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In the opinion of many, the current crop of MotoGP riders are riding at a level never before seen. Of course, some of this has to do with advances in technology resulting in better tires, better aerodynamics and better electronic aids.
Sport touring motorcycles used to be quite popular, but things eventually shifted in the way of adventure style motorcycles. In 2022, Suzuki introduced a heavily redesigned sport tourer known as the GSX-S1000GT.
Manufacturers have discovered that there are plenty of wealthy individuals willing to spend the money necessary to acquire exotic limited edition motorcycles. In this vein, MV Agusta introduces the Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro.
The German round of the MotoGP series saw some interesting results. Marc Marquez (Ducati) had won eight races in a row at the circuit (he missed the last three years with injury).
The MotoGP series visited the iconic Assen circuit this weekend, and defending champ Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) achieved perfection with pole position (setting a new lap record) and wins in both the Sprint and the full GP race.
After extending Fabio Quartararo’s contract with Yamaha and making him (reportedly) the highest paid rider in MotoGP at 12 million Euro per year, Yamaha has been desperate to line-up four Yamaha M1’s each race, rather than the current two.
