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James Toseland Yamaha YZF-M1 2008

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

These are the first pictures of James Toseland riding his 2008 factory Yamaha YZR-M1 in full livery on the opening day of testing in Jerez today (February 16, 2008).
Sporting a striking blue and yellow paint scheme for the French-based Tech 3 team, Toseland has made a flying start to the penultimate test session of the […]

Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade Repsol 2008

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

An Italian dealer has created the first 2008 Honda Fireblade in MotoGP replica Repsol colours.
The new CBR1000RR is stock apart from the Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden replica paint, and isn’t due to be offered as an official model at the moment.
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Dunlop Roadsmart Tires 2008

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Dunlop has worked hard on the development of its Roadsmart sport touring tire and after a day of testing the rubber during a deluged day in Malibu, CA, we came away impressed with its effort. The goal was to create a sport-touring tire that features class-leading handling in dry conditions, excellent wet weather performance and […]

Pirelli Diablo Rosso - First Ride

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Tires are the intermediary between a fastest lap and a trip to the gravel pit. And with Japan, Italy, England, Germany and now even the U.S. producing 1000cc-plus motorcycles that crank out upwards of 130 horses to the rear wheel, the time has come for a new generation street tire that can handle those mega-power […]