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The Le Mans round of the MotoGP series saw complete dominance by championship leader Jorge Martin (Ducati). After shattering the lap record to take pole, Martin went on to win both the Sprint race on Saturday and the full GP on Sunday.

With its success and experience in GP Racing, it cannot be a surprise that KTM is getting serious about manufacturing sport bikes once again. Today, it has announced that a 990 RC R production sport bike, clearly featuring a version of the 990 Duke twin, will become available in early 2025.

BMW has announced its new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA) that will eliminate the need for a clutch lever on motorcycles, and make use of the foot-operated shift lever optional.

The Jerez round of the MotoGP championship this weekend saw a massive crowd of Spanish fans, and two exciting races. On Saturday, the Sprint race saw an unusually large number of crashes, primarily resulting from water seeping through the track surface (it had rained earlier in the day).

MD recently had the chance to test the Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory. Our test unit was a 2023 model , which is identical to the 2024 model (except for colors and graphics).