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CFMoto goes electric with the 300GT-E

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CFMoto 300GT-E

CFMoto has unveiled its first electric-powered motorcycle, laying the foundations for the company’s forthcoming electric sub-brand. The 300GT-E police motorcycle represents CFMoto’s first steps towards investing heavily in a sustainable future of internal combustion as well as renewable-energy vehicles.

CFMoto 300GT-E

Purpose-built to meet the demands of police departments across China’s mega cities, the 300GT-E features a vast array of technology including an efficient electric drivetrain, smart connectivity and rider safety.

CFMoto 300GT-E front brake

At the heart of the 300GT-E is an efficient water-cooled power drive which, along with a high-density lithium battery cell, is mid-mounted for a low centre of gravity and excellent handling characteristics. Final drive is via toothed belt.

CFMoto 300GT-E power cell

The 300GT-E has a maximum power output of 18 kW and a top speed of 120 km/h while the battery cell has a 150 km range under comprehensive riding conditions as well as fast-charge capabilities.

The CFMoto 300GT-E will be capable of 120 km/h and a real range of 150 km

Smart connectivity comprises the integrated car-grade onboard connectivity system made to accommodate police communications, thus interlinking with police databases. The 300GT-E also features support for cloud-based vehicle status and live location updates, built-in satellite navigation via a 7.0-inch TFT screen as well as keyless ignition – all of which are imperative to making daily police duties more convenient and comfortable.

CFMoto 300GT-E

Equipment highlights include three riding modes; Bosch ABS; a sidestand power cut; an inverted fork and monoshock; height-adjustable windscreen; 17-inch alloy wheels and distinctive LED lighting.

CFMoto 300GT-E LED lighting

The 300GT-E complements CFMOTO’s recently launched 1250J police and state guest escort motorcycle, which debuted the company’s 140 hp / 120 Nm 1279 cc liquid-cooled V-twin derived from CFMoto’s joint venture with KTM, thus cementing it as the largest-capacity and most-powerful motorcycle in China.

CFMoto 300GT-E
Michael Poynton – Michael Poynton

“CFMOTO has a workforce of more than 2600 employees, 25 per cent, or one in four, of whom is assigned to research and development. Given the rapid rate of pace for the brand – and its recent R&D boost thanks to KTM – it makes sense that CFMOTO invests heavily in a future of sustainable, electric vehicles. Beyond its police lights and sirens, the 300GT-E represents the beginning of a standalone electric sub-brand for CFMOTO in the not-too-distant future.”

CFMoto 300GT-E adjustable screen

Source: MCNews.com.au

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Aerostich Transit 3 Waterproof Leather

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Waterproof leather? Seriously? Why not. Aerostich has been doing it for years, and now we’re told they’re doing it even better.

Aerostich Press Release:

                     Transit 3 Waterproof Leather Jacket & Pants

The fit, feel and supple comfort of leather riding gear with revolutionary technology: Fully waterproof and breathable all-weather leather riding gear. This next-generation Transit 3 jacket and pants offers all the functional details and features as the originals, but its 1.2mm perforated, waterproof, breathable, seam-sealed leather is now even more supple, comfortable and ready to ride. It’s still just as durable, and as tough, and as waterproof.

Key detail updates include a larger zippered pocket on the right forearm, waterproof underarm vent zips, a fold-away reflective cover over the dual-slider back vent, and near-full circumference (270º) pant-to-jacket zipper.

The micro-perforated breathable leather contains a new proprietary treatment to keep it from absorbing water, so it never gets heavy during long wet rides, and always dries quickly. Micro-perforations across the leather ensures that during high activity skin moisture will evaporate right through. You ride dry and comfortable through rain, fog or misty conditions, and are noticeably cooler under a hot sun compared to wearing traditional leathers.

The suit contains a complete set of carefully fitted yet easily removable TF armor systems — elbow, shoulder, knee, hip and back pads — which provide superior impact energy absorption with less movement restriction.

Jacket sizes 38–52 Short, Regular and Long. Pants sizes 30–44 waist, Short, Regular and Long. Imported. Complete details, customer reviews and more at www.aerostich.com or call 800 222 1994.

