Saturday, June 30, 2012
Tom Sykes will open Race 1 of World Superbike racing at Aragon from pole position, earning his sixth Superpole in eight rounds.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner continue their title fight at Assen, with a major shakeup of the championship.
Friday, June 29, 2012
The Grand Prix Commission has repealed of the Rookie Rule, as well as a freeze on engine bore and stroke through the end of the 2014 season
Friday, June 29, 2012
Kawasaki Racing Team has adopted the new World Superbike rule which requires all SBK bikes to feature headlight-shaped stickers in the form of their real world counterparts.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Soaring temperatures challenged World Superbike riders during Friday's qualifying session at Motorland Aragon in Spain.
Friday, June 29, 2012
The ADAC in Munich, Germany recently signed a five-year contract with Dorna Sports to keep the German Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sachsenring.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Casey Stoner returns to the top of the MotoGP field, claiming pole position for the Assen TT ahead of his Alien cohorts.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Graves Yamaha's Josh Hayes tops the AMA Pro Racing timesheet during a two-day test at New Orleans, La.'s NOLA Motorsports Park.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Last year’s Assen TT winner, Ben Spies, sets the Thursday pace leading an Anglo/American top three at the Dutch circuit.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
TRYONIC comes out with Back Protectors that have a perfect blend of protection and comfort.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The FIM rejects an appeal by the Pol Espargaro’s Pons Moto 2 team to penalize Repsol rider Marc Marquez for a racing incident at Catalunya, clearing Marquez of a 1-minute penalty.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
XDL Championship Series partners with the Queen Mary to bring the Motorcycle Madness back to Long Beach CA.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The now 41-year-old Max Biaggi rolls into Motorland Aragon, and the second half of the World Superbike season, in the catbird seat for SBK title number two.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Motorcycle USA and DK Publishing are giving away copies of the new book, Motorcycle: The Definitive Visual History with the grand prize winner scoring a $300 Harley-Davidson gift card as well.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Most riders only catch a sidelong glimpse of the famed Bonneville Salt Flats while doing 75 mph on I-80. Our man Melling explains why that’s a shame.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
We've got a couple thousand miles of adventure touring in the TCX Infinity GORE-TEX boots. These Italian motorcycle boots are a blend of street and dirt features.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Ducati owners flock to a sold out Track Day Event at Ducati Revs New England.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Reg Pridmore’s CLASS Motorcycle Schools has announced a second Ride Safe, Think Fast seminar which is scheduled for August 11, 2012.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Meet Cardenas, Westby, Ulrich and Myers at Chugz in Mansfield, Ohio.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Yamaha announces a full slate of activitiees scheduled for the Yamaha Marketplace during the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
MotoGP heads to the Assen TT in The Netherlands for Round 7 of the 2012 season. Jorge Lorenzo continues to lead in points and comes into the round with three straight wins.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport rookie Devon McDonough recounts his experience racing Barber for the first time in Round 6 of the 2012 AMA Pro Racing season.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The AMA Pro Live streaming video system was launched during the first day of testing at NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans, giving fans the chance to go behind the scenes of AMA Pro Racing.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The XDL Championship Series brings motorcycle madness to Indianapolis in August 2012.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The June 26, 2012 issue of Cycle News is now available in digital edition and in the Apple Newstand from Motorcycle USA’s new media partner.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
MotoGP fans can buy Indy tickets at selected Yamaha dealers. This great deal provides a big savings and special perks for Red Bull Indianapolis GP customers.
Monday, June 25, 2012
The Motorcycle Industry Council is set to host a reception and luncheon during the AMA International Women and Motorcycling Conference in Carson City, Nevada on Thursday, July 26, 2012.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Nine of the world’s highest-performance Japanese and European sportbikes face off in our annual liter-bike comparison. Which one do you need in your garage?
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Josh Hayes ran out front once again in AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike at Barber, leaving the battle for second between Blake Young and Josh Herrin.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Cameron Beaubier made it a perfect weekend after AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park after fending off tough competition.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Hayden Gillim, James Rispoli, Jake Lewis and Tomas Puerta battled for podium position in AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
The XR1200 action was intense at Barber Motorsports Park as Tyler O'Hara and Kyle Wyman battled for the lead well ahead of the rest of the pack.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Monster Energy Graves Yamaha teammates Josh Hayes and Josh Herrin battled for first in Race one of AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike at Barber Motorsports Park.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
An intense battle between Cameron Beaubier, Dane Westby, Tommy Hayden and Jason DiSalvo made Race 1 of AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike at Barber Motorsports Park a nail-biter.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Dustin Dominguez appeared to be on pace to earn the win in Race 1 of AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport at Barber, but a late race pass changed the order on the podium.
