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Articles By Bart Madson - Managing Editor

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Be it bike tests, feature stories or racing reports Madson has been scribbling at Motorcycle USA for almost a half decade. He rides whatever’s in the MCUSA garage - just don’t ask him to wheelie.

2009 Sport-Touring Shootout IV

Monday, November 09, 2009
Motorcycle USA samples four sport-touring motorcycles on an 800-mile ride to see what 2009 bike best combines sportbike performance with touring comfort.

2009 Triumph Sprint ST Comparison

Monday, November 09, 2009
See the Triumph Sprint ST battle its sport-touring rivals in Motorcycle USA's 2009 Sport-Touring Shootout.

2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 Comparison

Monday, November 09, 2009
See the Kawasaki Concours 14 battle its sport-touring rivals in Motorcycle USA's 2009 Sport-Touring Shootout.

2009 Yamaha FJR1300 Comparison

Monday, November 09, 2009
See the 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 battle its sport-touring rivals in Motorcycle USA's 2009 Sport-Touring Shootout.

2009 BMW K1300GT Comparison

Monday, November 09, 2009
See the BMW K1300GT battle its sport-touring rivals in Motorcycle USA's 2009 Sport-Touring Shootout.

2010 AMA Pro Road Racing Schedule Out

Thursday, November 05, 2009
AMA Pro Road Racing releases a 2010 schedule with some big ommissions, most notable being Miller Motorsports and Laguna Seca.

BMW Upgrades Boxer Engine for 2010

Thursday, November 05, 2009
BMW debuts a revitalized version of its Boxer Flat Twin, with more horsepower and higher rev ceiling, on its 2010 R1200GS, GS Adventure and R1200RT.

TTXGP Electric Motorcycle Race for US

Wednesday, November 04, 2009
After making its debut at the 2009 Isle of Man TTs, the TTXGP electric race will run next year in the US as well, with the TTXGP U.S. Championships held at Infineon May 14-16.

Ben Spies Dons New Livery for Valencia

Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Ben Spies will compete at the 2009 Valencia MotoGP finale aboard a one-off Sterilgarda Yamaha livery.

2010 Kawasaki Concours 14 First Ride

Friday, October 30, 2009
Kawasaki refines its monster-motored sport-tourer with customer feedback to improve touring cred. But does the re-invigorated 2010 Kawasaki Concours 14 benefit from the changes?

2006 MotoGP Valencia Results

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Unbelievable is a good word to summarize the events of the season-ending race at Valencia.

Brammo Shocking Barack Tour Ends

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Brammo delivers its Enertia to Washington D.C. on the Shocking Barack tour - a three-week trip from Detroit to D.C. displaying the potential of electric motorcycles.

Portimao SBK Test Wraps Up Rea on Top

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
New riders getting to know new teams and new racebikes as the 2010 season begins with the first test at Portimao. See who stacked up where in our Portimao SBK test wrapup.

Sykes Joins Vermeulen on 2010 Kawasaki SBK

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
British rider Tom Sykes finds a home for 2010 on the Kawasaki ZX-10R, campaigning alongside MotoGP rider and former SBK star Chris Vermeulen.

CPSC to Regulate ROV Utility Vehicles

Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Consumer Product Safety Commision is back in the OHV news, with reports that the government agency has voted to write mandatory rules regulating ROVs.

Yamaha Electric Scooter Concepts at Tokyo

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Yamaha reveals a couple interesting takes on the electric scooter concept with the EC-f, EC-fs and EC-3 at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show.

BMW Electric C1-E Scooter Prototype

Thursday, October 08, 2009
Could the BMW C1 be back? Not quite, but BMW has unveiled this interesting electric-powered C1-E prototype for the eSUM European safety project.

2009 US Open Supercross Preview

Thursday, October 08, 2009
The James Stewart and Chad Reed rivalry comes to a head at the 2009 US Open Supercross. Find out what to expect this weekend in Vegas.

2010 Kymco Scooters First Ride

Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Motorcycle USA visits Asheville, North Carolina to sample the sizeable KYMCO scooter inventory, including the all-new Downtown 300i maxiscooter.

2010 Kawasaki Z1000 & Versys First Looks

Monday, October 05, 2009
Kawasaki unveils an all-new version of its large-displacement streetfighter, the 2010 Z1000, and minor revisions to its popular Versys.
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