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Will Inertial Measurement Units Allow Cheating in MotoGP?
The move to a standard electronics package, both hardware and software, had raised the hopes of fans, teams and organizers that a more level playing field could be established, and costs cut. The ideal...
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Apple Causing Mission Motors to Close is Total Bullshit
I was surprised yesterday when I saw that respected news service Reuters was pushing a story about how Apple was the reason Mission Motors closed its doors. That very premise couldn't be farther from...
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The Three Reasons Why the Yamaha Motobot Is the Most Important Thing You’ll...
Let’s face it, we knew this day would come. Technology has finally progressed to the point where our beloved past time of riding motorcycles can now be done by a robot. Sarah Connor was right. Skynet...
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MotoGP’s Descent Into Madness, & How To Get Out Again
If what happened on lap seven at Sepang was bad for MotoGP, the events which have followed have made it infinitely worse. Rossi’s single act of frustration has unleashed a tidal wave of insanity which...
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A Turbocharged Suzuki Hayabusa Really Should Happen
I have been trying to avoid this story, mostly because I think it is a pipe dream concocted from a dubious source, but the word circulating through the interwebs is that Suzuki is working on a...
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Seven Tips for Young Racers on How To Be a Champion
So you made it into Moto3. Well done. That feat alone makes you one of the most talented motorcycle racers on the planet. You may think that the hardest part of the battle is behind you. You would be...
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Opinion: Why the Rossi vs. Marquez Controversy Isn’t Going Away in MotoGP,...
If the Movistar Yamaha launch at Barcelona made one thing clear, it is that the feud between Valentino Rossi and Marc Márquez will be just as bitter in 2016 as it was in 2015. In Barcelona, Rossi once...
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Some Thoughts Regarding MV Agusta, From 30,000 Feet
I'm on my second-to-last airplane ride on this two-week travel stint, and while I might be headed to San Diego, CA for the Ducati XDiavel launch, my thoughts are still back in Spain, on another Italian...
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The Power Play That Is RevZilla & Cycle Gear Together
The largest brick-and-mortar motorcycle retail chain, and the most influential online retailer in our industry have just come together under one roof. Intonations of this deal have been in the news...
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The Unpopular Argument That the EPA is Right
The EPA is laying claim to emissions regulation on production vehicles, even when they were being used privately for off-highway uses, such as racing. This viewpoint from the EPA would drastically...
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Opinion: More Knee-Jerk Rule Changes Come to MotoGP in Response to the Sepang...
Farewell, MotoGP penalty point system, we barely knew you. In a press release issued today (and rather bizarrely, leaked to a Spanish journalist two days ago) the FIM announced that the Grand Prix...
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What the Motorcycle Industry Can Learn from Video Games
For many, video games might just seem like a good way to waste an hour. But you should take note, as video games are roughly a $100 billion industry worldwide. With that much money on the line, the...
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Some Thoughts on the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701
This story has no timely reason, other than I was working my way through Husqvarna’s media site for a different story, and noticed that there were finally some well-lit shots of the Husqvarna Vitpilen...
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Lorenzo To Ducati: Why It Happened & What Happens Next
In case you missed it, Jorge Lorenzo has signed with Ducati Corse for the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP World Championship seasons. It is not so much that team bosses never appear in pre-event press...
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Can Cameron Beaubier Revive the Stature of US Racing?
When opportunity comes knocking, it is a fool who does not open the door. That is especially true when the opportunity is as unique as the chance to race at a World Championship level event. Given the...
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Opinion: On Motorcycle Racing, Danger, & Death
“MOTORSPORTS CAN BE DANGEROUS” it says on the back of my media pass, the hard card I wear around my neck and which gives me access to the paddock and the media center. It says the same thing everywhere...
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What Brexit Really Means for the Motorcycle Industry
Coverage of Brexit, the United Kingdom's referendum whether to continue as a member of the European Union, has largely been ignored in the United States, and it certainly hasn't been a blip on the...
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The Bullshit Argument That It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Honda CBR600RR and...
British magazines MCN dropped a bombshell on the motorcycle world today, reporting that Honda was set to discontinue the Honda CBR600RR, with no supersport replacement in sight. According to their...
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California’s Lane-Splitting Bill Passes State Senate
California just got another step closer to formalizing the practice of lane-splitting in the Golden State, as AB 51 just passed the California State Senate. The bill will now go back to the California...
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Why Eugene Laverty Picked WorldSBK Over MotoGP
The final piece of the MotoGP puzzle has finally dropped. Eugene Laverty has decided that he will be switching back to WorldSBK, where he will ride a factory-backed Aprilia RSV4-RF with the Milwaukee...
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How Polaris Can Mutate and Take Over the World
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View ArticleNo, The MV Agusta RVS Isn’t a New Motorcycle
I don't know why I have to write this story, it seems so obvious to me, yet I have read about half a dozen publications this week spewing fake news about how MV Agusta is about to release a new...
View ArticleThe Herculean Task of Fixing World Superbike
After Laguna Seca, the future of World Superbike was once again questioned. Asking the right question may be more important than finding the right answer, though. “I've said it before and I'll say it...
View ArticleTriumph’s Bid to Take Over the World with Bajaj
I'm not sure that the news of Triumph partnering with Bajaj quite made the impact on the motorcycle industry that it deserves. Maybe it is because we have seen Triumph misstep with smaller displacement...
View ArticleWhy Valentino Rossi Will Try To Ride at Aragon
20 days ago today, Valentino Rossi fell off an enduro bike at slow speed, breaking his tibia and fibula in the crash. That night, he had pins fitted to fix the bones, and went home the next day to...
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