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France / MotoGP / News / Racing — No Comments
19
May 13

Marquez storms back to podium in France

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On Saturday, the 20-year-old Repsol Honda Team rookie achieved a second pole position. At the start on Sunday, he was caught out by wheelspin on a damp track and dropped to ninth position, but went on to take advantage of incidents in front of him and passed numerous rivals including Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso.

“It was so difficult, especially in the beginning with that water on the track,” Marquez recalled. “I had only ridden a few laps in the wet, at Jerez. First I made a big mistake with wheelspin at the start, so I’ll take a lot of experience from that! In the beginning I maybe tried to push too much and made many, many mistakes and lost lots of time. Continue reading →

Bikers Café / BMW / Dubai / Middle East / News / Off-road / Official Launch / UAE — No Comments
14
May 13

AGMC launches new BMW R 1200 GS at Bikers Café

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For more than 30 years, the BMW Motorrad GS has been defining and dominating the segment of travel enduros. No other motorcycle is such an uncompromising embodiment of freedom and adventure, reliability and riding dynamics, and ultimately pure riding pleasure both on and off the road. BMW Motorrad is now embarking on the next chapter of its success story – with the new R 1200 GS which launched to media, customers and biking enthusiasts at the Bikers Café on Jumeirah Beach Road last Friday. Continue reading →

ATV / Dirt / Endurance / Middle East / News / Off-road / Quad / Racing / Rally — No Comments
26
Apr 13

Schlesser, Coma and Sonik seal victory in Qatar’s Cross-Country Rally

Poland's Rafal Sonik won the quad category for the second successive year in Qatar.

Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser, Spaniard Marc Coma and Pole Rafal Sonik claimed outright victories in their respective car, motorcycle and quad categories of the four-day 2013 Sealine Cross-Country Rally, which finished in southern Qatar on Friday.

The trio held on to their overnight advantages in very different circumstances to clinch the wins after a punishing all-desert route of over 1,500km had tested both man and machine to the limit. Schlesser, Chilean rider Francisco Lopez and Sonik were triumphant on the fourth and final stage. Continue reading →

Ducati / News / People — No Comments
23
Apr 13

Claudio Domenicali named successor to Gabriele Del Torchio as Ducati CEO

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Claudio Domenicali, currently General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors at Ducati Motor Holding, has been named as the successor to CEO Gabriele Del Torchio, who will leave the company to take up new professional challenges.

Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ducati Motor Holding, praised the successful work of Gabriele Del Torchio, who has spent six years at the top of the premium brand: “Del Torchio guided Ducati out of an economically difficult phase, back to a successful growth path and to the top of the worldwide segment of premium performance motorcycles. For that achievement, we express our gratitude on behalf of all Audi and Ducati employees and wish him all the best in his future tasks.” Continue reading →

News / Technology / Testing / Trikes — 2 Comments
21
Apr 13

2013 Can-Am Spyder ST-S / THE FUTURE IS HERE

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What we say in the opening line of the above title isn’t some corny movie line, we actually mean it. Allow us to explain. Although we are true two-wheeled petrolheads, who live and breathe motorcycles and often describe that feeling of riding at high speeds with our knee down is better than sex, there is no denying that the times are changing. Continue reading →

Bobbers / Harley Davidson / News / Official Launch — 1 Comment
18
Apr 13

New Harley-Davidson Street Bob Special Edition

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The new Street Bob Special Edition is a rare beast: a pure bobber, pushed further. Inspired by Harley-Davidson’s Factory Customization programme, this strictly limited edition motorcycle is only available in select markets, including those in the European, Middle East and African regions.

Restyled for 2013, the Street Bob is a stripped-down and rowdy bobber based on the Dyna platform that appeals to riders who appreciate the pure essence of motorcycling; a powerful V-Twin engine at the heart of a bike with simple eye-catching styling that carries only the most essential equipment. Continue reading →

Jorge Lorenzo / MotoGP / News / Racing / Yamaha — No Comments
08
Apr 13

Lorenzo wins Qatar MotoGP season opener

Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of the Yamaha Factory Racing team does a wheelie after he wins the Qatar Moto GP at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of the Yamaha Factory Racing team does a wheelie after he wins the Qatar Moto GP at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The much-awaited start to the 2013 campaign came under lights as the Losail International Circuit celebrated its tenth MotoGP event. World Champion Lorenzo aimed to repeat his performance of last year by taking victory from pole position. Márquez’s much-awaited first race would begin from sixth on the grid.

As the lights went out, a scorching start by Dani Pedrosa saw the Repsol Honda Team rider shoot up into second place by Turn 1, hoping to challenge Lorenzo who began to pull away on his Yamaha Factory Racing bike. The same could not be said for Pedrosa’s teammate Márquez, who endured a slow getaway and dropped to eighth. Continue reading →

Crazy / Illegal Racing / News / Stunt / USA / Video — No Comments
07
Apr 13

Four men arrested for motorcycle marriage proposal stunt

Seen this? Apparently, on January 27 this year, about 250 bikers blocked the eastbound Interstate 10 in West Covina, California for 10 minutes. The reason? So one of their buddies could propose to his girlfriend. Continue reading →

Europe / News / People — No Comments
01
Apr 13

Stephan Schaller appointed new ACEM President

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Stephan Schaller, President of BMW Motorrad, was appointed the new president of the ACEM (Association des Constructeurs Européens de Motocycles), the European Motorcycle Industry Association on March 21st 2013. Based in Brussels, ACEM is the organisation representing the manufacturers of motorcycles, scooters, trikes and quads on a European level. Continue reading →

Dubai / Middle East / News / Racing / UAE — No Comments
05
Mar 13

Sulayem elected to influential motorcycling body

Dr. Mohammed Ben Sulayem

Dr Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE, the national motor sport authority, has been elected to the FIM Affiliation Board Committee which has a key role in international motorcycling.

His appointment has been announced by the FIM, the International Motorcycling Federation, which governs the six main motorcycle-racing disciplines encompassing 65 world championships. Continue reading →

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