Friday, September 30, 2011
The last MotoUSA Photo of the Week for September is a great capture of Tyla Rattray on the gas. JDawg gives a moto-photo tip on making practice perfect.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Althea Racing's Carlos Checa was on the verge of capturing a track record at the Magny-Cours circuit during practice as he targets the 2011 World Superbike crown this weekend.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Repsol Honda riders dominate practice on Friday at their home circuit of Motegi while Ben Spies tries to recover from the effects of food poisoning.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Cortech Apparel & Gear, presenting sponsor of AMA Pro Road Racing's Live Timing & Scoring webpage and mobile applications, presented the Cortech Fast Man Standing Award at the September 5th season-ending banquet in Atlantic City, NJ.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
John Hopkins will re-join the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team as a wild-card rider in Sepang for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The 2011 World Superbike and Supersport Championships are quickly coming to a close with Carlos Checa and Chaz Davies on the verge of taking world titles for the first time in their careers.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The 2011 MotoGP Championship is reaching its climax as the paddock approaches the much anticipated Japanese Grand Prix this weekend at Motegi.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sportbikes purpose-built for the street, not the track. Motorcycle USA gathers five motorcycles that fit the bill for our 2011 Road Sport Shootout.
Monday, September 26, 2011
The 2012 World Superbike provisional schedule has been released, with 15 planned rounds for next season.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Carlos Checa's title-winning celebration is put on hold while Castrol Honda's Jonathan Rea comes away impressed by new upgrades to his CBR1000RR. All this and more in the 2011 Imola World Superbike insider.
Monday, September 26, 2011
The first Ride for Kids event in 1984 raised $4,000 for childhood brain tumor research.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
S.E.R.T. retakes the lead in the 2011 FIM World Endurance series after finishing runner-up to SRC Kawasaki during the Le Mans 24 Hours contest.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The 2011 World Superbike Championship remains open despite Carlos Checa scoring podiums in both races at the Imola circuit in Italy.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Althea Racing's Carlos Checa put himself in favorable position to claim Spain's first-ever World Superbike title after dominating Superpole at the Imola circuit on Saturday.
Friday, September 23, 2011
This week our winner offers a unique perspective of a familiar scene. Take a look at the MotoUSA Photo of the Week and get a tip on traveling light with your camera.
Friday, September 23, 2011
The 2012 Honda CBR1000RR features new Big Piston Fork, Balance-Free Rear Shock, lighter wheels and revised styling aimed at giving the venerable liter bike a new look that Honda hopes will help it on both the sales floor and the race track.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Castrol Honda's Jonathan Rea takes advantage of FIM's new allowance of electronic throttle systems and posts the fastest lap in Friday's World Superbike qualifying session at Imola.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Paul Thede is a true racer at heart who's bringing land speed racing into the 21st century with the first 200 mph electric motorcycle.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The Pramac Racing Team announced Loris Capirossi will be forced to miss the Motegi MotoGP round due to injury.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
An agreement was signed in Rome today which will bring the FIM World Superbike Championship to Russia in 2012.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Defending World Superbike champion Max Biaggi is out for the Imola round due to the fractured foot suffered in the last race at Nurburgring.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Former two-term U.S. Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado has joined the American Motorcyclist Association as vice president for government relations beginning Oct. 3.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Valerie Thompson ran a personal best top speed of 201.01 mph with her Alter/Bivins Land Speed Racing Team prepared BMW S1000RR Superbike at the 8th Annual BUB Speed Trials.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The 2011 World Superbike series enters its final three rounds with frontman Carlos Checa looking to capture the championship early.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Ducati gives us a teaser of its 2012 superbike, the Ducati 1199 Panigale, and lays out its racing plans for the next two years on the World Superbike stage.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Revive Your Ride! Fall Giveaway promotion is back to help drive floor traffic and this year it includes all-new VIP prize packages for a couple of lucky participating retailers.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Valentino Rossi's new aluminum chassis fails to spark results in the Ducati garage as teammate Nicky Hayden remains determined to succeed.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Casey Stoner praises the skill of his Repsol Honda teammate while Dani Pedrosa responds to criticism of his clash with Marco Simoncelli which took him out of championship contention.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Yamaha's Ben Spies recounts his trouble with grip at Aragon as Jorge Lorenzo begins to doubt his title defense in the 2011 MotoGP Championship.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Andrea Dovizioso and Eugene Laverty have become leading candidates to join Cal Crutchlow at Yamaha Tech 3 in 2012.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Valentino Rossi has come out against recent testing restrictions in the MotoGP series which have drastically reduced the number of winter tests.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Motorcycle USA gets a special invitation to visit the TCX Boots factory in Italy to preview the brand's manufacturing process as well as some of its new products.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Ex sidecar World Champion and three times TT winner Champion Klaus Klaffenböck has announced his retirement from TT Racing with immediate effect.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) Ride for Kids events in St. Louis and Philadelphia raised a grand total of $185,645 for the fight against childhood brain tumors yesterday.
