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Ducati 1299 Panigale – 205hp, Across the Board
As was rumored, Ducati’s flagship machine, the Panigale superbike, gets an update for the 2015 model year. Now called the Ducati 1299 Panigale, the number designation means different things for the...
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Honda Trademarks “RC213V-S” in Europe
Adding more fuel to the fire, concerning Honda’s long-awaited V4 production superbike, the Japanese manufacturer has registered the trademark “RC213V-S” with the European Union.As MotoGP fans should...
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2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 — Game On
As expected, and leaked earlier today, the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 has broken cover at the EICMA show in Milan.An all new machine from Yamaha, the new YZF-R1 is a giant leap forward from Yamaha, with its...
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2015 Aprilia RSV4 RR — 201hp of Italian Superbike
Details of the Aprilia RSV4 RR have finally surfaced, and it seems the folks at Noale have not been resting on their laurels, having just won the 2014 World Superbike Championship. As such, the 2015...
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Spanish Moto3 Upgraded to “Junior World Championship”
The status of the Spanish championship has received yet another boost. After the Moto3 championship was run under the auspices of the FIM in 2014, from 2015, the category is to be renamed the “FIM CEV...
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2015 MV Agusta F4 RC Confirmed – $46,000
One of the more surprising things to come from MV Agusta USA’s price sheet for its 2015 models is the confirmation of the MV Agusta F4 RC superbike — a bike that had been leaked ahead of the 2014 EICMA...
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Ducati 1299 Panigale Mega Gallery
The Ducati 1299 Panigale launch is just wrapping up in Portimao, and while Asphalt & Rubber isn’t there to tell you all about Ducati’s new flagship model, we’ve got a bevy of high-resolution photos...
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Yamaha YZF-R1M Gets Homologated by the FIM
It is something that we have expected ever since we heard of Yamaha’s intent to bring two different variations of R1 to market, so it should come as no surprise then that the Yamaha YZF-R1M has been...
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MV Agusta F4 RC Leaks Again with More “AMG”
We are still waiting for the 2015 MV Agusta F4 RC to break cover officially, but the top-of-the-line superbike from Varese continues to make itself sneakily available to the public.First there were the...
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2015 MV Agusta F4 RC – Varese’s Homologation Special
It’s finally here. After much speculation and teasing, the 2015 MV Agusta F4 RC superbike is finally officially official, with official pictures and official specs to boot.Confirming much of what we...
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Video: Supermoto vs. Superbikes
Got a case of the Munnnndays? Don’t worry, we’ve got a little mid-day pick-me-up for you, courtesy of Michelin’s “We Are All Racers” ad campaign (note, we’re not getting paid for this).It’s just some...
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Track-Only KTM RC16 Expected to Cost €140,000
The motorcycle world is still processing Honda’s decision to make a road-going version of its RC213V MotoGP race bike, and whether you think its price tag overwhelms, or its spec-sheet underwhelms, the...
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Tragedy Claims the Lives of Two MotoAmerica Racers
It is with a heavy heart that we have to report the passing of Daniel Rivas (pictured after the jump) and Bernat Martinez (pictured above), both of whom died during today’s MotoAmerica...
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New Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Coming for 2016
Superbike fans should rejoice to the news that Kawasaki has an all-new ZX-10R in the works for the upcoming model year. The news comes from Germany’s reliable Speedweek publication, which interviewed...
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These Are Not the Eagerly Awaited Suzuki GSX-R250 & All-New GSX-R1000…But...
These images are very likely not of the hopefully-soon-to-be-released Suzuki GSX-R250 & GSX-R1000 sport bikes, as their purveyor, Japanese magazine Young Machine, has a fairly horrible track record...
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Suzuki GSX-R1000 Red & Black Commemorative Edition
Suzuki already has a classic blue and white commemorative livery for its GSX-R line of motorcycles, but today at the Indianapolis GP, the Japanese brand debuted another commemorative edition of the...
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First Sketches of Norton’s 200hp 1,200cc V4 Superbike
Norton Motorcycles recently got £4 million in grant funding from the UK government, funds that will go towards creating a new manufacturing facility, more jobs, and new models. All-in-all, it’s good...
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Scrambler by Holographic Hammer
Taking a superbike off-road isn’t the dumbest thing we’ve ever done, but too many it certainly is sacrilegious. The truth is, the Venn diagram of motorcycles and their capabilities for different uses...
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Updated 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Confirmed
Kawasaki will be bringing WSBK-influenced changes to the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, the company said in a press statement today, thus confirming earlier reports about a new superbike for the upcoming...
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No New Suzuki GSX-R Motorcycles for 2016 Model Year
Despite the wishful reports that have been circulating the media sphere lately, Suzuki is seemingly not poised to bring any new GSX-R sport bikes for the 2016 model year, as Suzuki Motor America has...
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