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T-Bags offers new Saddle Bag Cooler

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:07

Drink Cooler

Designed to carry a six-pack of soft drinks with ice or a cold pack, T-Bags has a new Saddle Bag Cooler designed to fit in most motorcycle saddlebags.

The exterior is tough polyester fabric, according to T-Bags, and the interior is insulated and lined with a welded seam flexible plastic liner to keep moisture inside the bag.

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TBags debuts RK Windshield Bag

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:57

Road King Bag

A new windshield bag for the Harley-Davidson Road King touring motorcycle has been announced by T-Bags, a company known for its travel gear. Designed for model years 1996-2010, the new RK Windshield bag features a quick release bag for 16", 18" or 22" windshield and OE handle bars.

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Harley-Davidson | Ride-Ready Collection

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:46

New H-D Gear

Harley-Davidson MotorClothes has announced the new Ride Ready Collection. According to a MotorClothes spokesman, "The Ride Ready Collection from the Harley-Davidson MotorClothes line eliminates the guesswork by delivering what riders need in functional gear at a premium value."

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Leon Haslam makes WSBK history

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 16:06

Phillip Island Win

Coming down the final straightway at Phillip Island during race 1 of the opening round in World Superbike, Michel Fabrizio appeared to take the win. The Xerox Ducati Team began celebrating, but their reverie was cut short due to closest finish in World Superbike history.

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Alpinestars RC-1 Suit | Review

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:48

Race Suit Review

Impressed as I've been with Alpinestars' consistent ability to thoughtfully blend both stylish and comfortable products with a keen sense of utility, I was curious to find out what the RC-1 one-piece racing suit brings the table.

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AMA Supercross invades Canada

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:24

Dungey vs. Villopoto

Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey brings a 20-point lead in the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series across the border into Canada and Toronto's Rogers Centre, as he tries to old off Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, who dominated the field last week at Dayton Beach.

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TaylorMade styles GSXR-1000... MotoGP

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:46

Gixxer Upgrades

TaylorMade Racing's team has created a unique, clean style for your 2009/2010 Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle. Combining high-design with race-proven engineering, the new S9 kit will help increase both looks and performance.

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2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S | Review

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:12

1200 S Launch

Surrounded by razor sharp volcanic rock formations, and with a thundering big Desmo twin underneath me, I feel satisfied with things. Ducati anno 2010 is a completely different company than it used to be. It takes blood, sweat and tears to come up with something as good as the Multistrada 1200.

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Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson | One-on-One

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:23

Interview #2

Ben Spies, World Superbike Champion, and 4-Time World GP podium-topper and racing deity Eddie Lawson sit down together and discuss a myriad of motorcycle topics -- including their ultra-competitive natures, their striking similarities, and what it takes to become a champion. 

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BMW motorcycle sales increase 14.4%

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:00

Motorcycle Sales

The BMW Group once again improved sales volumes substantially in February of this year. A total of 91,758 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce automobiles were delivered to customers (prev. yr. 80,474) - representing an increase of 14.0%. The figure for the year to the end of February was 173,911 units - 15.3% higher than the previous year (150,893).

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Silverstone shapes for MotoGP & WSBK

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 08:44

Track Report

The new Grand Prix Circuit at Silverstone is nearing completion, as the Northamptonshire venue's multi-million pound investment in a new track layout and improved spectator facilities remains on schedule to be finished by the end of March 2010.

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1903 Harley-Davidson | Serial Number 1

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 02:56

H-D Motorcycle History

Harley-Davidson Serial Number One, which currently resides in the H-D lobby at Juneau Avenue, dates to the 1903-04 era. Company founders built at least one prototype before it and, of course, production machines after it that differed both in the power of the engine and in general configuration.

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Cobra Speedster Swept Exhaust System

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 02:50

Exhaust Review

Cobra's Speedster Swept exhaust system and Fi2000R digital fuel processor wake up the Honda Fury in a way that transforms it into a different motorcycle-one that we quite like. There is no doubt that the stock Fury is a good performer, with unexpectedly effective handling and ergonomics, but the tone and performance of the motor leaves room for improvement.

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Yoshimura pipes-up at Daytona SX

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 01:25

Yosh Race Report

Daytona. This name strikes fear into the hearts of most Supercross racers. The torturous track has long been the roughest, most challenging track on the circuit.

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Derbi debuts GPR 125 4-Stroke

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 00:59

Euro Thriller

Derbi is still a leading brand at the world-level for its ability to offer to young-at-heart riders that go beyond the expectations of even the most demanding riders. It also has an image, high technology, and performance that have rarely been seen before in the 125cc 4-stroke category.

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SunTrust banks on AMA Pro Road Racing

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:38

Money in the Bank

AMA Pro Racing is proud to announce that SunTrust Banks, Inc. has been named the Official Bank of AMA Pro Road Racing. As the official bank of motorsports, SunTrust has long been a supporter of motorcycle racing, most recently as the Title sponsor of the now-retired SunTrust Moto-GT series.

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Fuel-injected RMX450Z wins GNCCS

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:09

Team Race Report

FMF Makita Suzuki's Josh Strang put his RM-Z450 on the top step of the XC1 Pro podium for the second time in Grand National Cross Country Series. Strang dominated the Maxxis General round of the 13 event series in Washington, Georgia.

Josh Strange Speaks...

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Christophe Pourcel lites SX Daytona

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:55

SX Lites Report

The Daytona supercross is always a special event and Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki rose to the occasion on Saturday night with Christophe Pourcel taking his third straight win and Dean Wilson earning his first career podium after finishing third.

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Villopoto & Pourcel rule Daytona SX

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 16:49

SX Race Report

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto jumped out to an early lead and dominated the supercross class main event at Daytona International Speedway just minutes after Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Christophe Pourcel won his third straight supercross lites main event.

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Elías and Márquez lead Jerez Test

Motorcycle Industry & Racing News - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 16:02

Test Report

The second official Moto2 & 125cc pre-season test ended at the Jerez circuit on Monday, and Toni Elías and Marc Márquez set the fastest time in each respective category.

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