Bogle confirmed alongside Baggett at Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM
Section: Competition
Competitive duo remain with factory-supported team for 2020.
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Justin Bogle has been confirmed alongside Blake Baggett at Rocky Mountain ATV/MC – WPS – KTM for the 2020 season after the squad made its line-up official over the weekend.
Bogle and Baggett will pilot the KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition in both the Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross championships, while the team will continue to be led by team manager and Australian Michael Byrne.
In 2019, Baggett claimed his first and the team’s first-career 450SX and 450MX wins, and he’ss primed and ready to attack additional wins as he goes after a championship title.
Bogle, who joined the team last season as a fill-in rider, is now set to compete in the full season in 2020. KTM confirmed its entire line-up of riders across its supported teams, with Cooper Webb and Marvin Musquin headlining Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, as the TLD Red Bull KTM team will be made up of Brandon Hartranft, Brian Moreau, Derek Drake, and Pierce Brown.
Selection of riders return to racing following race one controversy.
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Five-time world champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) picked up a double victory on Sunday at Argentina’s penultimate round of the 2019 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK).
Rea stormed to top honour in the Superpole race, defeating Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing), while the top five was completed by Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha).
Race two was a thrilling spectacle, with plenty of hard action and big moves all the way through the pack. Despite making his own mistakes and needing to fight in the early stages, Rea romped to win number two of the weekend, holding off the opposition.
Off the start and into turn one, the current world champion held on to his first position, whilst Bautista and Razgatlioglu battled behind. Sandro Cortese (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK) was a fast starter and into fourth, whilst Lowes and his teammate Michael van der Mark were fifth and sixth. Davies had dropped to seventh.
With the race beginning to take shape, Rea pulled away from Bautista, whilst Razgatliolgu was as relentless as ever, chasing down Bautista. Bautista and Rea in-turn were trading fastest lap times. Davies had picked off the Yamahas ahead of him one by one, using the top speed advantage of the Ducati Panigale V4 R down the long straights of San Juan to good effect.
The next target for the Welshman was Razgatlioglu, who was going to need to fight hard to resist the former WorldSBK runner-up. There was drama up front for Rea, who made a big mistake at turn eight and ran completely off the circuit, allowing Bautista to take the lead for the first time.
However, Rea wouldn’t give in and a lap later, on lap eight, Rea fought back and pushed his way back to the front at turn seven, shoving Bautista wide. The squabble between the two heavyweights allowed Razgatlioglu and Davies to close up.
With 13 laps left to go, Davies took third from Razgatlioglu with a strong move at turn 10 on the Turkish rider. The former WorldSSP champion from 2011 was now a move on a mission and soon, caught his teammate. Bautista tried to fight but Davies powered ahead of his teammate two laps later to take second. 2.6s to close down on the race leader, Davies had plenty of work to keep him occupied for the remainder of the race.
Bautista however was in more problems and with nine laps to go, as Toprak Razgatlioglu had regrouped and was immediately able to get ahead of the Spaniard, sweeping around the outside at turn three to take third from the race one winner. Bautista was losing time to Michael van der Mark hand over fist and needed to get to the end of the 26-year-old Dutchman got him.
Further down the field, Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) was having an incredible race, climbing all the way up to the fringes of the top 10. The home hero picked off Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) and at turn 10 with eight laps left, dived up the inside of factory Kawasaki rider Leon Haslam to take eighth place.
A lap later, and Eugene Laverty (Team Goeleven) was up ahead of Haslam and Torres. Ahead of all of them, Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing Team) was a sitting duck. With four laps to go, Mercado got ahead of Rinaldi at turn 15, sparking a massive roar from the partisan crown trackside.
However, Laverty got ahead of the pair of them on the front straight, pushing Mercado back to eighth whilst the Irishman went in pursuit of his best result since Aragon. In terms of Mercado, he had come from 19th to eighth; an astonishing comeback.
Out front on the final lap, Rea was uncatchable and took victory for a fourth time in Argentina and now, extended his consecutive point-scoring finishes run to 45 – the first time a rider has ever achieved this. Chaz Davies was up into second whilst Toprak Razgatlioglu completed a stellar weekend with another podium, his sixth in seven races.
