Motorcycle Industry & Racing News
Motorcycle Industry & Racing News
Suzuki financing as low as 1.99%
1.99% Suzuki Sales Event
Suzuki and Travis Pastrana (#199) are forever connected, and so much so that Suzuki's best financing offer ever--the Suzuki 1.99% RideAway Sales Event--pays homage to the freestyle motocross great.
Xaus Four Crashes at SBK Phillip Island
SBK Race Report
The BMW World Superbike team had some up and down experiences at Phillip Island during the opening round of the 2010 WSBK season. The team is now working on getting both riders and their S1000RR Superbikes ready for Round 2; the first European-based round of the season which is to be held at Portimao.
SBK Phillip Island 2010 recap Video
Race Recap Video
If you missed the opening round of the 2010 World Superbike at Phillip Island, check-out this 26-minute video that shows all the racing highlights from the weekend. This includes all the key moments in both SBK Race 1 and SBK Race 2 as well as a race weekend wrap-up. This SBK Magazine video is better than Tivo if you are short on time.
Foremost recaps Daytona Bike Week
Pegram Ducat SBK
Larry Pegram and his Ducati 1098R started off the AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike season with two solid finishes at the Daytona International Speedway.
JCR's Weigand not to defend Baja 250
San Felipe 250 Update
Just in from JCR/Honda race team... Timmy Weigand was in full Baja preparation mode, getting ready to join Kendall Norman and defend his 2009 SCORE Baja 250 win aboard his number 1x Honda CRF450X.
Motorcycle Tax Deduction... Reminder
2009 Tax Deduction
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is reminding riders that they may be eligible for a federal tax deduction on their 2009 taxes if they bought a new motorcycle last year.
2010 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere
Euro Preview Video
The Super Ténéré is a go-anywhere adventure machine, built tough to go beyond the beaten track with spoked wheels, generous ground clearance and hardy engine protection. The entire design is tuned to keep the bike's mass low and central for perfect balance and light, agile handling at speed.
Piaggio & Ducati merger synergies?
Italian Motorcycles SpA
A recent study by a world-renowned management-consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, suggests the possible synergies of a merger between Piaggio & C. S.p.a. and Ducati.
Joe Rocket Atomic Jacket | Review
Warmer Rides
Last fall I was coming out of the Square Deal Riders Raceway in Port Crane, NY after the Aaron Creamer Memorial flat track races. The races finished just a hair before the midnight curfew, so it was late, damp, and the temperature had dipped down into the low 50s-pretty much what you'd expect for upstate New York in late September.
Scorpion debuts EXO-750 "Vintage" Lids
Retro Helmets
Something old, something new, something borrowed... but nothing to cause the blues. In the best wedding tradition, Scorpion's "Vintage" EXO-750 Air helmet marries avant garde upgrades with retro graphics to create a happy union.
Mavizen electrifies 2010 TTX02
Go Green
Remember all those articles back in the 70s in magazines like Popular Science that with the help of artist's renderings portended a future of glass domes on Mars, personal servant robots, and electric cars? Decades later we still haven't been to Mars, and I am still doing my own laundry, however, electric motorcycles are actually available.
Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 Factory | Video
Offical Video
The 2010 Aprilia Dorsoduro Factory turns particularly aggressive aesthetics into one of its strong points. The new colors and carbon fiber top structure underline the sporty nature of a motorcycle that proudly shares the Factory name with the sportiest Aprilia bikes.
MSF promotes Robert Gladden
General Manager
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) announces the promotion of Rob Gladden to General Manager MSF, reporting to MSF President Tim Buche. He previously was MSF Director, Program Administration.
Rossi Nomination aids Motorcycle Racing
Laureus World Sports Awards
Although Valentino Rossi didn't win World Sportsman of the Year during the Laureus World Sports Awards in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, the MotoGP Champion was nominated for the prestigious honor an unprecedented five times.
Zero Motorcycles signs Ralph Sheheen
2010 Road Tour
Zero Motorcycles, a leader in the electric motorcycle industry, announced today that motorsports television personality Ralph Sheheen has been selected to serve as spokesperson for the brand as Zero Motorcycles embarks on its first ever multi-city road tour.
Harley-Davidson 48... new Dark Custom
Hot-Rod Custom
Harley-Davidson has expanded its youth-focused Dark Custom line with a daring new addition--the Sportster Forty-Eight. Utilizing the Sportsters' fuel-injected 1200cc Evolution powerplant, the Forty-Eight rides low with slammed suspension and a classic peanut tank that holds a scant two-gallons.
‘Fast' Freddie Spencer... GP History
Bikes For Sale
Two of ‘Fast' Freddie Spencer's World Championship-winning Honda machines are up for sale. These bikes will only be sold as a matched pair, one that won the 1985 250cc Championship, and the 1983 Championship-winning NS500 triple.
An inside look at Royal Enfield
Company Video
Originally known as just "Enfield", Royal Enfield India was set-up in 1955 when it started receiving 350cc bikes in kits from the UK and assembling them in Chennai, India. Eventually the entire bike was manufactured in India and a couple of years later Enfield started manufacturing the 500cc Bullet.
Motorcycle... Saddlebags vs. Tank Bag
Motorcycle Travel Luggage
Deciding on a saddlebag or a tank bag is usually a matter of how your motorcycle is set up. Usually on a sport bike the exhaust system interferes with the mounting of saddlebags therefore a tank bag makes more sense. Having said that there are some saddlebag types that are made specifically to fit on sport touring bikes.
Telecom Italia renews with MotoGP
MotoGP Support
Dorna Sports S.L. and Telecom Italia are extremely pleased to announce the prolongation of their relationship for a further three years, which will include the continued presence of the company's brand on trackside signage as well as the title sponsorship of the Grand Premio d'Italia TIM at Mugello.
