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Almost a decade ago I headed to Portimao to ride the WorldSBK machines. The BMW was of particular interest, as I had ridden the first model at the same circuit …
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Northern Irish rider Jonny Rea has achieved his sixth consecutive World Championship in the premier class, an unprecedented achievement in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in the last round …
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The 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is all packed and ready to go to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours for the penultimate round of the 2020 season for the …
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The RSV4 is the closest of all the SBK machines to a MotoGP bike. From the start of the campaign in 2006, Aprilia focussed on building a race bike that …
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Carlos Checa dominated WSBK in 2011, winning his first ever world title at the ripe old age of 38. With 15 wins and 21 podiums all up on the privateer …
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A fightback in the race after a poor start allowed Andrea Locatelli to be crowned World Champion in the 2020 FIM Supersport World Championship after battling his way from fifth …
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It’s that time of week again: Press Conference time. As the paddock sets up in Styria for the myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich at the Red Bull Ring, a …
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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of two-strokes. Sure, I own a few four-strokes and most of my racebikes have had valves and cams but my roots are …
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The Super Duke has long stood for nakedbike performance and aggression, stretching back past the first 1290 “Beast” of 2014 all the way to 2005, when the original 990 Super …
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Jerez saw Alvaro Bautista claim two race wins, in a dominant display that was ended by a crash in Race 2, with team mate Chaz Davies likewise crashing out of …
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