Fourth belonged to van der Mark whilst Bautista limped home to complete the top five. Alex Lowes was up to sixth. Eugene Laverty put in a strong ride up to seventh, but ride of the day went to home-hero Mercado, who stormed from last on the grid to eighth, much to the delight of the crowd. Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) was ninth ahead of Leon Haslam in 10th. Sandro Cortese slipped to 15th, having run as high as fourth in the early stages.
In the WorldSSP category, Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha) claimed a thrilling win over Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) and Isaac Vinales (Kallio Racing). The WorldSBK series now heads to Qatar on 26 October for the season-finale.
Americans Justin Brayton and Jacob Hayes made it an American double victory at the opening round of the 2019 Australian Supercross Championship held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday the 12th of October.
Justin Brayton topped both SX1 finals to claim the full 25 championship points and the series lead for Penrite Honda. CDR Yamaha’s Daniel Reardon took second overall on 22-points thanks to 3-2 results across the two mains and CDR team-mate Luke Clout completed the podium on 20-points after posting 4-3 results.
Dan Reardon – 2019 Australian Supercross Championship – Round 1, Brisbane
American Josh Osby won the opening SX2 Final ahead of Serco Yamaha’s Aaron Tanti and Jacob Hayes. Hayes was victorious in the second bout to take the championship lead after Osby only managed a fifth place finish in the final race.
23-year-old Sydney-sider Aaron Tanti (2-3) was second for the round while Penrite Honda’s Chris Blose (4-2) rounded out the overall podium.
SX1
SX1 Qualifying
Penrite Honda Factory Racing’s Justin Brayton started his perfect night by setting the fastest time of 22.526-seconds in qualifying, with CDR Yamaha’s Luke Clout within half-a-second with a lap time of 22.994s, and CDR Yamaha team-mate Dan Reardon third fastest.
SX 1 Heat 1 (Top Four to Mains / 5th-9th to B-Main)
The opening SX1 heat was dominated by Clout, the Yamaha pilot grabbing the holeshot and leading from start to finish.
Luke Clout – 2019 Australian Supercross Championship – Round 1, Brisbane
Husqvarna privateer Jesse Dobson momentarily held down second position until he ran into trouble, allowing current MX1 National Motocross Champion Todd Waters and his DPH Husqvarna to move into second place, with Empire Kawasaki’s Lawson Bopping in third.
Yamaha Yamalube’s Richie Evans and SB Suzuki ECSTAR racer Jayden Rykers were locked in a race-long battle for the fourth and final transfer spot, with Rykers sealing the deal with a forceful pass in the final lap of the race, leaving Evans on the ground and off to the B main.
SX 1 Heat 2 (Top Four to Mains / 5th-9th to B-Main)
Penrite Honda’s Brett Metcalfe led the second heat early on ahead of the Davey Motorsports KTM machine of Caleb Ward, but both riders soon had to deal with Brayton, the current three-time Australian SX champ quickly making his way around Ward and latching onto his team-mates’ back wheel.
Brett Metcalfe & Dan Reardon – 2019 Australian Supercross Championship – Round 1, Brisbane
With three laps remaining, Brayton made a decisive move by Metcalfe to take the race win. Empire Kawasaki’s Dylan Long looked as though he was happy to settle for fourth and final direct qualifying position, but with just two laps to go Reardon – who had crashed on the opening lap – closed in on his back wheel, forcing Long to make a move on Ward for third.
Dylan Long – 2019 Australian Supercross Championship – Round 1, Brisbane
On the final lap, Reardon was also able to move around Ward, securing himself a spot in the night’s double-header main event, while Ward was forced to the B-Main that would also double as the last chance qualifying race.
SX 1 B-Main (Top 2 to Finals – 3rd-10th awarded 11th to 18th for the round)
With all racing providing bar banging action across the night, the expectation for the B-main with only the top two riders progressing to the nights A-mains was for an all-out war for the final two spots in the night’s big event.
However, it was not the case as Richie Evans and British racer Gradie Featherstone aboard his KSF Yamaha rounded the opening turn in first and second positions and held those spots comfortably until the end of the race.
Caleb Ward once again held down third spot until the final lap where he was passed by Honda Red rider Joel Wightman, leaving them 11th and 12th overall for the round.
SX 1 Final 1
Justin Brayton once again led home his Australian competition, taking the lead from the start, with Lawson Bopping and Brett Metcalfe in tow.
On lap three Metcalfe moved into second position and was able to keep Brayton in sight, but Brayton was too good – winning by just over four-seconds, Metcalfe in second position and Dan Reardon third.