Transit 3 Jacket #325 $987.00

Transit 3 Pants #326 $897.00

Transit 3 Two Piece Suit #325-326 $1784.00

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Electric Bike Manufacturer Delfast Reaches $2M in Sales in 2020

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Electric Bikes for the Future

Based in Ukraine, Delfast has some of the most impressive e-bikes out there. These electric bikes are just short of being motorcycles and the company seems to be doing pretty well with them, having reached $2 million in sales in 2020.

Delfast recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fundable with the goal of $3 million. The Fundable campaign’s plan is to help the company build a new research and development center that will help Delfast reach the increasing demand for high-quality e-bikes.

Delfast saw massive jumps in sales since the pandemic. There was a 405 percent increase in sales in Q2 when compared to Q1 and a 222 percent increase in sales over the last three months. In 2019, the company did $552,000 in sales, which is a pretty far cry from the $2 million it has done in 2020.

livewire mother earth NAWA

This company came to be after a successful Kickstarter campaign that managed to raise $165,000 with the help of 75 backers. The company was founded in 2014 by Daniel Tonkopiy and Serhii Denysenko as an eco delivery service. Now Delfast has been registered by the Guinness World Records as the company that holds the greatest distance traveled on an electric bicycle—367 km on a single charge. 

Delfast is working to deliver bikes worldwide. Currently, there are riders in over 40 countries. If you’re interested in learning more about Delfast or its bikes, click here.

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com

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Provisional 2021 MXGP World Championship calendar released

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News 11 Nov 2020

Provisional 2021 MXGP World Championship calendar released

Section: Competition

Full 20-round schedule revealed in addition to September MXoN event.

Image: Supplied.

A provisional 2021 MXGP World Championship calendar has been announced by Infront Moto Racing, confirming a 20-round schedule that will aim to reintroduce flyaway events.

Next season will begin at the beginning of April, however, organisers are prepared to adapt the schedule if coronavirus restrictions aren’t eased.

Four new venues will debut, including Muscat in Oman for the opener, Oss in the Netherlands, Itti-KymiRing in Finland – originally due to host its first event this season – and also Russia’s Igora Drive.

Additionally, the championship will also be returning to a host of familiar locations, including Agueda, Teutschenthal, Orlyonok, Kegums, Jakarta, Semarang, Loket, Lommel, Uddevalla, Afyonkarahisar, St Jean d’Angely, Xanadu-Arroyomolinos and Neuquen.

The season will begin on 3 April with the MXGP of Oman, before heading back to Europe for the MXGP of Italy, followed by the MXGP of Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Russia and Latvia. From there, the series will hold two rounds in Indonesia, before returning to Czech Republic, Belgium, Sweden and Finland.

Towards the end of August, MXGP will return to Russia for the MXGP of Igora Drive, followed by Turkey, China, France, Spain and ending at Patagonia Argentina. The circuits in Italy and China are TBA, as is round 19 altogether.

Following a year’s hiatus, the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations (MXoN) is scheduled for 26 September at the famous Imola circuit in Italy, which is prior to the final four MXGP rounds of 2021.

2021 MXGP World Championship calendar (provisional):
Rd1 – 3 April – Barka, Oman
Rd2 – 25 April – TBA, Italy (Women)
Rd3 – 9 May – Agueda, Portugal
Rd4 – 23 May – Oss, The Netherlands
Rd5 – 30 May – Teutschenthal, Germany
Rd6 – 13 June – Orlyonok, Russia
Rd7 – 20 June – Kegums, Latvia
Rd8 – 4 July – Jarkarta, Indonesia
Rd9 – 11 July – Semarang, Indonesia
Rd10 – 25 July – Loket, Czech Republic (Women)
Rd11 – 1 August – Lommel, Belgium (Women)
Rd12 – 8 August – Uddevalla, Sweden
Rd13 – 22 August – Iitti-KimiRing, Finland
Rd14 – 29 August – Igora Drive, Russia
Rd15 – 12 September – Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (Women)
Rd16 – 19 September – TBA, China
Rd17 – 10 October – St Jean d’Angely, France
Rd18 – 17 October – Intu Xanadu-Arroyomolinos, Spain (Women)
Rd19 – 31 October – TBA
Rd20 – 14 November – Neuquen, Argentina

Source: MotoOnline.com.au

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Distinguished Gents Move to May Ride

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After the coronavirus forced the ninth annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to go virtual in September, the men’s health charity event will permanently move to May from next year.

