Monday, June 01, 2009
Our MotoGP source gives a behind the scenes report on the Mugello MotoGP race and the MotoGP Mugello Insider.
Monday, June 01, 2009
Our British correspondent takes the ferry over to the famed Isle of Man for the 2009 IOM TT races. Find out all you need to enjoy the world’s wildest street racing in the 2009 Isle of Man TT preview.
Monday, June 01, 2009
Members of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) have a new way to qualify for free roadside assistance for their motorcycles, cars, trucks, motorhomes and trailers.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
We take you behind the scenes at Miller Motorsports Park for the American round of the World Superbike Championship.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
How did American Ben Spies fare in his home World Superbike races at Miller Motorsports Park? Find out in the World Superbike Salt Lake City Race 2 results.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Did Ben Spies pull off the home win in the first World Superbike race at Miller? Find out in the World Superbike Salt Lake City Race 1 results.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Rossi, Stoner and Lorenzo duke it out at the Mugello MotoGP race. Which of the three points leaders came out on top? Find out in the MotoGP Mugello Results.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
We take you behind the scenes at Miller Motorsports Park for the American round of the World Superbike Championship.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
The grid has been set for tomorrow's World Superbike races at Miller Motorsports Park after a record-setting run by a local favorite.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Officials at Miller Motorsports Park announced that the track has signed a contract extension with Infront Motor Sports, that will keep the World Superbike and World Supersport series on its calendar through 2013.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Four riders battled down to the wire in today's qualifying session at Mugello with Ducati, Suzuki, and Yamaha all landing on the front row of the grid.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Aprilia's Max Biaggi captured the provisional pole position from Texan Ben Spies on his 25th lap of the World Superbike Friday Qualifying session at Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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.
Friday, May 29, 2009
The Miller Motorsports Park World Superbike weekend kicked off Thursday with a series of promotional activities in downtown Salt Lake City followed by freestyle motocross and a Hoobastank concert at EnergySolutions Arena.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Yoshimura has released the RS-5 for the 2009 Honda CBR600RR. The RS-5 is currently available in Slip-on and Full System configurations with stainless steel, carbon fiber or titanium sleeve material.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Brammo, maker of the Enertia plug-in electric motorcycle, announced that Best Buy is an official sponsor and team partner of Brammo’s two-bike team that will compete in the Isle of Man TTXGP race.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Skip Barber is pulling out the stops to ensure a successful launch of the Skip Barber Superbike School Powered by KTM on June 10-11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with special introductory packages and exhibits.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Mona Ehnes, a long-time champion of off-highway motorcyclists' rights, will be among the motorcycling heroes honored at the 2009 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Las Vegas this Dec. 5.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Ducati Xerox duo of Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio will face a strong challenge from American Ben Spies in Round 7 of the 2009 World Superbike Championship, held at the Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Julie Chichlowski has been appointed the new Chair of the Board for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF). She succeeds former MSF Chair of the Board David Edwards, who retired in April of 2009 from American Honda Motor Co.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Generali Group, one of the largest insurance providers in Europe, has sponsored the Ducati MotoGP Team. The Generali Lion logo will appear on the Ducati bikes of Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Aprilia USA announced that its RSV4 factory superbike will be unveiled in the States this weekend at the WSBK round at Miller Motorsports Park.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Round 5 of the 2009 MotoGP Championship brings the riders to the ultra-fast Mugello circuit in Italy where the young Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo will be pitted against home-town legend Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner on the Italian-made Ducati.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The early spring weather has our Rambling man doing yard work rather than riding, although cutting the grass while thinking of an unusual motorcycle spotted earlier in the day.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Arai ranks highest in satisfying motorcycle helmet owners for an 11th consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Motorcycle Helmet Satisfaction Study.
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.
Friday, May 22, 2009
The waterproof Great Basin Saddlebag from Giant Loop motorcycle luggage solutions is designed specifically for BMWs, Suzuki V-Strom, KTM 950, 990, Adventure and SE models, and just about any other machine with the capacity to carry a passenger.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Gilles Vaillancourt, a pioneer in off-road motorcycle suspension development, will be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame this December at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Five of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies went cross-training in Spain, a tough but fun-filled program of physical tests and training, cycling, running, motocross and supermotard in Barcelona.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Longtime motorcycle journalist and racer Mitch Boehm will join the Schwantz School as an instructor at Barber Motorsports Park.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
These new Alpinestars products specifically designed for women riders. More than just a re-sized version of a men’s riding jacket, Alpinestars’ line of Stella jackets is designed and developed specifically for women.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Yamaha to Auction MotoGP Star Colin Edwards' Gear to Benefit Feed the Children.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The world’s fastest rider, Rocky Robinson, turns his LSR attention to the boys and girls rockin’ the fastest sidecars on the globe in this month’s edition of Salt Addiction.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Chris Vermeulen is the star of the latest film available for exclusive viewing on the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP website.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The Motorcycle Industry Council's 2008 Owner Survey shows that there are more riders, more households that own a motorcycle, and more women and youth on two wheels.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Jamie Hacking will fill in for injured rider Makoto Tamada on the Paul Bird Motorsport Kawasaki team in the upcoming World Superbike round at Miller Motorsports Park.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Valentino Rossi's Crew Chief Jerry Burgess discusses the Italian rider's disappointing run in Le Mans, Marco Melandri celebrates a podium, and the Ducati team struggles to get Nicky Hayden into top form.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Yoshimura has announced three new products for the 2009 Yamaha R1: The R-77 Slip-on, an updated TRC-D, and Case Savers.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Tuesday May 19th, at 10:30 p.m. (EDT), SPEED TV will premier a new motorcycle show, Test Ride, featuring the Kawasaki Ninja® ZX™-6R, Hosted by Jason Britton, Monster Energy/Kawasaki factory stunt rider and the irrepressible star of SPEED TV’s Super Bikes! show.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Motorcycle-USA takes the latest liter-bikes and put's them to the test in our annual big-bore shootout. Welcome to the 2009 Superbike Smackdown VI.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Could Josh Hayes and the Yamaha Superbike team motor to another victory today in American Superbike's Race 2 at Infineon or would the Suzuki juggernaut begin a new streak?
Sunday, May 17, 2009
The M4 Suzuki team battled it out with the Team Graves Yamahas for the top spots on the podium in Daytona SportBike's Race 2 at Infineon today.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Jorge Lorenzo bounced back from a rough weekend in Spain to top the MotoGP field in a wet-then-dry French GP.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
2009 FIM Hannspree World Superbike motorcycle racing results from Round 6 of the 2009 Hannspree World Superbike Championship in Kyalami, South Africa.
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.
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.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
2009 FIM HANNspree World Superbike Superpole motorcycle racing results from Round 6 of the 2009 HANNspree World Superbike Championship in Kyalami, South Africa.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Yamaha Factory riders Ben Bostrom and Josh Hayes went one-two during the Friday Qualifying session at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Mat Mladin clocked-in one-tenth behind Hayes to take third.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Rick James of Carrollton, Texas, has won the annual Ride for Kids/Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows bike drawing, which raised $78,000 to fight pediatric brain tumors.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Michel Fabrizio posted the fastest Friday qualifying lap at the Kyalami circuit, followed by Jonathan Rea and Ben Spies. Regis Laconi suffered severe vertebral trauma after crashing in the morning free practice.
