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New Daytona 765? Triumph Says Not in 2019

We’ve been hoping for a new Triumph Daytona 765.
The excitement follows the British manufacturer supplying the 765cc engine to Moto2.
However, they have affirmed that there will be no Daytona 765 in 2019.

Excitement had started to build for a new Daytona even before the ink dried on the agreement with Dorna, when Triumph announced that they will be supplying engines to the Moto2 championship from 2019.

MotoGP: Triumph Confirmed as Engine Supplier for Moto2 in 2019

After all, the engine is the same but race-kitted 765cc inline-Triple found in the new Street Triple lineup. And if the new Street Triple (especially the RS) could slay plenty of bikes out there, a new Daytona 765 could bleed the souls of ZX-6R, GSX-R750, F3 800, R6 riders through their faceshields. Easy.

Additionally, Honda hadn’t capitalized on their involvement in the intermediate class since 2010. Did they launch a “CBR600RR based on lessons learned in eight seasons of competitive racing in Moto2”? Nope.

Triumph could certainly do so!

Well, bad news for those who await the Daytona 765 with bated breath. Triumph had said they will not debut it in 2019, reported Asphalt & Rubber.

But, but, but it would be incredulous to believe that Triumph hasn’t something up their sleeves other than capitalizing on such an awesome opportunity to take their branding to a higher plane, innit? The Hinckley-based manufacturer is in the best position to do so.

One thing we speculated is that the delay could be due to the Euro 5 emissions standards taking effect from 2020. Bikes Republic had reported that the manufacturer had filed a patent for the “Daytona” name in the United States earlier this year.

2019 Triumph Daytona 765 coming soon?

We also understand that the supersport/sportbike market is soft but supersport/sportbikes appear to be making a comeback, especially along with the sudden spurt of racing activities Malaysia.

In the meantime, or in the truly sad case that a new Daytona doesn’t come by, we could almost be certain that Moto2 technologies could be transferred into evolving the Street Triple. That’s already a great bike to increase your giggles-per-km quotient, anyway.

TESTED: 2018 Triumph Street Triple 765 RS test & review

MV Agusta and Forward Racing unveil the 2019 Moto2 race bike!

Say hello to the new MV Agusta race bike which will be raced by the Forward Racing Team for the 2019 Moto2 season.
It marks the first time that MV Agusta will return to GP since it withdrew from racing back in 1976.
MV Agusta remains the most successful European motorcycle manufacturer with the most Grand Prix wins.

This is the first official image of the MV Agusta MotoGP race bike slotted to make its debut in the Moto2 series of 2019.

Previewed on the official MotoGP website, the Forward Racing Team will race the MV Agusta with support from the Italian factory.

This is not the first time that MV Agusta will be racing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, in fact, MV Agusta still is the most successful European motorcycle manufacturer of all time with a total of 75 world titles between 1952 and 1974.

Let that sink in for a while.

Check out the official video from the Forward Racing Team as they work on their new race bike.

A brief history

MV Agusta, which stands for Meccanica Verghera Agusta, was founded in 1945 in Cascina Costa, Italy.

If you’re wondering, Meccanica means Mechanic in Italian, Verghera is the hamlet where the first motorcycle’s were made. And Agusta was originally an aviation company which was formed by a certain Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923.

Just like Ferrari, MV Agusta originally built road bikes solely to fund its racing efforts. The company won the first race it participated in 1948, and it all went up-hill from there.

The company was known to build the best racing bikes in the world, and spared no expense in its passion to pursue the ultimate race bike.

Soon customer teams lined up to buy a MV Agusta, and this boosted the factory’s profits and gave them more money to build better bikes.

In 1957, Italian motorcycle manufacturers Gilera, Moto Guzzi and Mondial had agreed to withdraw from GP racing due to its escalating cost. MV Agusta too had earlier agreed to withdraw, but ended up racing anyway. The company went on to win 17 consecutive 500cc world championships.

When Count Domenico Agusta, son of the founder who had died in 1927, died in 1971, the company is said to have lost its direction. MV Agusta won its last GP in 1976 and completely withdrew from racing in 1976. And it was all downhill for the company from there, until it was resurrected by Cagiva in 1991. The rest as they say, is history.

Here’s hoping the iconic Italian brand comes back to its winning ways and finds it way up to MotoGP.