Monday, September 19, 2011
John Hopkins is undergoing more surgery following his MotoGP crash in the Czech Republic which seriously damaged the American's hand.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Repsol Honda celebrated it 100th victory at the Aragon circuit in Spain on Sunday as one rider led all 23 laps in Round 14 of the 2011 MotoGP Championship.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Our correspondent muses over the late Italian magnate Claudio Castiglioni and American racer Gary Nixon. That and Jorge Lorenzo’s visor, as well as how to wrestle bandits at rest areas.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Sidi, Vemar & AGV are accepting resumes for Racer Support Programs for 2012.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner set a new track record in the process of claiming pole position for Sunday's MotoGP race at Aragon.
Friday, September 16, 2011
This week’s MotoUSA Photo of the Week is a nostalgic look back in time. A snap shot of a life and lifestyle that many are a part of and only a few can comprehend.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Auctions America By RM Expands it's vintage motorcycle event calendar with Barber Vintage Festival and Las Vegas sales.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa stole the lead in free practice from Jorge Lorenzo as Spaniards controlled the timesheets during the first day at Aragon.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Yamaha's Marco Melandri set the pace while MotoGP rider Toni Elias made his BMW Italia debut during a two-day SBK test at Misano.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Supersonic Racing satellite Ducati team has announced it will not participate in the 2012 World Superbike championship
Thursday, September 15, 2011
It was with the generous support of Shoei Safety Helmet Corp. that the Motorcycle Safety Foundation was able to include braking instrumentation in its unprecedented, one-year-long MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation recently graduated its six millionth RiderCourse student, a milestone reached through the ongoing efforts of nearly 10,000 RiderCoaches at more than 2,000 training sites worldwide.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Misano winner Jorge Lorenzo looks to cut into Casey Stoner's 35-point advantage as the MotoGP paddock rolls into the Motorland Aragon circuit.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
In a victory for families who enjoy responsible motorized recreation, President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to allow the sale of kids' off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to continue.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Hundreds of motorcyclists in three states observed the Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance by helping children in need.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A three-year deal has been signed to bring MotoGP to South America, with Argentina’s Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo circuit slated to host Grand Prix in 2013.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The FIM announces the provisional 2012 MotoGP calendar, the 18-round schedule slated for 13 different countries.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Yamaha R1 gets electronic updates for the new model year, set to battle its 2012 Superbike rivals with traction control.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Motorcycle-Superstore and Dunlop are giving away 25 GoPro HD Motorsports HERO cameras so you can capture all the riding action in full 1080p high-definition video and poster-quality still photos.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
On September 1st, 2011 Brough Superior broke the AMA 1350-A-VG Speed Record at Bonneville Salt Flats with an average speed of 124.98 mph.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
American John Hopkins sees his history-making British Superbike campaign improve, taking the points lead with a double victory at Donington.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
As the 2011 MotoGP series prepares for its first and only Japanese Grand Prix, Hiroshi Aoyama talks about the lasting impact of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Monday, September 12, 2011
BMW Motorrad Motorsport has retained Leon Haslam for the 2012 World Superbike season.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Yamaha recently announced both Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies will participate in the upcoming Japanese Grand prix at Motegi in October.
Monday, September 12, 2011
This month our man Melling gets aboard his most coveted road test to date, piloting the bike of his youthful dreams – the 1957 Gilera Four.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Chicken Hawk Racing congratulates Danny Eslick, Chris Fillmore, David Gaviria and James Rispoli for winning the AMA Pro Roadracing Daytona Sportbike, XR1200 and both SuperSport championships using Chicken Hawk Racing tire warmers.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Yamaha and Ducati conduct further tests on their 2012 1000cc racebikes at Italian circuits.
Friday, September 09, 2011
British racer James Toseland has announced his retirement from motorcycle racing, citing long-term affects of a wrist injury earlier this year.