Luke Clout recovered from a bad start to climb his way through to fourth, with Bopping holding on to finish in fifth position.
SX1 Final 2
In a repeat of the opening final, Brayton jumped to the race lead early, with Metcalfe once again on his rear wheel along with Reardon.
The race out front quickly became a two-horse race after Metcalfe came off second best in a battle with Reardon that left the South Australian on the backside of a berm and scrambling to get back on track.
Back out front Brayton ran away to another four-second win to cap off a perfect night of racing for the American.
Justin Brayton
“That was awesome, to be honest, it was a big relief to get that one out of the way. You never quite know coming into round one, I have done a lot of preparation myself, but you can never underestimate these guys, with the guys next to me and riders like Metty, the list is long. I just love coming over here, thanks to everyone welcoming me, this is my fourth year and it is my families second home, thanks for Penrite Honda and Yarrive for having me every year, it has been fun.”
Reardon held on to second place for the race and an amazing second-place finish overall after being on the ground at the start of the first final.
Dan Reardon
“We will take second place, the indoor race can be a funny round, it can be a little bit excitable and as I said coming in, standing on the box regardless of the position would be good. Your night can turn upside down pretty quickly. The whole day went pretty good, I had some ups and downs and I did not ride that good in the first final and it sort of lingered into the second one, but we will take it.”
Dan Reardon – 2019 Australian Supercross Championship – Round 1, Brisbane
Rounding out the podium for the round was Luke Clout with a third-place finish in the second Final.
Luke Clout
“We had a couple of crashes in practice, but it’s always good to get those out the way in practice while learning the track and pushing the track. I am a little bit angry with myself, I didn’t get off to the best starts, but my riding was pretty good, so I have to go back and keep working. It has been a stressful week this week, you can definitely lose a championship at the first round, even more so at an indoor round, so to come out of here with a third, and being on the box is as good as a win for me.”
Luke Clout – 2019 Australian Supercross Championship – Round 1, Brisbane
Metcalfe recovered to finish fifth in the second final, ending the night fourth overall, one position ahead of Dylan Long who quietly went about finishing an impressive fifth overall for the round, thanks to a fine fourth place finish in the final race of the night.
That was really positive, especially the Superpole race where I felt really strong in the cooler conditions. The grip level was really high so I was able to push the bike and manage it. The sensations felt quite normal. We made a change overnight, on the front of the bike, just to give me a bit more front confidence in trail braking to stabilise the bike. That enabled me to carry that much more entry speed. We knew Alvaro was one of the strongest guys and to race with him I was going to have to be really strong on the brakes and corner entry. Kudos to the guys because we came up with a really good set-up. Yesterday I made too many mistakes in the race and that gave Alvaro too much breathing room, so now I am really happy to win both races today. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/two-wins-rea-argentina
WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea took his Ninja ZX-10RR to the top step of the podium twice today, winning both the ten-lap Superpole Race Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
A motorcycle ride may be one of the best ways to overcome winter blues, and it’s a way to keep reminding you that spring is on its way. Riding out in the crisp and cold air is revitalizing. Riding motorcycles during sub-freezing winter temperatures can be scary to some riders. But for others who enjoy the thrill of it, winter is nothing but a new riding season, with some challenges and fun all on its own.
Motorcycle Fall Hazards
It’s a fact that not all winter days are snowy and icy; however, if you want to be a seasoned rider no matter what the season, watch out for hazardous surfaces that surface during winter. Being alert during your winter ride can sharpen and hone your skills in perfect time for spring.
Here are some of the motorcycle fall hazards during winter:
1. Black Ice
Winter presents a lot of challenges like black ice. This kind of ice got its name because it’s thin enough to show through the black color of asphalt, which technically makes it hard to notice or see. Black ice typically forms on the surfaces of the road, much similar to frost forms found on your lawn.
The Black ice can take place when the temperature of the air is above freezing and when the surface temperature of the road is below freezing. You have to watch out for that formation in areas near bridges and places where the road surface is under a shade. Drive slowly in the sites where there are rampant rain run-offs or melted snow.
The height for black ice is late in the evening and early dawn so you have to be extra careful when you ride during those times in winter.
2. Salt and Sand
Salt is capable of lowering the temperature that water freezes at and starts to melt ice on the road. Sand can make your wheel skid. This combination can make roads a lot safer during the winter storms. But when the roads are dry, the sand and salt will accumulate in places and will be become slippery like ice.