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Will Triumph’s 765cc triple-cylinder engine make Moto2 more interesting in 2019?

Last week, three players of the Moto2 championship went to Aragon to test out their chassis with Triumph’s 765cc triple-cylinder engine.
Kalex, KTM, and NTS all reported positive results where they clocked in similar lap times as the current 2018 championship after just two days of testing.
2019 will see the biggest change to the Moto2 intermediate class with its new engine and electronics package.

We’ve passed the first half of the year and with all the action plus drama the boys from Moto3, Moto2, and MotoGP have been giving us, it won’t be long before the 2019 season starts. This brings the biggest change to the intermediate class with a brand new triple-cylinder engine swap from Triumph. (more…)

Triumph Moto2 Engine Tested by Marquez in Aragon

Triumph is the exclusive engine supplier for the Moto2 class in 2019.
Moto2 teams are beginning to test the new engine.
The engine is based on the 765cc, inline-Triple based from the Street Triple RS.

Triumph Motorcycles is slated to supply the standard engine to Moto2 teams beginning next year (2019) as Honda’s current contract ends at the end of the 2018 season. Please click on the link below for our coverage.

Check out this 2019 Triumph-powered Kalex Moto2 bike!

As such, Moto2 teams have begun testing the engine this year in preparation for the new season. Do note that Moto2 teams consist of frame builders such as Kalex, Speed Up, NTS and KTM (including Suter and Moriwaki at one point) who build frames and chassis around the spec engine which was based on Honda’s CBR600RR from 2010.

Triumph Moto2 engine being tested about a Triumph Daytona – courtesy of Ultimate Motorcycling

With the advent of a new engine supplier, these teams would have to build frames and chassis to suit the new engine’s mounting points and power characteristics. This should mean close competition in the season ahead as the teams obtain new data on handling and tyre wear.

The latest rider to test the 765cc, inline-Triple based on the new Street Triple (please click here for our review) was Alex Marquez, multiple MotoGP champion Marc Marquez’s younger brother, on the EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex – Triumph.

Alex tested the new engine in the new Kalex at Motorland Aragon yesterday, following Julian Simon and Ricky Cardus’s tests aboard the KTM on the previous day. Jesko Raffin had also tested for Kalex, while Alex De Angelis tested the engine for NTS.

During testing at Valencia earlier this year, Jesko Raffin posted a time that was 1.3 seconds faster than the lap record set by 2016 Moto2 champion, Johann Zarco – using a standard 765cc triple engine from the Street Triple RS! Raffin commented that he encountered “zero problem” with the powerplant. Another rider had commented about the engine’s abundance of low-down and mid-range torque.

Moto2: Jorge Martin moves up to Red Bull KTM Ajo in 2019

Jorge Martin will be moving up to Moto2 next year after signing a new deal with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team.
The 20-year-old Spaniard will be replacing the outgoing Miguel Oliveira.
Martin is currently second in the 2018 Moto3 world championship with just three points behind championship leader, Marco Bezzecchi.

It has been quite a season so far for Moto3 2018 championship leader, Jorge Martin. With three race wins and second in the championship, the Del Conca Gresini Moto3 rider has announced that he will be moving up into the intermediate class with the Red Bull KTM Ajo squad in replacement for the outgoing rider, Miguel Oliveira. (more…)

Moto2: Hector Barbera fired for drunk driving

Current Pons HP40 Racing team rider Hector Barbera has been fired for a drunk driving conviction.
The 31-year-old was found guilty of driving over the limit in Spain last week and was handed a one-year driving ban.
The parting of ways between the ex-MotoGP rider and the Pons HP40 Racing team is effective immediately.

The Pons HP40 Racing Team has issued an official announcement stating that they have parted ways with their current Moto2 rider, Hector Barbera. This is due to the fact that Barbera was convicted with drunk driving earlier this week in Spain. (more…)

Check out the 2019 MV Agusta Moto2 race bike

Images of the 2019 MV Agusta Moto2 race bike have been released by the brand.
The rendered images give us a taste of what the MV Agusta Forward Racing bike will look like.
The team will have a slight advantage as they are very experienced with triple cylinder engines and supersport machines.

