Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Over 65 teams took on the brutal 24-hour challenge at Glen Helen last weekend with the pro division competing for a $5000 purse.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The 2009 Portugal ISDE is finally over and Day 6 again proved to be a challenging one. I got through it without incident but some other riders weren't so lucky.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Construction is now underway at Daytona International Speedway on a dirt track to host AMA Pro Flat Track events.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A recent article by MotoUSA Exec Steve Atlas showcases rocker David Kennedy of Angels & Airwaves and his passion for road racing. Find out the results on his second race at Willow Springs inside.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
An agreement between Infront Motor Sports and Eurosport Group allows for extended TV and digital rights to the FIM World Superbike Championship for 2010 to 2012 seasons.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Enthusiastic riders from all around the world are welcome to join Edelweiss on this tour around the globe – with 40,000 miles to ride in 248 days!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Motorcycle USA is on hand as Rockstar David Kennedy of Angels and Airwaves fame tackles his first novice road race for this month's MC Life.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Biketoberfest 2009 included standard fare like Willie's Tropical Tattoo Show, the Rat's Hole Custom Bike contest, and racing at Daytona International Raceway in the form of the 8 Hours of Daytona.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Our MotoUSA correspondent gets a chance to chat with off-road racer Mike Brown about how his 2009 season and where he's headed in 2010..
Monday, October 19, 2009
The AMA SuperSport Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway was won by a slim margin. This race marks the final event of the 2009 AMA Pro Road Racing series.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Thomas Chareyre captured his third consecutive win and third in the S1 Championship during the weekend at the Grand Prix of Greece FIM Supermoto.
Monday, October 19, 2009
The fourth annual 8 Hours At Daytona has concluded with Westby Racing taking the honors this past weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
Monday, October 19, 2009
The MSF and the motorcycle industry would like to take this opportunity to address the recent decision by the FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) and Oklahoma State University to conduct an 'abbreviated' Motorcycle Crash Causation Study.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Our MotoUSA correspondent takes you inside the Australian Phillip Island MotoGP race. Read all the details here.
Monday, October 19, 2009
The ROHVA is disappointed that the CPSC announced a ballot vote on the agency's staff recommendation to proceed with a rulemaking process for recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) by publishing an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Polaris Industries released its Third Quarter 2009 Results which reveals that Victory Motorcycles sales are down 56% compared to the same period in 2008.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Motorcycle-USA heads off to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to take the Skip Barber Superbike School powered by KTM. A stable of KTM RC8 motorcycles and one of our favorite tracks equals a good time had by all.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Round 15 of MotoGP at Phillip Island was a short race for one of the top-five championship riders. Find out what happened and who was involved inside.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The 2009 ISDE is complete with France proving the most dominant nation by far. America struggled early and again towards the end of the week, but the three national teams were all able to finish in the top-five of their divisions.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Hometown favorite Josh Day claimed pole position for Sunday's AMA Pro SuperSport National Shootout to be held at Daytona International Speedway.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Under the threat of rain, Saturday's MotoGP qualifying at Phillip Island commenced. Out of the top-three title contenders, who will start in the pole position?
Friday, October 16, 2009
International riders knocked out another day at the ISDE which featured a much different attitude than the first four days. Tomorrow they will finish with some light trails and a final moto.
Friday, October 16, 2009
We met a true icon in the custom bike building world, Ron Finch, in a chance encounter at Sturgis this year. Here's a look at Finch's latest custom creation, Captivator.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Vespa USA's Pink breast cancer fund raising program is reaching new milestones but wants your help to raise further awareness and you might win a new pink Vespa LX 50.
Friday, October 16, 2009
We test the new 2010 Thor Force Composite Helmet and find the good and bad traits of this mid-price dirt bike helmet.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Travis Pastrana will ring in the New Year attempting to shatter the World Record for Longest Distance Jump in a Rally Car at Long Beach, California.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Day 5 had a much different feel than the previous course layouts which was a nice change of pace for our test rider.
Friday, October 16, 2009
A new championship series is taking shape in the form of World Xtreme Enduro and it's the work of Erzbergrodeo mastermind Karl Katoch. More Details will become available June 2010.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Jay Leno's Star VMax was recent the star attraction at a recent Barrett-Jackson auction that raised big bucks for a NYC community arts program.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Round 15 of MotoGP gets underway with free practice sessions at the Phillip Island circuit as the battle for the GP title heads to the wire.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent takes us back to the golden era of racing on closed public roads, this year’s Belgian TT in Gedinne.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Now that the Motorcycle USA's Kawasaki ZX-6R project bike is transformed into a purpose-built trackday missile, it's time to push the button and launch it at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
ISDE competitors are glad to have finished the second loop and will hopefully leave the sand whoops behind for the final two days.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Preparing to celebrate its 37th year as the world’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, SCORE international officially announced today its five-race schedule for the 2010 SCORE Desert Series.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
As part of the excitement of the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open, the Amateur National Arenacross Championships welcomed the nation’s top amateur competitors to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for a one-day extravaganza.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The 8 Hours At Daytona race will coincide with the AMA Pro SuperSport Shoei National Championship Shootout spring race this Sunday at the Daytona International Speedway.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The lone trials rider in the top ten overall point standings breaks up Taddy Blazusiak’s win streak at Columbus (Ohio), scores he and Christini AWD KTM’s first-ever Endurocross win.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Chilly is happy to see Day 4 come to an end. Portugal is proving as difficult as it is beautiful.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Harley-Davidson released its 3rd Quarter Results today that revealed an 84.1% decline in net income from the year-ago quarter.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Harley-Davison just announced today in a series of press releases that it will be shutting down Buell Motor Company to further focus on the Harley-Davison brand, as well as selling MV Agusta.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Motorcycle USA tests the all-new 2010 Ducati Hypermotard 796 near Ducati's factory in Bologna, Italy. Find out what it's like in this First Ride review.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Riders started a new loop today and were hoping for some relief from the hammered course on Day 1 and 2. That proved to be a pipe dream as teams suffered to the halfway point.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Chilly is starting to feel the effects of a physical and mental pounding only the ISDE can dish out. He survived the halfway mark.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The World Superbike rider shuffle continues with Hannspree Ten Kate Honda announcing that it has signed former Alstare Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner for the 2010 World Superbike season.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The 2010 KTM 450 SX-F comes to take on all big-bore motocross challengers. We sample the 450 SX-F dirt bike at two different SoCal motocross tracks for an introduction to the big Orange MX bike.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo dominated in Portugal but with Stoner back to normal it should be a three-way fight for the win at the Grand Prix of Australia in Phillip Island.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The second day of ISDE racing in Portugal has closed out as the racers ran the same loop as yesterday. It proved to be a brutal day for multiple teams.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
KTM’s rally racing ace, Cyril Despres, conquered all comers in the Egyption sand for the 2009 Pharaons Ralley aboard his KTM 690 rally dirt bike.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Chilly White drops a quick note after completing the first two days at the ISDE in Portugal.