Friday, June 22, 2012
AMA Pro Racing qualifying kicked-off at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday, with Josh Hayes leading the SuperBike pack.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Two Pole Position Hospitality Club seats and a tour of Cal Crutchlow's pit box at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca have been added to the auction of leathers Crutchlow wore at the recent British Grand Prix.
Friday, June 22, 2012
M1 Powersports presents the Test Fest Kart Challenge, one of the headline events of the AMA Pro Test Fest at NOLA Motorsports Park set for June 26-27, 2012.
Friday, June 22, 2012
MotoUSA tests the latest offering from Continental Tire, the ContiSportAttack 2. Read on to find out what we thought of these high performance sportbike tires.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The MotoGP Silly Season drama continues with an expected repeal of the MotoGP Rookie Rule, opening the door for Marc Marquez to fill Casey Stoner’s Repsol Honda seat in 2013.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
A food drive in support of the Second Harvest Food Bank is to be held during the Triupmh Big Kahuna New Orleans at NOLA Motorsports Park.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
50 U.S. lawmakers oppose motorcycle-only checkpoints.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
This month’s Land Speed Racing feature focuses on Max Lambky, aka Mad Max or The Kansas Bad Man, and the new bent of his Vincent-powered streamliner.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Ducati has issued a recall for certain model 2012 1199 Panigale for an improper screw which may have been used to connect the swingarm to the rear suspension linkage.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
AMA Pro Road Racing heads to Birmingham, Alabama for the Triumph Superbike Classic at Barber Motorsports Park, Round 6 of the 2012 AMA Pro season.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Time remains for fans to purchase Motorcycle Super Saver package for Barber events.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Honey Badger Cares: Yamaha is auctioning off MotoGP star Cal Crutchlow's historic Silverstone leathers to benefit Feed the Children.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Enter to win a specially autographed 50th Anniversary 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, with proceeds to benefit the Race 2 Embrace Crusade led by by Bubba Shobert.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Triumph riders to lead parade laps with fans at AMA Pro Road Racing event at Barber Motorsports Park.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
A market analyst for the Chinese powersports industry notes one of the major trends of the many Chinese motorcycle manufacturers, consolidation.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Brian Sharp of Boulder Motor Sports was given the opportunity to enter World Superbike as a wildcard at Miller Motorsports Park and chose rider Shane Turpin to pilot the Ducati in the event.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Jorge Lorenzo may have won the British GP at Silverstone, but the standing ovation from fans was for the heroic performance from Englishman Cal Crutchlow, who charged from last to sixth despite a broken ankle.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The MotoGP momentum has turned from Casey Stoner to his rival Jorge Lorenzo, with three consecutive defeats the Repsol Honda rider is worried over the RC213V’s pace.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Jorge Lorenzo claims MotoGP victory 21 at Silverstone, while tire woes keep Ben Spies’ season stumbling. Our MotoGP Insider reports from the British GP.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Tech 3 team boss Herve Poncharal reflects on his rider Cal Crutchlow’s noteworthy performance at Silverstone.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Valentino Rossi had another disappointing MotoGP result at Silverstone, with the nine-time world champion remaining coy about his 2013 plans.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Our man Melling gets a taste of the Grand Prix serfdom reserved for MotoGP fans who bother to visit an actual MotoGP race.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The June 19, 2012 issue of Cycle News is now available in digital edition and in the Apple Newstand from Motorcycle USA’s new media partner.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Pegram Racing speeds into Hollywood for a second season of Superbike Family!
Monday, June 18, 2012
AMA Pro Racing announces AMA Pro Test Fest Fan Activities during June 26-27 Official Series Test at NOLA Motorsports Park.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Yamaha Factory Racing recently celebrated the 70th birthtday of 15-time Grang Prix winner Giacomo Agostini at Silverstone.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Final preparations are being made for the official opening of the seventh edition of World Ducati Week.
Monday, June 18, 2012
There is one week left to enter to win a Triumph Daytona 675R from M1 PowerSports and Motorcycle-Superstore.com.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
A tight battle for the lead marked the opening of MotoGP Round 6 at Silverstone, with Ben Spies coming off the grid in first. Jorge Lorenzo extends his points lead and Casey Stoner is unable to take a second consecutive win at the British circuit.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
The threat of rain during MotoGP qualifying at Silverstone didn't slow the riders and Alvaro Bautista came out of the session with the first pole position of his MotoGP career.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Yamaha Motor Corporation and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca are offering a special Yamaha MotoGP ticket package to the 2012 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.