You should be vigilant for sand and salt accumulations at the edge of all lanes because car tires often sweep them off. Be more cautious when you turn across the area with intersections. Slow down in turns and choose your lines wisely, as it can be difficult to predict when you spot a lot of salt and sand accumulations in blind spots.
3. Potholes
Smooth roads will begin to degrade during the fall season and within the first winter weeks. Potholes will upset your steering and can damage your wheels and tires. A pothole that’s filled with thin ice is an accident waiting to happen.
Winter potholes happen when water infiltrates fine cracks at road surfaces and can seep in between layers of pavement. When this water starts to freeze, this will expand and create a gap between these layers of pavement. Right after the ice melts, this sizeable new gap will collect more water. This repeated cycle of thawing and freezing again undermines the surface’s pavement until it begins to break and will start to create a pothole.
4. Frost Heaves
Frost heaves develop from the repeated cycle of freeze and thaw that creates potholes. They tend to cross the travel lane linearly. They usually appear as long, inverted cracks, but sometimes the road pavement is heaved with no signs of cracks. Passing these sudden bumps can upset your suspension and steering.
5. Slippery Roads
Even without black ice, some roads become more slippery during the winter months. There can be several reasons like water, stones, or ice fragments. While some icy roads are manageable for four-wheel vehicles, these kinds are more dangerous for motorcycles. If you’re not careful, you could skid off the road or fall off a sharp turn.
6. Motorcycle Damage
Perhaps the most critical fall hazard is the effect of cold temperature on your motorcycle. As you know, cold weather can freeze your tires and riding will increase heat around your tire.
Depending on the weather’s temperature, a quick and brief stop will efficiently cool your tire that will provide a lack of traction. Know the proper way to heat your tires. If you can, avoid stopping in zero degree areas.
Protect yourself at all costs. For your motorcycle, maybe choosing a bike protected with carnauba wax can help mitigate damage. Check out thevehiclelab.com’s article on carnauba wax for more information.
Overnight in Argentina five-time World Champion and newly crowned 2019 World Champion, Jonathan Rea, did a fantastic double astride his Kawasaki ZX-10RR, winning both the Tissot Superpole Race and Race Two.
After his second place in Saturday’s Race One, which six riders declined to race in due to safety concerns (Link), the Northern Irish champ reminded everyone that he is the reigning World Champion on Sunday.
WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race
The Tissot Superpole Race was won by World Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR).
After choosing to change the rear tyre, switching from the X1351 SC0 development solution used in Race 1 to the standard SC0 tyre, the Northern Irishman started well straight away from the third spot on the grid and moved into the race lead on the opening lap, managing to maintain the position all the way to the finish.
Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) was unable to exploit his pole position start, finishing second, more than two-seconds behind the winner.
An outstanding third place went to Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) while finishing behind him were Chaz Davies on and the Yamaha pairing of Alex Lowes and Michael Van Der Mark.
WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race Results
J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
T. Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
C. Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
A. Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
M. Van Der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
S. Cortese (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
L. Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
T. Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW S1000 RR)
L. Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
J. Torres (Team Pedercini Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
L. Camier (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team / Honda CBR1000RR)
E. Laverty (Team Goeleven / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
M. Rinaldi (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
M. Melandri (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
A. Delbianco (Althea Mie Racing Team / Honda CBR1000RR)
M. Reiterberger (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW S1000 RR)
R. Kiyonari (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team / Honda CBR1000RR)
WorldSBK Race Two
In Race Two Jonathan Rea started from pole position because of his victory in the earlier Superpole Race and led the field. Rea held sway up front until the seventh lap when Álvaro Bautista momentarily managed to snatch the lead.
Alvaro Bautista muscles in on Jonathan Rea
However, Rea was having none of it and on the next lap he took back the position he had lost, and maintained the lead all the way to the chequered flag.
Mid-way through the race Chaz Davies was up on the back of the leading duo and on lap 11 managed to sneak past his team-mate to take second place.
Chaz Davies
The two Aruba Ducati men then diced for a few laps but towards the end of the race Bautista could not match the late race pace and lost touch with Davies before then being overhauled by both Razgatlioglu and Van der Mark in the final laps.