It was only last month that MV Agusta that they will be returning to the world of MotoGP in 2019 after a 42-year absence. A four-year deal has been signed with the Forward Racing team which will see them compete in a brand new reworked intermediate class that will run Triumph’s 765cc inline-three engine. (more…)

MV Agusta returns to MotoGP

After 42 years of absence from MotoGP, MV Agusta confirms their return to the championship in 2019.

A four-year deal has been signed with the Forward Racing team which will see them competing in Moto2.

The new bike will start its testing phase in July together with the new 765cc inline-three engine from Triumph.

It’s been a while since we last saw or heard the name MV Agusta being mentioned in the MotoGP universe. After over 40 years of absence, the premium Italian bike manufacturer has confirmed their return to the Grand Prix scene next season. (more…)

Meet Niki Tuuli, the NEW SIC Racing Team Moto2 rider!

The SIC Racing Team has found their new permanent rider in the form of Niki Tuuli, a WorldSSP rider from Finland.

The 22-year-old started his WorldSSP riding career in late 2016 but has impressed the entire field with his results.

CEO of Sepang Circuit Datuk Razlan Razali believes that Tuuli will be able to make the SIC Racing Team competitive.

After the unexpected announcement of Zulfahmi Khairuddin prematurely ending his 2018 Moto2 rookie season, the SIC Racing Team has revealed yet another surprise in the form of his replacement rider. Finnish WorldSSP rider Niki Tuuli will be riding the Kalex machinery starting next round this weekend at the HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France. (more…)

Zulfahmi Khairuddin has retired from Moto2?

Some news have reported that Zulfahmi Khairuddin has decided to retire from Moto2 effective IMMEDIATELY.

After just four rounds, the Moto2 rookie called it quits after struggling to get any decent performance and results.

There’s is still no news on whether the team will continue with a replacement rider.

News broke out late last night regarding one of our national motorcycle racers in MotoGP. Zulfahmi Khairuddin who has been actively competing in the intermediate Moto2 category this year has called it quits after just four rounds of the 2018 season despite being a rookie. (more…)

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We’ve been hoping for a new Triumph Daytona 765.

The excitement follows the British manufacturer supplying the 765cc engine to Moto2.

However, they have affirmed that there will be no Daytona 765 in 2019.

Last week, three players of the Moto2 championship went to Aragon to test out their chassis with Triumph’s 765cc triple-cylinder engine.

Kalex, KTM, and NTS all reported positive results where they clocked in similar lap times as the current 2018 championship after just two days of testing.

2019 will see the biggest change to the Moto2 intermediate class with its new engine and electronics package.

Triumph is the exclusive engine supplier for the Moto2 class in 2019.

Moto2 teams are beginning to test the new engine.

The engine is based on the 765cc, inline-Triple based from the Street Triple RS.

Jorge Martin will be moving up to Moto2 next year after signing a new deal with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team.

The 20-year-old Spaniard will be replacing the outgoing Miguel Oliveira.

Martin is currently second in the 2018 Moto3 world championship with just three points behind championship leader, Marco Bezzecchi.

Current Pons HP40 Racing team rider Hector Barbera has been fired for a drunk driving conviction.

The 31-year-old was found guilty of driving over the limit in Spain last week and was handed a one-year driving ban.

The parting of ways between the ex-MotoGP rider and the Pons HP40 Racing team is effective immediately.

Images of the 2019 MV Agusta Moto2 race bike have been released by the brand.

The rendered images give us a taste of what the MV Agusta Forward Racing bike will look like.

The team will have a slight advantage as they are very experienced with triple cylinder engines and supersport machines.

After 42 years of absence from MotoGP, MV Agusta confirms their return to the championship in 2019.

A four-year deal has been signed with the Forward Racing team which will see them competing in Moto2.

The new bike will start its testing phase in July together with the new 765cc inline-three engine from Triumph.

The SIC Racing Team has found their new permanent rider in the form of Niki Tuuli, a WorldSSP rider from Finland.

The 22-year-old started his WorldSSP riding career in late 2016 but has impressed the entire field with his results.

CEO of Sepang Circuit Datuk Razlan Razali believes that Tuuli will be able to make the SIC Racing Team competitive.

Some news have reported that Zulfahmi Khairuddin has decided to retire from Moto2 effective IMMEDIATELY.

After just four rounds, the Moto2 rookie called it quits after struggling to get any decent performance and results.

There’s is still no news on whether the team will continue with a replacement rider.

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