Friday, June 15, 2012
American made RSD "Lazy Boy" jacket for the Cafe crowd.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Motorcyclists nationwide can celebrate Ride To Work Day on Monday June 18. The Motorcycle Industry encourages all riders to gear up and get riding.
Friday, June 15, 2012
The Fast By Gast Summer Showdown results are in and DME Racing's Joey Gladstone posted 213 mph, earning him his second straight win.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Fluctuating weather conditions provided a wet track practice in the first MotoGP session at Silverstone and a dry track practice in the second. Casey Stoner and Ben Spies vied for the top spot late in Free Practice 2.
Friday, June 15, 2012
AMA Pro Road Racing Series returns to Barber for the Triumph Superbike Classic that is presented by America's First Federal Credit Union.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Alpinestars introduces the latest in sportike road racing safety apparel with the X Death Spray Custom Anatomy Suit.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner and company head to Silverstone for Round 6 of the 2012 MotoGP season.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
K&N Filters continues with XDL Championship Series sponsorship in 2012.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Jorge Lorenzo and Yamaha reach an agreement for the 2013 and 2014 MotoGP seasons.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Prolific world championship winning tuner Derek 'Nobby' Clark inducted into AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Ride for Kids events in Ohio and Colorado raise $138,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Our vintage motorcycle expert goes high-tech, reviewing the Contour Roam, an everyman’s action sports video camera.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The June 12, 2012 digital edition of Cycle News is available online and in the Apple Newstand from Motorcycle USA’s new media partner.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
AMA News & Notes is a monthly publication designed to inform motorcyclists of rights-related issues and events around the world.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Biaggi secured his grip on the 2012 World Superbike title with a masterful performance at Misano. Our SBK Insider explains how.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Contributing photographer Kevin Warren files an insider brief on the 2012 Isle of Man TT from the behind the stone walls and iron fences of the Mountain Course.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Motorcycle USA gathered up eight liter-bikes and put them to the test in 2012 Superbike Smackdown IX Street. Find out which superbike is the champ this year.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Round 2 of the FIM Endurance World Championship headed to Qatar for the 8 Hours of Doha. BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent turned pole position into their first World Endurance win of the season.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
M1 Powersports gets to know AMA Pro GoPro Daytona Sporbike rider JD Beach in 20 Things You Didn't Know About JD Beach.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Kenan Sofuoglu defended his points lead in World Supersport at Misano, taking the lead early and holding to the finish.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Max Biaggi had one of his best World Superbike rounds of the season at Misano, making a late race pass for the lead in Race 1 and holding steady out front for most of Race 2.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Following the recent earthquakes that hit the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, World Superbike officials annoucned two initiatives to express solidarity with those affected by the disaster.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
The 2012 Isle of Man Senior TT was cancelled for the first time in 105 years due to poor weather conditions.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Infront Motorsports has signed an agreement with Jaypee Sports International Ltd. which adds the Buddh International Circuit in India to the FIM Superbike World Championship in 2013.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Wet conditions at Misano left some of the top World Superbike riders in the back rows, though there's no lack of familiar faces out front.
Friday, June 08, 2012
UK Manufacturer Norton has won the 2012 Motul Team Award for Technical Excellence at the Isle of Man TT Races.
Friday, June 08, 2012
Dave Molyneux and Patrick Farrance battled with Tim Reeves and Dan Sayle, each team looking to secure victory in Sure Sidecar Race 2 during the 2012 Isle of Man TT.
Friday, June 08, 2012
America's First Federal Credit Union announced that it will become presenting sponsor of the 2012 Triumph Superbike Classic at Barber Motorsports Park, an AMA Pro Road Racing Series event.
Friday, June 08, 2012
The top 17 riders were just one second off the fastest time set in Friday's first World Superbike qualifying session at the Misano Adriatico World Circuit.
