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Radar cruise control
              may reach new Tracer

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                 New Tracer 9 is

                 ready for radar



                 Yamaha’s popular             almost identical to the
                 Tracer 9 GT looks set to     bike already on sale.
                 undergo another              Noticeable is a new                      REAL
                 refresh for 2023, with       black box hanging
                 spy shots showing a          above the front wheel.
                 bike fitted with radar         Not seen on the
                 cruise control and a         current production
                 more conventional TFT        model, it suggests the
                 colour dash.                 use of radar-controlled
                   Papped in early July,      cruise control in the                     LAWYERS.
                 the Japanese three-          future — already on
                 cylinder test mule looks     some of its rivals.


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                                              Ducati’s new
              310cc single-cylinder
           RR on its way...
                                              electric racer

                                              Ducati has released fresh
                                              technical details of its 2023
                                              MotoE racer, which looks set
                                              to provide the development
                                              data for plug-in production               ANSWERS.
                                              bikes of the future. Dubbed
           BMW’s new                          the V21L, the finished bike
           A2 sportster                       will be the sole machine used
                                              in the 2023 MotoE World Cup,
           Ever since BMW revealed            with an 18-strong grid.
           plans to make a range of             The electric racer boasts a
           small single-cylinder bikes in     claimed weight of 224.5kg, a
           partnership with India’s TVS       peak power figure of 148bhp
           (also owners of Norton) in         and 103lb·ft of torque. It’s
           2013, there have been              achieved just shy of 171mph
           whispers of a baby RR              on track. Ducati is claiming
           sportsbike. And now, an            45 minutes to recharge to
           A2-licence friendly G310RR         80% capacity and has used                 bike specialist solicitors since ‘94
           has been announced in India        chassis technology from its
           with a global release looking      combustion-engined
           likely for later this year.        superbike range.
             The TVS Apache RR310
           was revamped in 2020,
           gaining improved emissions
           to meet India’s BS6 (and
           Europe’s Euro5) limits, and
           optional adjustable
           suspension, lower clip-ons
           and raised ’pegs.  The                                                       whitedalton.co.uk
           branding change means the
           G310RR has access to               P MotoE follows success of                0800 7836 191
           BMW’s dealer network.              FomulaE for electric motorsport
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