Ex-MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci made headlines at the Dakar Rally today, winning Stage 5 of the 2022 Dakar Rally.
Petrucci took the honors after teammate Toby Price was levied a six-minute penalty for speeding in the neutralization zone, and thus was dropped in the day’s rankings from first to fifth.
Fans of small-displacement ADV bikes will rejoice to hear that the KTM 390 Adventure is getting some updates for the 2022 model year.
Looking skin-deep, we can see that the 2022 KTM 390 Adventure get a bodywork revision for the new model year, which includes some new graphics and color choices.
However, it is the changes beyond the outer layer that are perhaps the most intriguing, as the Austrian brand has brought some key upgrades and refinements to its base ADV offering.
Over the winter break, MotoGP’s rule-making body, the Grand Prix Commission, met to adjust a few rules for the 2022 season and beyond.
Among a host of confirmations and minor adjustments, there were one or two small but significant changes, tightening up important parts of the rules for MotoGP.
Much has been said about Danilo Petrucci’s next move after MotoGP, and currently the Italian rider is making headlines in the 2022 Dakar Rally.
Petrucci’s Dakar debut may not being so good, considering his KTM 450 Rally broke down, and he had to be rescued by helicopter (effectively ending his bid for a good result), but there is other news about the former-MotoGP racer.
That is to say, Danilo Petrucci seems set to be MotoAmerica’s next big name, as the Italian confirmed the news while talking to Raquel Jiménez Rodríguez at the Motosan.es website.
Episode 83 of the Brap Talk motorcycle podcast is out with another “weekly” episode, for your two-wheeled listening pleasure.
This episode sees us unexpectedly discussing the future of the motorcycle industry, with a focus on electric motorcycles and the shift away from fossil fuels.
The Repsol Honda Team have issued a press release on the condition of Marc Marquez.
According to the press release, Marquez is “progressing adequately” in his recovery from the bout of diplopia, or double vision, suffered as a result of a training crash at the end of October.
Episode 82 of the Brap Talk motorcycle podcast is out with another “weekly” episode, for your two-wheeled listening pleasure.
Buckle up kiddos, because this show is a crashing ride through the land of red motorcycles, as we cover quite a bit of Ducati news and happenings.
Episode 257 of the Paddock Pass Podcast is out, and this one sees us talking to the current MotoGP World Champion, Fabio Quartararo.
On the mics previewing the interview, we have Steve English, David Emmett, Neil Morrison, and Adam Wheeler, as they look back on the Frenchman’s 2021 season, and his path to becoming the first grand prix champion from France.
The guys start off the show going through the the top moments of the Frenchman’s season, from “Zippergate” to him buttoning up the season title with rounds to spare.
From there, we hear from the man himself, in a short interview with our very own Adam Wheeler. It’s all very interesting, and not to be missed.
Can Fabio defend the title in 2022? And will he continue his career with Yamaha going forward? The guys discuss this issues and more. As always, the conversation is insightful and lively, and adds another dimension to what goes on in the paddock.
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Big things are moving in the Norton Motorcycle company. After the company’s purchase by TVS, the Norton V4SV superbike program has been rebooted, with some pretty substantial changes and updates to the platform.
The British brand is set to bring a naked version of its superbike as well, showing a prototype of what is being called the Norton V4CR café racer.
True to the ethos of the café racer genre, the Norton V4CR is very much a superbike without fairings, including clip-ons rather than an upright handlebar.
Stark Future is the newest electric two-wheel maker on the market, debuting their electric dirt bike, the Stark VARG.
Despite being a new outfit, Stark’s electric motocross machine boasts some impressive stats right out of the gate, with a claimed 80hp power figure and a 242 lbs ready-to-ride weight.
Perhaps most importantly, the Stark VARG looks the part of a serious dirt bike – electric or otherwise.
A bit of a Christmas surprise landed in our inbox today, as the Ducati MotoE project is further along than expected, with their “V21L” prototype bike caught making laps at the Misano World Circuit.
The bike is the first iteration of what will be raced in the MotoE World Cup, starting in the 2023 season.
And while Ducati just announced its intent to takeover that series a few months ago, the Italian brand is clearly far from the beginning stages of that project.