having abated, the MotoGP™ World Championship was back in action in Australia as Viñales…

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Philip Island Day 1: Wet…

Petrucci tops rain hit first day at Phillip Island Intermittent rain saw the majority of riders shelter…

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1957 F.B. Mondial 175cc Bialbero

Few marques have achieved so fine a competition record in so short a time as Mondial. Founded…

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MotoGP™ back on track for Phillip Island test

After a surprising and revealing Sepang test, the MotoGP™ paddock head to Phillip Island in search of…

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Honda HRC 2016 MotoGP Unveil

Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa show off their new RC213V at Sentul in Jakarta. On their way…

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1954 Norton-F 500

F-type (F for flat) Some bikes are a long time in development, but this one has taken an…

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The 1964 US Grand Prix

The 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 16th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix…

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Bruno Ruffo

Bruno Ruffo (9 December 1920 – 10 February 2007) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer…

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1968 Kawasaki 125

The two-cylinder rotating-disk Kawasaki 125 made its racing debut at the 1965 Japanese Grand Prix. Its performance…

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János Drapál

János Drapál (born February 3, 1948 – August 11, 1985) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer…

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Sepang Day 2: Petrux

A fast fall for Loris Baz halted action and forced the soft tyre to be withdrawn, as…

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1953 MV Agusta 125

1953 MV Agusta 123.5cc Monoalbero Racing Motorcycle. Although best known for their four-cylinder four-strokes, multiple World Championship-winning…

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Sepang Day 1: Lorenzo

The 2015 MotoGP™ World Champion continued his championship form, a second clear of the rest of the…

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“Bubba” Shobert

Born Don Wayne Shobert in Lubbock, Texas, on January 29, 1962, he began riding at the age…

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1975 Harley Davidson RR500

‘MICHEL ROUGERIE FINISHED SEVENTH ON ONE IN HIS HOME GP AT PAUL RICARD’  As a pub quiz question, it has few…

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2016: A quest for records

After a dramatic end to 2015, the 2016 MotoGP™ World Championship is set to be a hard…

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Angel Nieto

Ángel Nieto Roldán born 25 January 1947 in Zamora, (Spain) is a multiple Grand Prix motorcycle roadracing…

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Johnny Cecotto

Alberto “Johnny” Cecotto (born January 25, 1956 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan former Grand Prix motorcycle…

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MotoGP has ‘never seen such big changes’

“We have never seen such big changes in the same season” – Kouichi Tsuji, Yamaha. The switch…

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John Cooper “Moon Eyes”

John Cooper (born 24 January 1938 in Derby) is an English retired garage proprietor who was a…

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Yamaha MotoGP 2016 Unveil

The factory Yamaha team gathered in Barcelona to show off what their 2016 bikes will look like…

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