Dakar Rally Soldiers to Finish Despite Extreme Weather (News)
The 2017 Dakar Rally has seen two separate stages cancelled due to weather conditions. The world’s toughest rally typically won’t let weather get in the way, but this year has been something special....
View ArticleQatar MotoGP Results (News) (Race Results)
After the wash-out of qualifying yesterday left the grid selection to practice results, rain threatened the MotoGP race this evening in Qatar. After a 40 minute delay resulted in a sufficiently dry...
View ArticleYamaha Ténéré 700 “World Raid” Tour Precedes Production Launch This Fall (News)
Yamaha is really hyping the Ténéré 700, a very capable off-roader powered by the 689cc parallel twin from the MT-07. Before production begins this Fall (with an expected unveiling at EICMA), Yamaha is...
View ArticleWhy Did Yamaha Let Zarco Go? (News)
Based on reports we have seen, just about every major factory in the MotoGP paddock made some effort to sign Johann Zarco for next year … with the exception of his current bike manufacturer, Yamaha....
View ArticleImages From the Past No. 1 – An MD Retrospective (News)
We have ridden and photographed many motorcycles over the years here at MD. We have decided to re-publish a collection of past photographs periodically. Consider this the first in a series. We start by...
View ArticleBautista Dominates WSB Testing at Phillip Island (News)
Álvaro Bautista (Ducati) ran near the front in MotoGP last year on several occasions for Ducati, and now he has moved to the Ducati WSB team to contest the championship aboard the new V4. On his new...
View ArticleWhere Did Fabio Quartararo Come From? Youngster Already a MotoGP Phenom (News)
Fabio Quartararo is a 20-year-old MotoGP rookie riding a Yamaha on the satellite Petronas SRT Team. He has never won a world championship. He has only 1 win and 4 podiums in his GP career. With the...
View ArticleJonathan Rea Races Fabio Quartararo at Assen … Sort of (News)
Comparisons between MotoGP and WSB machinery at the same track are always interesting. It just so happens that the stars aligned and MotoGP raced at Assen immediately prior to WSB (with similar weather...
View ArticleSepang MotoGP Test Results in New Lap Record from Enea Bastianini (News)...
The first official MotoGP test of 2022 was held Saturday and Sunday at the Sepang circuit. Two things were clear from this test, including that the different riders are very closely competitive (the...
View ArticleAndrea Dovizioso Announces Retirement from MotoGP (News)
After 20 years in Grand Prix racing, Andrea Dovizioso will retire as a rider at the Yamaha satellite team WithU Yamaha RNF Racing. Dovizioso’s final race will be the upcoming San Marino GP, leaving six...
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