Friday, September 09, 2011
Michael Jordan Motorsports and special guest-appearance by Ben Bostrom at D-Store Chicago Open House Saturday September 10th.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Icon Motosports continues to innovate, offering fresh gear like its smart phone-friendly Justice Touchscreen Gloves and Stryker Field Armor in addition to a bold assortment of motorcycle helmets, jackets and gear.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Claiming a surprising win at Nurburgring while at the same time cutting ties with Paul Bird Motorsport, Kawasaki offers up its plans for 2012 in WSB.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Yamaha Motor Racing Headquarters hosted a very special guest yesterday as three-time World Champion Wayne Rainey arrived at the team’s base in Gerno di Lesmo, near Milan.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
James Parker is making news with his electric tinkering at Mission Motors, but the designer still hasn’t given up on replacing the industry’s front fork bent.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
The Yamaha Champions Riding School, based at Miller Motorsports Park, has announced its 2011-2012 winter schedule of schools to be held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
An agreement has been reached between IMS and Dorna Sports that will see the MotoGP series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway through 2014.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Motoczysz won the final race of the North American TTXGP this weekend, but it was Oregon's Brammo Motorsports and rider Steve Atlas that claimed the 2011 TTXGP N.A. championship.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Colin Edwards has confirmed he will ride for the Forward Racing squad on a new 1000cc private MotoGP machine in 2012.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Loris Capirossi has announced he will retire at the end of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship during an emotional press conference at the Misano circuit.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Jorge Lorenzo breathed new life into his 2011 MotoGP World Championship challenge in Misano with a stunning surge to his third victory of the season.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Casey Stoner blames chronic fatigue for preventing him from challenging for his eighth victory in the 2011 MotoGP Championship during the Misano race.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Valentino Rossi’s rocky debut season with Ducati continues at Misano, with The Doctor unable to pull out any miracles in front of his home crowd.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
The current MotoGP elite pay tribute to a racing legend on the Misano rostrum, as American Wayne Rainey returns to the circuit where his riding career ended back in 1993.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Ducati Oklahoma and Pros 4 Vets teamed up to help promote better riding safety among our brave men and women in uniform.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Carlos Checa delivers another dominating performance to extend his lead in the 2011 World Superbike Championship while Tom Sykes posts his first-ever win. All this and more in the Nurburgring World Superbike Insider.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
The 2011 American SuperBike had its series' finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Sunday with Josh Hayes and Blake Young clashing for the title.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
The final race of the 2011 Daytona SportBike Championship came down to mere inches as a five-rider pack sprinted toward the finish.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
The 2011 AMA SuperSport Championship officially came to a close following a shortened 14-lap encounter at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Chris Fillmore ended his season on a high note by winning the final round of the 2011 XR1200 Championship in New Jersey to claim the title ahead of Steve Rapp.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Carlos Checa extended his lead in the 2011 World Superbike Championship as Sunday's races were held in mixed conditions at the Nurburgring circuit.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo stays in the fight with a strong performance at the Misano circuit during Round 13 of the 2011 MotoGP Championship.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Jonathan Rea will ride a Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade in the 2012 World Superbike championship following an announcement from the Castrol Honda team at Nurburgring in Germany.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
The 2011 American SuperBike Championship entered New Jersey with only five points separating the top-two riders.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
The first Daytona SportBike race at New Jersey Motorsports Park was a close one as one rider lost it all on the final lap.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
The final round of the 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing Championship is underway in New Jersey with the first SuperSport race already in the books.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner secures yet another pole position in record-breaking fashion, the points leader heading the grid for tomorrow’s Misano GP.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
A new lap record was set during today's final Superpole session at the 'Ring as three different manufacturers filled the top three spots.
Friday, September 02, 2011
MotoGP and World Superbike will be owned by the same parent company, with European private equity firm Bridgepoint purchasing SBK owner Infront Sports & Media.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Colin Edwards will campaign the 2012 Grand Prix season, the Texan piloting a CRT effort from Forward Racing.
Friday, September 02, 2011
The final round of the 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing series got underway Friday with qualifying in each class at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Jason DiSalvo will ride aboard a Triumph Daytona 675R during the final round of the 2011 Daytona SportBike Championship at New Jersey.
Friday, September 02, 2011
This Friday's MotoUSA Photo of the Week is a double dose of moto-photo goodness. Check the winning photos for the Second of September.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Alvaro Bautista's 'Hope for Japan' helmet, the one he wore at Laguna Seca, is being auctioned off in the on-going support for the Japan relief effort.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Aprilia's Max Biaggi snagged provisional pole in Germany on Friday as the 2011 World Superbike Championship returns following its summer break.
Friday, September 02, 2011
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo sets the fastest pace during practice ahead of Casey Stoner as Round 13 of the 2011 MotoGP Championship gets underway at Misano.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
After three world titles and 22 years of competing at the World Championship level, Italian rider Loris Capirossi announced today he will retire at the end of this year's MotoGP season.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Race Tech, the world’s largest motorcycle suspension modification company, is set to offer more Rider Support than ever before.