The virtual event resulted in the number of participants and fundraising for the November Foundation being halved.
Organisers hope the shift to May for the northern hemisphere riding season will better suit riders and increase fund-raising opportunities.

“We know how important it is to physically connect with our community,” the organisers say in a press release.

“The group events of DGR are integral in celebrating together, so we’re taking a turn in 2021 and shaking things up to bring us together, sooner.”

Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Brisbane Jeff Gough fundraising

Consequently, the 10th annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2021.

“The new May date will open up the riding season for many of our dapper folks in the Northern Hemisphere, and those in the Southern Hemisphere will still be able to keep relatively dry and enjoy the day,” the organisers say.

“This is a significant change that has been decided on due to overwhelming feedback from our riders and volunteer hosts from around the world, based on the impact that the weather has had on the safety of our events in recent years.”

Delfast

Last year more than 115,000 motorcycles in 678 cities hit the roads to raise a record $US5.8m.

This year the event raised $US2.74m and attracted about 56,000 motorcyclists from 171 countries.

Still, the DGR has raised more than $US25m for men’s cancer research and mental health issues since it was founded by Mark Hawwa in Sydney in 2012.

Riders can pre-register for the 2021 event now at www.gentlemansride.com.

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com

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Recall: Honda Fireblade SP Gear Fault

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The rare and expensive Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP is being recalled obvert a fault with gear selection.

The official notice issued by Honda Australia through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the issue could cause a crash.

“The motorcycle’s gear change pivot bolt may loosen due to repeated heavy shifting of the gears,” it says.

“In some cases, the bolt will loosen and break off, resulting in the release of the gear change pedal and a failure to change gears.

“If there is a failure to change gears while riding, this could increase the risk of an accident and injury or death to rider(s) and other road users.”

Only 20 of the $A28,000 bikes sold from June to October this year are affected and each has a unique 17-Digit ISO VIN stamped on the Frame. VINs listed at the end of this article.

Owners are urged to contact their Honda motorcycle dealer to arrange for their motorcycle to be inspected and repaired “at their earliest opportunity”, the notice says.

The bike was this year inducted into the prestigious Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, Germany, as one of the 76 best products of 2020 and a current marker in international product design.

Honda CBR1000RR-R
Honda CBR1000RR-R SP

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Suzuki GSX-R1000R Limited Edition

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.

To check whether your motorcycle has been recalled, click on these sites:

VINs of affected bikes:
JH2SC82B1LK000084
JH2SC82U2LK000001
JH2SC82U4LK000002
JH2SC82U6LK000003
JH2SC82U8LK000004
JH2SC82UXLK000005
JH2SC82U1LK000006
JH2SC82U3LK000007
JH2SC82U5LK000008
JH2SC82U7LK000009
JH2SC82U3LK000010
JH2SC82U5LK000011
JH2SC82U7LK000012
JH2SC82U9LK000013
JH2SC82U0LK000014
JH2SC82U2LK000015
JH2SC82U4LK000016
JH2SC82U6LK000017
JH2SC82U8LK000018
JH2SC82UXLK000019

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com

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Mir: 2020 World Champion in Valencia IF…

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In addition, Suzuki head to the Valencia GP with a seven-point lead over Ducati in the MotoGP™ Constructor World Championship and could clinch the title at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo for the first time in the premier class since 1982, if the following happens: the first Suzuki rider across the line scores 18 points more than the first Ducati rider, one point more than the first Yamaha rider and doesn’t concede more than three points to the first KTM rider.

Source: MotoGP.com – Read Full Article Here

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When and where to watch the Valencian GP

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Find out everything you need to know about the Gran Premio Motul de Comunitat de Valenciana, the next Grand Prix on the 2020 calendar

Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) is on the cusp of glory as he is just one podium finish away from securing the 2020 MotoGP™ World Championship title in just his sophomore year. The grid returns to Valencia for the penultimate round of the season, with the Circuito de Ricardo Tormo once again playing host to the Gran Premio Motul de Comunitat de Valenciana.

