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MotoGP: Tech 3 Yamaha switch from Dunlop to Michel
By Tim Skilton on 14/11/2007 12:21:08
Team to switch from Dunlop to Michelin tyres for 2008
THE TECH 3 MotoGP team are opting for Michelin tyres in 2008, having relinquished their contract with Dunlop. Former WSB champion Colin Edwards will partner Britain's James Toseland at Tech 3 Yamaha next season.The Texan is switching teams, having
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Goodyear ordered to pay US $15 million fine
By Tim Skilton on 30/08/2007 22:09:23
Faulty tyre deemed cause of serious accident
, leaving Trish McCloud with severe brain damage. The jury concluded the tyre fitted to the motorcycle on which Ms McCloud was riding as pillion contained a defect that caused it to abruptly deflate. The ensuing crash resulted in Ms McCloud hitting
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MotoGP: Sepang - Hopkins lifted by day two test
By Visordown News on 23/01/2008 12:42:58
Teammate West tries out new tyre combination
that saw his lap times improve.Both riders worked their way through an intensive tyre testing program with Bridgestone while conditions were good this morning, before switching back to working on the set-up and evaluation of chassis and suspension
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Biker clocks up 1 million mile road-trip
By Visordown News on 21/05/2007 12:20:30
That's a lot of tyres, chains and petrol stops..
ONE MILLION miles is the figure being touted by American rider John Hermann who has been making twice-yearly trips to the European Alps since 1975.That amazing figure breaks down to 1,000 miles per week, every week for 20 years. That's dedication!For the first five years, Hermann...
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MotoGP: Michelin's problems continue at Brno
By Visordown News on 18/08/2008 10:49:43
Rider frustration at company's tyre performance boosts speculation over one-make tyre rule
AFTER SUFFERING wet-race problems in Germany and a nightmare at Laguna Seca, Michelin ran into yet more trouble at Brno. A fully resurfaced track turned out to be punishing to front tyres, and while Bridgestone covers were up to the job
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MotoGP: Michelin withdraws from MotoGP
By Visordown News on 06/10/2008 09:41:20
French tyre company withdraws from MotoGP while Bridgestone puts in tender for single tyre contract
ON THE same day French tyre manufacturer Michelin announced its withdrawal from MotoGP, Bridgestone has put its official bid to be the MotoGP single tyre supplier for next season.The Japanese tyre manufacturer met on Saturday at Phillip Island
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MotoGP: Pedrosa jumps ship to Bridgestone
By Mike Scott on 01/09/2008 09:14:03
'We’re not talking about the performance of the tyre, but the matching of the rider and the tyre' insists HRC big-wig
DANI PEDROSA will switch from Michelin to Bridgestone tyres for the rest of the season, starting with his first tests on the Japanese rubber the day after the Misano GP.The news came in a shock announcement that stunned the paddock, barely an hour
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Michelin Power Pure Offer
By Robin Goodwin on 27/04/2010 09:36:04
Buy lightweight tyres get entered to win a lightweight exhaust
Motorcyclists buying and fitting a pair of Michelin Power Pure motorcycle tyres between 1 May and 30 June will receive the chance to win one of 20 Akrapovic slip-on exhausts.Thanks to Michelin's patented Light Tyre Technology, Michelin claims
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Badger's tails: Pirelli to monopolise British Supe
By The Badger on 20/07/2006 20:31:22
The Badger hears a tyre-related bit of BSB gossip
Welsh tyre manufacturer Pirelli (pronounced Pirethli) - not content with pissing on everyone's chips in WSB is apparently manouvering itself for a similar slam dunk monopoly on BSB for 2007.Whispers in the paddock at Knockhill suggest that the red
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Ron Haslam Race School to use Bridgestone BT016
By Visordown News on 27/06/2008 15:02:37
The UK's leading track school gears up with new Bridgestone sportsbike tyre
Ron's school is to use the new Bridgestone BT-016RON HASLAM'S Race School has announced it will be using the Battlax BT-016 after successful trials.The new tyre proved to be a significant development on the already successful BT-014 tyres, which
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