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John Hopkins- 3 Different Championships in 3 Consecutive Weekends

chris matye — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:31:22 +0000

John Hopkins is more on top of his game right now than he has ever been. Currently leading the MCE Insurance British Superbike Series on his Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki, John is well capable of winning the championship. Earlier this season, Hopper had an opportunity to race three different championships in three consecutive weekends. Here’s how it went down. Thanks to Andrew Wheeler for the beautiful GP imagery.

Ben Spies Tests Suzuki GP Bike from the archives

chris matye — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:00:40 +0000

To celebrate the kickoff of the two U.S. GPs, we dug up a press conference from Indy when Ben Spies tested the Suzuki before his wildcard entry into the 2008 Indianapolis Motorcycle Grand Prix

The Death of Two Strokes?

chris matye — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:18:57 +0000

We’ve been told that the two stroke motorcycle is a dying breed. Redbull Rookie tech Anscari Nadal says don’t believe the hype.

125GP Development in the States

chris matye — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:18:31 +0000

Anscari Nadal is developing a 125GP chassis with help from Phil Hartl and his son Lex Hartl, USGPRU and WERA racer. The hired professional two-stroke tuner is in the US developing a frame and swing arm to be manufactured and raced. Who says the two stroke is a dying breed? More on that shortly, stay tuned!

Dovizioso peg weight

dwilliams — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:20:05 +0000

I don’t see how Andrea Dovizioso could be exerting any peg weight on the left peg of his Honda RC212V in this turn the way his foot is positioned. All his weight must be on the outside peg.

Ben Spies Update: Aragon

dwilliams — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:40:28 +0000

Continuing our interview with Ben Spies, we talk about the new Aragon circuit for MotoGP, whether he’s getting factory parts now, and his fantastic battle with Dovizioso. His Honda RC212V was no power advantage over the Ben’s Yamaha M1. We wish SportbikeWrench.com sold MotoGP bike parts. Someday

Ben Spies Update: Indy

dwilliams — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:48:23 +0000

Ben Spies raced Indy, San Marino, and Aragon since last we talked with him. In our last interview he alluded to his move from Tech 3 to the Factory Yamaha team and that has since been made public. Lots to talk about with the MotoGP phenom and reigning World Superbike champion. Thanks again to SportbikeWrench.com for keeping things afloat at OTT.

Ben Spies Mid Season Update

dwilliams — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:08:04 +0000

We hadn’t spoken with World Superbike Champion and MotoGP rookie of the year, Ben Spies, for a few weeks and had some catching up to do. He talked Sachsenrig, Laguna, and Brno where he launched his Yamaha M1 from the front row for the first time. We wrapped up with a wee little Indy preview. He rode there last in 2008 aboard the Suzuki GSV-R.

Kevin Schwantz Update: Laguna & Moto2

dwilliams — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:31:57 +0000

We caught up with Kevin Schwantz during the AMA MotoGP combined weekend at Laguna Seca. We talked about his Moto2 project with Roger Lee Hayden and also about Roger’s MotoGP ride aboard the LCR Honda that weekend. Photos by AndreaWilsonPhotography.com. Our title sponsor SportbikeWrench.com does not have MotoGP or Moto2 bike parts, but they do have parts for just about every sportbike on the planet.

LCR Honda’s Bourguignon talks Roger Hayden

dwilliams — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:07:38 +0000

Crew chief, Cristophe Bourguignon, talks about Roger Hayden’s debut aboard the LCR Honda RC212V for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. We spent an qual session tweeting non stop and you can read those on our twitter feed OnTheThrottleTV. SportbikeWrench.com does not carry any MotoGP bike parts, just parts for your bike. Sorry about that. Photos in this video by Andrea Wilson, except squidly Dave’s cheesy iPhone photos at the end.