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MotoMatters editor. 90% bike racing, 10% eclectic nonsense. Won't stick to bikes. Argumentative. Old. Avatar @ZaraDaniella Chip in: https://t.co/tMXFXYvAAh
Jan 24, 2020 23 tweets 5 min read
I can see I am going to have to do a thread on Ant West, and make myself unspeakably unpopular.

For now, all I can say is I really hope he gets a good job and gets back on his feet. OK, a thread on Ant West. If you want to know what Ant West's current situation is, read his post on Instagram. But above all, read the letter the FIM sent very, very carefully. It's important.

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Sep 10, 2018 11 tweets 2 min read
I will be having a few words about the Twitter outrage mob in a bit. Let's have a little word about Niccolo Canepa. Today, my mentions have been full of people tweeting about Canepa.
Mar 9, 2018 11 tweets 2 min read
Last night I stayed up much later than I intended to, writing up the history of MotoGP's transformation into where it is today. Why did Tech3 drop Yamaha in favor of KTM? To understand that, you have see how the class has evolved since the late 90s. /1 First came the swap from two strokes to four strokes, because the manufacturers weren't building two stroke road bikes any long. /2