Since this is Easter Monday, motorcycling news across Europe is pretty slow, so here’s some of the best stories we’ve found the web on this April 1st (April Fools):- MotoGP fan and AMA Superbike team owner Michael Jordan has finally decided to field a team in MotoGP in 2014, and it’s rumored that Colin Edwards will be his development rider – gp-inside.
com- Ben Spies is still not 100% fit following his shoulder surgery, so Ducati seems to have asked two time World Superbike rider and former MotoGP star Max Biaggi come out of retirement and replace the recovering Spies for a couple of rounds – motocorse.
com- Audi and Ducati have found a loop hole in the World Superbike regulations and they are going to develop F1 KERS hybrid technology on the 1199 Panigale – moto.
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com as usual has another splendid post and this time its how World Superbikes will definitely be returning to its roots and manufacturers will be forced to field true production motorcycles, including adventure bikes.
– Michael Schumacher will be competing in this year’s 2013 Bold d’Or endurance race with the BMW France Thevent team after Damian Cudlin decided to pull out – motoracinglive.
com – EPA lobbies for diesel powered motorcycles by 2017 – motorcycles.
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com- DMG buys Dorna, and MotoGP becomes “Daytona Pro MotoGP” and WSBK will be called “The STP Daytona Pro SuperBike Series – superbikeplanet.
com- Valentino Rossi has asked Yamaha if he can race the opening round in Qatar with a red livery on his M1 – racingworld.
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