Razgatlioglu
Jonathan Rea the eventual victor by five-seconds over Davies with Razgatlioglu rounding out the podium a further nine-seconds in arrears. Rea extended his consecutive point-scoring finishes run to 45 in a row, the first time a rider has ever achieved this feat.
Toprak Razgatlioglu
Further down the field, Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) had a great race, climbing all the way up to the fringes of the top ten. The home hero picked off Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) and at Turn 10 with eight laps left then dived up the inside of factory Kawasaki rider Leon Haslam to take eighth place. A lap later, and Eugene Laverty (Team Goeleven) sneaked ahead of Haslam and Torres.
Leandro Mercado
With four laps to go, Mercado got the better of Rinaldi at Turn 15, sparking a massive roar from the partisan crown trackside. However, Laverty got ahead of the pair of them on the front straight, pushing Mercado back to eighth whilst the Irishman went in pursuit of his best result since Aragon to take seventh place behind Alex Lowes.
Tom Sykes had retired seven laps into the race with a mechanical issue.
WorldSBK Race Two Results
J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
C. Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
T. Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
M. Van Der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
A. Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
E. Laverty (Team Goeleven / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
L. Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
J. Torres (Team Pedercini Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
L. Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
M. Rinaldi (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
L. Baz (Ten Kate Racing – Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1)
L. Camier (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team / Honda CBR1000RR)
M. Melandri (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
S. Cortese (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
M. Reiterberger (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW S1000 RR)
R. Kiyonari (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team / Honda CBR1000RR)
#ARGWorldSBK at Circuito San Juan Villicum: Race 2 1. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 2. Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) +5.158 3. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing) +14.511
WSBK Championship Standings
Rea 601
Bautista 460
Lowes 305
Van der Mark 304
Razgatlioglu 299
Haslam 257
Davies 249
Sykes 219
Melandri 173
Torres 132
World Supersport
GMT94 Yamaha Supported WorldSSP rider, Jules Cluzel, secured his third race win of the season with a dominant performance in a thrilling WorldSSP race at Circuito San Juan Villicum overnight. The Frenchman, who celebrated his 31st birthday on the weekend, took over the race lead from his team-mate and pole sitter, Corentin Perolari, two laps into the race and simply rode away from the field to victory.
World Supersport
From the start, it was an all-French affair at the front of the race, with first Perolari and then Cluzel leading the way, pursued by their fellow countryman Lucas Mahias. Cluzel was quick to take advantage of the battle for position going on behind him and with a series of fast laps, including a new lap record, the GMT94 Yamaha rider had pulled out a gap of three seconds at the front by half race distance.
Corentin Perolari leads World Supersport
While Cluzel was focused on pulling away, Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha Supported WorldSSP rider, Federico Caricasulo, was steadily making his way through the field, picking off riders as he went to eventually head the group chasing the race leader.
With Mahias, Perolari, Kallio Racing Yamaha’s Isaac Viñales and Bardahl Yamaha teammate, Randy Krummenacher, in his wake, Caricasulo started pushing to reduce Cluzel’s lead, whilst simultaneously defending against attacks from a hard charging Mahias.
Lucas Mahias
With six laps to go Mahias overtook Caricasulo to take second, dragging Krummenacher past the Italian in his wake and Perolari took advantage when the Bardahl Yamaha rider ran wide to also force his way past, relegating Caricasulo to fifth.
Mahias pushed hard to close the gap to Cluzel, but the GMT94 Yamaha rider’s lead proved unsurmountable and he crossed the line with more than a two second advantage to take his third race win of the season. The result saw Cluzel close the gap to championship leader Krummenacher to 22 points and, numerically at least, still a championship contender going into the final round of the season in Qatar.
Lucas Mahias chased Cluze hard but was not able to bridge the gap
Mahias took second place, with Viñales getting the better of a five-way battle to claim a second successive podium finish in third.
Pole sitter Perolari held off the Bardahl Yamaha riders to finish fourth, with Caricasulo fifth and Krummenacher forced to settle for seventh place behind Raffaele De Rosa, after losing ground following contact with his team-mate on the penultimate lap.
Krummenacher retains his lead in the championship standings but saw his advantage over teamate Caricasulo reduced from 10 to 8 points with just the final round in Qatar remaining.
