BIKES, QUADS & KARTS

Kawa 'crosser gets a radical makeover for 2011
The Men in Suits at Kawasaki must have got the fright of their lives when the technical department showed them the 2011 KX 250F.
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Teenager's death overshadows best finish for Spies
Ben Spies had a bittersweet taste in his mouth after finishing second in the Indianapolis MotoGP just hours after a 13-year-old had become the youngest rider to die in a crash at the circuit.
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Honda takes scorching Indianapolis MotoGP
The track temperature at the Brickyard hit 56 degrees as Honda and Yamaha battled for the win and series leader Jorge Lorenzo finished outside the top two for the first time in 2010.
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Ducati to quit World Superbikes
Ducati, which has had a factory team in every season of the World Superbike championship since it began in 1988 will limit its participation from 2011 to the supply of bikes and support to private teams.
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Aoyama to ride with broken back
Two months after he fractured his back in a crash during practice for British MotoGP, Japanese rider Hiroshi Aoyama completed 26 laps on Friday in preparation for Sunday's MotoGP race at Indianapolis.
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'Mad' Myk to attempt World karting record
From Friday, September 3 a Gauteng karter whose wife refers to him as "Mad Myk" will attempt to set his second World solo karting record.
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2010 MotoGP Calendar
DATE COUNTRY CIRCUIT
Apr 11* Qatar Losail
May 2 Spain Jerez
May 23 France Le Mans
Jun 6 Italy Mugello
Jun 20 Britain Silverstone
Jun 26** Netherlands Assen
Jul 4 Catalan Ricardo Tormo
Jul 18 German Sachsenring
Jul 25*** United States Laguna Seca
Aug 22 Czech Brno
Aug 29 Indianapolis Indianapolis
Sep 5 San Marino Misano
Sep 19 Aragon
Motorland Aragon
Oct 3 Japan Motegi
Oct 10 Malaysia Sepang
Oct 17 Australia Phillip Island
Oct 31 Portugal Estoril
Nov 7 Valencia Valencia
(All dates provisional)
* Evening race     ** Saturday race
*** Only MotoGP
Previously...
2009 MotoGP Calendar
2008 MotoGP Calendar
2007 MotoGP Calendar
2006 MotoGP Calendar



Launches
Kawa 'crosser gets a radical makeover for 2011
The Men in Suits at Kawasaki must have got the fright of their lives when the technical department showed them the 2011 KX 250F.
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WE RIDE: Honda's slick-shifting double-clutch autobike
Motorcycle technology takes a leap into the future with Honda's launch of the first motorcycle with a dual-clutch transmission. DENIS DROPPA rode it.
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Honda's entry-level 600 anything but basic
Whether you're a new rider or a born-again, there's always a need for an entry-level midweight motorcycle. Honda has responded with this 600cc all-rounder.
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Honda's big 'Wing glides back into SA
It's the Big Daddy of tourers, nicknamed the Lead Sled by sports-bike riders because of its sheer bulk, beloved of thousands of long-haul riders - and it's back in South Africa.
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Get it straight! The best is coming from Beem
If anybody is going to get a straight-six motorcycle engine right, BMW has the credentials. And here it is...
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Road Tests
Meet the Godfather of Grunt
I've just been riding the Mafia mobster of motorcycles, says JACQUI MADELIN, one not easily available in South Africa but with a lumpy suit, designer labels and a palpably menacing aura
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Yamaha's sleek schoolboy special has all the right stuff
Yamaha has always had a talent for building seriously sporty small motorcycles, says DAVE ABRAHAMS, and the R15 is a prime example.
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Harley Forty-Eight - bare-bones riding machine
The GI's who came back from the Second World War stripped old motorcycles of everything not related to propulsion and chopped everything that was left to the bare minimum. Now there's a Harley that pays tribute to those first chopper builders.
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Cooking! Gordon Ramsay on Triumph's T'Bird
High-octane chef GORDON RAMSAY goes from Hell's Kitchen to Hell's Angel on Triumph's Thunderbird cruiser.
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Triumph Bonnie an easier rider now
Born-again bikers seeking a walk on the mild side have a bit of trouble with Triumph, says New Zealand correspondent JACQUI MADELIN.
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