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CYCLE TORQUE 02 4956 9820 FULL DETAiLS PAGE 6 Cover images Hyosung by Lou Martin, Gas Gas by Paterson A NEW crash barrier being trialled in South Australia aims to save the lives of the 90 per cent of motorcyclists who would otherwise die through impact with roadside W Beam or Armco style crash barriers. Many of the most serious injuries and fatalities occur when riders, or their pillions, hit the supporting posts of most barriers. The Basyc system has been used in Spain and other European...
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TRIUMPH'S new 800cc Tiger is a mystery no longer, with two variants of the model to be on sale in Australia in 2011. The bikes will use the same engine, a long stroke version of the company's giant killing Daytona 675 three cylinder engine. One model, dubbed the Tiger 800 is the road going version which is more adventure tourer in style rather then prowess. The Tiger 800 XC is a true adventure tourer with longer travel suspension. KAWASAKI'S W650 wasn't a big seller in Australia when first...
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NINETEEN-year-old Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa has died after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix, the second death in the sport in two events. Doctor Claudio Costa, part of the motorcycling world championship's medical team, told reporters the news. Suter's Tomizawa was travelling at full speed when he fell off and was hit by the bikes of Alex De Angelis and Scott Redding, who both also came off in the accident. A 13-year-old rider also died in a support race before the Indianapolis...