Friday, June 08, 2012
Tommy Hayden has officially signed on to ride the Yamaha Extended Service/Graves/Yamaha YZF-R6 for the remainder of the 2012 AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike season.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Yamaha Factory Racing welcomes Pepsico as a new Official Supplier to the team for 2012.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Motorcycle Superstore sponsored SuperSport rider Devon McDonough files an update from his weekend battling for the top 10 at Road America.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Bipartisan congressional letter seeks to end federal funding of motorcycle-only checkpoints.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Digital buttons help spread the news about the 'Do The Ride Thing' video contest.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
M1 PowerSports, RoadRace Factory and AMA Pro Racing are to unveil an AMA Pro Live Streaming Experience at NOLA Motorsports Park Test.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
The Specialist: At an age when most racers have hung up their leathers, Grand National part-timer Willie McCoy’s just started winning.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Michael Dunlop scored his third career Isle of Man TT victory, the McAdoo Racing rider besting Cameron Donald in the second Supersport TT.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Michael Rutter repeats as the TT Zero champion, the MotoCzysz rider one of three competitors to break the 100 mph lap barrier at the Isle of Man.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
FIXI Crescent Suzuki’s Leon Camier will be joining Suzuki Test Rider Nobuatsu Aoki and Australian Superbike Champ Josh Waters for the 35th Anniversary Suzuka 8-Hour race in Japan next month.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Josh Hayes and Martin Cardenas consolidated their stranglehold on the SuperBike and SportBike series as AMA Pro Racing approaches the halfway marker at Road America.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
XDL Championship Series announces Global Ambassador Program with ISR of Indonesia.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
The June 5, 2012 issue of Cycle News is now available in digital edition and in the Apple Newstand from Motorcycle USA’s new media partner.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Motorcyclists bring $262,715 to three Ride for Kids events.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame supporters are invited to participate in the My Hall of Fame project.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Motorsport Aftermarket Group adds Motorcycle Industry Leader Holger Mohr to the team.
Monday, June 04, 2012
The Isle of Man TT races continued wihth the Royal London 360 Superstock TT and John McGuinness is one step closer to Joey Dunlop's outright record.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Virginia City street party planned for AMA International Women & Motorcycling Conference.
Monday, June 04, 2012
M1 PowerSports and Wavecrest Marketing Group partner up for Triumph Big Kahuna Miami at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Monday, June 04, 2012
The Isle of Man Supersport TT Race 1 ended with one of TT Racing's narrowest margins for victory, a mere 0.77 seconds separating first and second place.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Current Tech 3 Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow claims he would have no fears about accepting an offer from Ducati to race the fickle Desmosedici.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Jorge Lorenzo extended his points lead with another victory on his home soil, the Factory Yamaha rider besting fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Dani Pedrosa remains winless in 2012, with the Spaniard frustrated at his home Catalunya GP by rival Jorge Lorenzo.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Valentino Rossi couldn’t repeat his wet-weather Le Mans results at the dry Catalunya GP, with the Ducati rider finishing seventh at the Spanish circuit.
Monday, June 04, 2012
Andrea Dovizioso claimed his first MotoGP podium with Yamaha, as the Tech 3 satellite team tallies its best result of 2012 at Catalunya.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Hayes continued his epic AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike season in Race 2 at Road America, leaving the rest of the field to scramble for the remaining podium positions.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Over half-way through Daytona SportBike Race 2 at Road America the top nine riders were still within one second of first in a heated battle for podium position.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
The order out front changed drastically in the final moments of AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport Race 2 at Road America.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Kyle Wyman, Michael Barnes and Tyler O'Hara battled at Road America for the top spot in AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200.
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa put on a show for first place in front of their home crowd at Catalunya and Casey Stoner fails to make the MotoGP podium.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Josh Hayes and Blake Young were once again out in front of the pack, but the battle for third remained in question to the finish.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
It was anyone's guess who would land on the podium in Race 1 of AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike at Road America. Martin Cardenas, Cameron Beaubier, Jason DiSalvo and Dane Westby traded position right up to the checkers in this heated battle.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
The Isle of Man Sure Sidecar TT race ended with a verteran TT rider scoring the 15th TT victory of his career and his partner taking his first ever TT win.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
It was an intense battle for first through Race 1 of AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport at Road America with the podium order in question to the checkers.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
The results are in for the 2012 Isle of Man Dainese Superbike round with John McGuinness and Cameron Donaled earning top honors.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
The MotoGP riders took full advantage of warm, dry conditions at Catalunya to post qualifying times close to the circuit's fastest lap set in 2008 by Casey Stoner.
Friday, June 01, 2012
The final day of qualifying for the 2012 Isle of Man TT was cut short late in the day after oil spots were seen on the course at both Barregarrow and Ballaugh.
Friday, June 01, 2012
AMA Pro Road Racing kicked off Round 8 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Friday with qualifying sessions for SuperBike, SportBike and SuperSport.
Friday, June 01, 2012
The May 30, 2012 digital edition of Cycle News is available online and in the Apple Newstand from Motorcycle USA’s new media partner.
Friday, June 01, 2012
Pirelli Tires is offering one lucky fan the chance to win a trip to Round 11 of the 2012 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series at Steel City Raceway.
Friday, June 01, 2012
High temperatures marked the opening practice sessions of MotoGP Round 5 at the Gran Premi Aperol De Catalunya in Spain.
Friday, June 01, 2012
We sat down and asked World Superbike BMW Motorrad Motorsport teammates Marco Melandri and Leon Haslam a few questions at America's Miller Motorsports Park.