For the past 24 hours, the internet has been blowing up over multiple reports that HRC is about to drop Alex Marquez from its factory MotoGP team, and replace him with Pol Espargaro in the Repsol Honda squad.
The news has been covered by Sky Sport Italia, Autosport, Motorsport, and The Race, and those reports have led to an interesting rebuke (of sorts) on by HRC’s Alberto Puig on the MotoGP.com website.
For our next live chat, we will be sitting down with custom motorcycle builder Walt Siegl. Come join us on Monday, June 8th at 10am (PDT).
Dorna has set a deadline for when there will be a decision on if/when the Americas GP round will take place in Austin, Texas.
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R superbikes from 2019 and 2020 are being recalled because their ECU has been programmed incorrectly, causing backfires.
Another great episode from the Paddock Pass Podcast, and in this one David, Steve, and Neil take questions from our listeners. There were a lot of good ones, so enjoy!
For our A&R Pro readers, we take a deep dive into how the dirt bike segments is seemingly immune to the coronavirus lockdown disaster.
Triumph has let go of 400 workers from its global operations. That is a 16% reduction from its global operations, and a 24% reduction from its HQ.
There is a sizable logjam in the MotoGP rider lineup for next year, and at the center of it are Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi.
The Japanese GP has been canceled, as MotoGP aims to stay in Europe until mid-November.
Another great episode from the Brap Talk motorcycle podcasting crew. We talk about Harley-Davidson, Honda CBR1000RR-R, Yamaha Ténéré, and MIPS / helmet safety in this one.
On Monday, June 1st at 10am (PDT), we will be sitting down for a live chat on YouTube with Peter Halldin, Co-Founder of MIPS. Come join us!