It would be a remarkable feat for the Mallorcan rider, and you have all the information you need below to make sure you don’t miss a second of the action from the southeast of Spain, with the schedule having a familiar feel to it.  

As usual, the weekend’s festivities kick-off with the pre-event Press Conference at 17:00 (GMT +1) on Thursday 12th November, with Suzuki teammates Mir and Alex Rins joined by Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu).

The bikes take to the tarmac for Friday’s Free Practice at 10:00 with Moto3™ first on the track. MotoGP™ will follow at 10:55 with Moto2™ completing the morning runs at 11:55.

FP2 follows all of this with the lightweight class out again at 13:35, with MotoGP™ riders returning to the track at 14:30, and the intermediate class at 15:30.  

The Red Bull Rookies Cup also returns and they will see both their Free Practices either side of the main morning sessions, with 9:15 and 12:50 starts. Then, their qualifying concludes all the day’s action, with that getting underway at 16:25. They will also be the first race of the weekend, closing Saturday’s action, with Race 1 of the Rookies Cup at 16.55.

Moto3™ kicks off the FP3 sessions at 10:00, and they come to a close at 12:35, and before the dust has time to settle, the lightweight class are on the track again as they jostle for grid positions in Qualifying at 13:15.

MotoGP™ have the chance for some final tweaks in FP4 at 14:10 before the battle for pole begins at 14:50 with Q1 and then Q2, while it will be swiftly followed by Moto2™ Qualifying at 15:50.

Sunday’s schedule sees no letup in the action, with the 20-minute Warm Ups starting at 9:00, before Moto3™ is first of the Grand Prix racing to see lights out at 11:00. Moto2™ will be next on the grid at 12:20 while it is then the turn of the premier class at 14:00.

There is still more racing to follow all that, as the Red Bull Rookies Cup will have their second race of the weekend at 15:30.

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

09:15- 09:45   Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup            Free Practice 1

10:00- 10:40   Moto3™                                                Free Practice 1

10:55- 11:40   MotoGP™                                             Free Practice 1

11:55- 12:35   Moto2™                                                Free Practice 1

12:50- 13.20    Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup           Free Practice 2

13:35- 14:15   Moto3™                                                Free Practice 2

14:30- 15:15   MotoGP™                                            Free Practice 2

15:30- 16:10   Moto2™                                               Free Practice 2

16:25- 16:50   Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup           Qualifying

SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER       

10:00- 10:40   Moto3™                                              Free Practice 3

10:55- 11:40   MotoGP™                                            Free Practice 3

11:55- 12:35   Moto2™                                              Free Practice 3

13:15- 13:30   Moto3™                                              Qualifying 1

13:40- 13:55   Moto3™                                              Qualifying 2

14:10- 14:40   MotoGP™                                            Free Practice 4

14:50- 15:05   MotoGP™                                            Qualifying 1

15:15- 15:30   MotoGP™                                            Qualifying 2

15:50- 16:05   Moto2™                                              Qualifying 1

16:15- 16:30   Moto2™                                              Qualifying 2

16:55               Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup           Race 1 (15 Laps)

SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER

09:00- 09:20   Moto3™                                              Warm Up

09:30- 09:50   Moto2™                                              Warm Up

10:00- 10:20   MotoGP™                                            Warm Up

11:00               Moto3™                                              Race (23 Laps)

12:20               Moto2™                                              Race (25 Laps)

14:00               MotoGP™                                            Race (27 Laps)

15:30               Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup           Race 2 (17 Laps)

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Source: MotoGP.com – Read Full Article Here

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Match point Mir: can the resistance stage a final stand?

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The Majorcan is now 37 points clear of the competition and he arrives into his final stand with that last box finally ticked: a premier class victory. Not only that, he ticked that box under likely the most pressure he’s had all year, not that anyone would have been able to tell. “People who can’t pay rent, that’s real pressure. This is my job,” is what Mir told the media after the race. Next time he faces them after the flag, it may well be as the first fresh face to win the title in seven years, the first Moto3™ Champion to become premier class Champion, and the first Suzuki rider to do it in two decades.

Source: MotoGP.com – Read Full Article Here