Articles By Ken Hutchison - Editorial Director

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Never one to shy away from a challenge, no matter how insane, "Hutch" has logged enough miles in the Baja 1000 to be an official Mexican citizen and has traveled the world riding anything with two wheels for over a decade. He's the Editorial Director and a MotoUSA original.

2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R Project Bike - Part IV

Thursday, October 29, 2009
For Part IV of our Kawasaki ZX-6R Project Bike we bolt on adjustable rear sets, levers and clip-ons to dial in race bike ergos.

2010 Honda VFR1200F First Ride

Monday, October 26, 2009
Motorcycle USA rides the 2010 Honda VFR1200F in northern Japan. See what we think aobut this new sport-touring motorcycle from Honda.

World Superbike Portimao Race Results

Sunday, October 25, 2009
The final round of the 2009 World Superbike championship came down to a mano-e-mano showdown between Yamaha's Ben Spies and Ducati's Noriyuki Haga for the right to be called champion.

2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R Project Bike – Part III

Friday, October 23, 2009
In the third installment of Motorcycle USA’s 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R project bike, we work on the gearing, controls and tires for better performance at the track.

2009 Tokyo Motor Show Report

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Motorcycle USA’s Hutchison-san reports live from the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. It may not be the most exciting Tokyo Show, but there are always some two-wheeled suprises…

2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R Project Bike - Part II

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.

2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R Project Bike - Part I

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Motorcycle USA gets its Supersport Shootout-winning Kawasaki ZX-6R project bike even more up to speed with an aftermarket pipe and Power Commander upgrade.

Haslam to Alstare Suzuki World Superbike

Monday, October 12, 2009
Leon Haslam will join Alstare Suzuki in the World Superbike ranks for the upcoming 2010 season.

2010 Yamaha YFZ450X First Ride

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
MotorcycleUSA.com travels to South Carolina for the First Ride of the 2010 Yamaha YFZ450X sport ATV in the tight and technical terrain on the Big Buck GNCC course.

MotoGP Indianapolis Qualifying Results

Saturday, August 29, 2009
Final qualifying on Saturday was held under sunny skies with a slight breeze. Perfect conditions for Dani Pedrosa to put the Repsol Honda on pole for Sunday's race.

2009 Kawasaki Jet-Ski First Rides

Friday, August 28, 2009
We recently sampled the 2009 Kawasaki Jet-Ski line-up at Lake Mead, testing the Ultra 260X and Ultra LX, the STX-15F and 800 SX-R Stand-Up.

AMA Pro Racing Topeka Friday Results

Friday, July 31, 2009
It was a wild Friday at Heartland Park Topeka as Mat Mladin announced his retirement after boycotting this weekend’s racing. Oh yeah, there was qualifying going on as well.

2009 Endurocross Round 1 Results

Sunday, July 26, 2009
Factory KTM rider Taddy Blazusiak held off Monster Kawasaki's Ricky Dietrich at the finish line of the Endurocross season opener.

Catalyst Reaction Suspension School

Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Kenny goes back to school at Thunderhill Raceway, learning the black art of motorcycle suspension tuning in Dave Moss’ Catalyst Reaction Suspension Tuning class.

2009 Honda CBR600RR Project Part I

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A trackday crash gives us a new project. Follow along as we transform the 2009 Honda CBR600RR from already impressive stock form to a proper trackday weapon.

MotoGP Mugello Practice

Friday, May 29, 2009
The Grand Prix of Italy is officially underway at Mugello and it is the Fiat Yamaha pairing of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi who staked claim to the two fastest times of the day.

British Superbike Donington Results

Tuesday, May 26, 2009
The Airwaves Yamaha pairing of James Ellison and Leon Camier dominated the third round of the 2009 British Superbike Championship at Donington Park this past weekend.

2009 North West 200 Results

Friday, May 22, 2009
Weather played a role in the 80th annual North West 200 in Northern Ireland. Mother Nature had her hand in nearly every race on the 9-mile mountain course, causing crashes, red-flags and restarts that wreaked havoc on the weekend race schedule.

AMA Superbike Infineon Saturday

Saturday, May 16, 2009
Yamaha’s Josh Hayes claimed his first career AMA Superbike win and M4 Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas extended his Daytona SportBike class winning streak to three this afternoon at Infineon Raceway.

MotoGP LeMans Final Qualifying

Saturday, May 16, 2009
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa earned the first pole position of the 2009 season after a sneaking a last second flying lap at the end of the final session.
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