MotoGP

Louis Suddaby and Simon Crafar reflect on an absolute thriller at the Australian GP  read more www.motogp.com

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! New Nairobi factory triples production capacity in Kenya, fueling the county’s transition to electric motorcycles. Ampersand now has 1150 bikes on the roads of Nairobi. There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles…

LCR Honda rider Johann Zarco says he feels like his bike belongs in MotoGP once again after his run to 12th place in the Australian Grand Prix. While the result itself was only a minor success for the struggling Japanese marque, what encouraged the Frenchman was the race pace and the time gap to Francesco Bagnaia on the last step…

Even the Australian wildlife could not keep Spain’s Marc Marquez from claiming his fourth MotoGP victory Down Under in an all-time classic at Phillip Island. Marquez slipped as far back as 13th from second on the grid after a mosquito infiltrated his visor and botched his start. But the six-time world MotoGP champion quickly recovered and finally overtook countryman Jorge…

Watch the 15-minute fight for the two remaining Q2 spots at Phillip Island  read more www.motogp.com

Think about electric motorcycle companies that have actually delivered on their promises, and Energica will pop into mind. The European bikemaker has not only had mass-market motorcycles in production, but you can even find the bikes riding around in the real world, meaning actual sales. The latter alone is something a majority of EV companies can’t boast about. Even with…

Francesco Bagnaia was left frustrated by set-up changes that made existing problems with his factory Ducati GP24 “worse” in the sprint at Phillip Island on Saturday. Although Bagnaia ran second early in the race, he dropped to an underwhelming fourth place by the finish, losing points to winner Jorge Martin in the battle for the world championship. The reigning champion’s…

Hear from the stars of the show after a hugely dramatic Saturday at Phillip Island  read more www.motogp.com

MotoGP was lucky to avoid a more dramatic outcome from the huge Australian Grand Prix sprint collision between Maverick Vinales and Marco Bezzecchi at Phillip Island’s first corner – with Bezzecchi and Vinales not alone in being affected. The pair made contact entering the Doohan corner (one of the fastest and most intimidating corners on the MotoGP calendar) when Bezzecchi…

More from Motoring With the debut of the first electric motorcycle from Royal Enfield scheduled for the fourth of November, speculations regarding what it will be called have been doing the rounds for a long while. A recent teaser video showing the the motorcycle’s silhouette floating with a parachute, a hint to the original Royal Enfield Flying Flea. For…

Maverick Vinales did not shy away from the hand gesture he made at a motionless Marco Bezzecchi following the pair’s high-speed crash in the latter stages of Saturday’s sprint race at the Australian Grand Prix. The factory Aprilia rider had qualified third on the grid for the Phillip Island race but was unable to maintain his position at the start,…

Spain’s Jorge Martin has extended his MotoGP world championship lead heading into the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix with a dominant performance in the sprint race. Martin snared pole position in qualifying at Phillip Island for the third consecutive year and led from start to finish in Saturday’s sprint, finishing 1.520 seconds clear of second-placed Marc Marquez. Enea Bastianini was third,…

Weather played a little havoc on Friday morning at the Qatar Airways Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, obliging the cancellation of MotoGP™  read more www.roadracingworld.com

Photo: Energica Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica has announced it is bankrupt. In an announcement on the company’s website (read it here), the board said the move towards bankruptcy liquidation is happening for three reasons. First, there is a decline in spending on EVs from consumers and investors. Second, the supply chain disruptions since COVID-19 have made it hard for…

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia said he felt “calm” throughout second practice for MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix, despite spending most of the incident-filled hour in apparent danger of missing out on a Q2 place. After an early technical problem forced him to switch bikes as dark clouds threatened to drench the Phillip Island track at any moment, Bagnaia’s progress was…

Cycle News Staff | October 18, 2024 2024 Australian MotoGP News—Friday Martin: He knows he can win Several riders reflected on championship leader Jorge Martin on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix. The Spaniard arrived to Round 17 with a ten-point advantage, which led friend and mentor Aleix Espargaro to comment on the changes he’s made for 2024 compared…

Experience live what makes MotoGP™ so fascinating. Exciting races at the limits of physics and spectacular duels.  read more www.redbull.com

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes several bankruptices from companies like Juiced Bikes, FUELL, and Energica, as well as some fun news like Microlino’s newest microcar and more. The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek’s YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin,…

Andrea Iannone will make a surprise MotoGP comeback replacing the injured Fabio di Giannantonio at the VR46 Ducati team for the penultimate grand prix of the 2024 season in Malaysia early next month. As reported by GPOne, the one-time grand prix winner has received the nod from Valentino Rossi for Sepang, with the agreement of Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna. The Italian,…