Jules Cluzel – P1
“That was an amazing feeling. Ahead of the race I thought we could secure a good result today, but nothing like this. It was a dream race; I pushed at the beginning, but I didn’t know what pace the others were capable of until I saw that I was pulling away at the front. I could see the gap going up, but when it got to 2.2 seconds it got more difficult as it stayed like that for quite a while. But I wanted three seconds, so I pushed harder and with six laps to go my advantage was slightly more than that. Then I started to relax a little bit and just tried to manage the gap to the end of the race. Like I said, an amazing feeling and massive thanks to the team because this weekend we made a big step and today I had one of the best feelings on the bike.”
Isaac Viñales – P3
“That was an incredible race, but a hard one too! I lost quite a lot of time in the first few laps and had to chase back onto the leading group, then I made a mistake and lost contact again, which meant another chase to recover the couple of seconds lost. I managed to fight my way to the front of the group in the closing stages and then hold everyone off to finish on the podium for the second time in as many races. I’m really happy.”
Argentina WorldSSP Race Results
Jules Cluzel Yamaha FRA 32’45.310
Lucas Mahias Kawasaki FRA 00’02.406
Isaac Vinales Yamaha ESP 00’03.473
Corentin Perolari Yamaha FRA 00’05.700
Federico Caricasulo Yamaha ITA 00’05.768
Raffaele De Rosa MV Agusta ITA 00’06.331
Randy Krummenacher Yamaha CHE 00’07.066
Thomas Gradinger Yamaha AUT 00’14.045
Kyle Smith Honda GBR 00’17.035
Ayrton Badovini Kawasaki ITA 00’25.822
Peter Sebestyen Yamaha HUN 00’30.018
Hikari Okubo Kawasaki JPN 00’30.406
Christian Stange Kawasaki DEU 00’31.573
Loris Cresson Yamaha BEL 00’41.953
Hannes Soomer Honda EST 00’48.523
#ARGWorldSBK WorldSSP at Circuito San Juan Villicum – Race 1. Jules Cluzel (GMT94 YAMAHA) 2. Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +2.406 3. Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing) +3.473
Honda Motorcycles Australia has recalled 1400 CFR450L dual-sport bikes over an issue with the horn dropping off!
The official recall notice, issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), says the horn bracket may fatigue and fracture “due to insufficient strength and riding vibrations”.
“If the horn bracket fractures, the horn may detach and increase the risk of an accident or injury to the rider and other road users,” the notice says.
Owners will be notified in writing to contact their nearest Honda Motorcycle dealer and arrange to have their motorcycle horn bracket replaced for free.
Even though manufacturers and importers usually contact owners when a recall is issued, the bike may have been sold privately to a rider unknown to the company.
Therefore, Motorbike Writer publishes all motorcycle and scooter recalls as a service to all riders.
If you believe there is an endemic problem with your bike that should be recalled, contact the ACCC on 1300 302 502.
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Oil leaks from cracks in the rubber hose of the BMW S 1000 RR’s oil cooler have prompted an Australian recall on the 2019 model.
The official notice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the oil leak may spray on to the rear wheel of the motorcycle “increasing the risk of an accident or serious injury to the rider and other road users”.
Owners should contact an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer, or call the BMW Group Australia Customer Interaction Centre on freecall 1800 813 299 to arrange for inspection and replacement of the oil cooler, where required.
The recall on oil leaks affects 77 bikes. The full list of Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) is included at the end of this article.
Even though manufacturers and importers contact owners when a recall is issued, the bike may have been sold privately to a rider unknown to the company.
Therefore, Motorbike Writer publishes all motorcycle recalls as a service to all riders.
In Australia, recall notices are issued by the manufacturer and the Department of Infrastructure through a voluntary industry code under the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
While any recall is not good news for the manufacturer, it shows that they are largely diligent in fixing problems.
Despite hundreds of recalls by various automotive manufacturers, only the Takata airbag recall has ever been mandatory. All others have been issued by the manufacturer.
If you believe there is an endemic problem with your bike that should be recalled, contact the ACCC on 1300 302 502.
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#ARGWorldSBK🇦🇷 🏁San Juan 🗓Sunday 13th October
📋 Race 2
⌚ 16.00 local time (20.00 UK)
📺 Live Eurosport UK 2
⛅️ 22*C
🏍 20 laps Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
#ARGWorldSBK🇦🇷 🏁San Juan 🗓Sunday 13th October
📋 SPRC
⌚ 13.00 local time (17.00 UK)
📺 Live Eurosport UK 2
🌤 20*C
🏍 10 laps Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
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