Past Articles Project Motorcycles

2009 Honda CBR600RR Project Bike Part II

Friday, November 20, 2009
Our 2009 Honda CBR600RR project bike continues with some new body work and paint along with many parts that sets our CBR600RR project bike on a whole different level.

2010 Honda Fury Project Bike Preview

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Honda Fury has polarized rider opinion and now Motorcycle USA is making the Fury its latest project bike, looking to give Honda’s production chopper the aftermarket treatment.

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.

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 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.

2009 Honda CRF450X ISDE Bike Build

Friday, August 07, 2009
Honda loaned us a 2009 CRF450X to race the ISDE in Portugal. With the shipping deadline looming, we hustled through a long list of mods to make this enduro dirt bike an international winner.

Hot Cams Honda CRF256R Project Bike

Wednesday, July 01, 2009
We turned to Jay Clark to see what can be done with a stock Honda CRF250R to make it even better. Once the motocross project bike was finishedit came back, out

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.

Dubach Racing Honda CRF450X Review

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Honda makes a go-fast trail bike in the CRF450X, but Dubach Racing Development wanted to take it to the next level. The result is this West Coast dirt bike racer that lives to gobble up the miles.

2009 Rocket Exhaust Honda CRF250R

Thursday, May 28, 2009
Rocket Exhaust transforms MotoUSA's 2009 Honda CRF250R motocross off-road motorcycle into a motocross racing motorcycle. Check it out in this motocross motorcycle review.

2009 KTM 450 XC-W Long Term Update

Thursday, May 14, 2009
MotoUSA test rider Chilly White has been living with the 2009 KTM 450 XC-W every since our first ride. He fills us in on what life is like with the orange enduro motorcycle.

2008 Yamaha YZF-R1 Project Bike Part 2

Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Check out Motorcycle USA's 2008 Yamaha YZF-R1. In this episode we install Traxxion Dynamics fork modifications, a Penske Racing rear shock, Galfer and Ferodo braking components and Bridgestone racing tires.

2009 Honda CRF250R Project Motorcycle

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The winner of MotoUSA's 2009 250F Motocross Shootout gets turned over to the folks over at Rocket Exhaust for a full conversion into a factory level motocross race bike.

Suzuki GSX-R750 Project Bike

Thursday, January 01, 2009
The plan was simple: Make a full-on, race-ready Heavyweight Superbike, but make it docile enough to be an everyday street bike. Okay, maybe not so simple.

2008 Ducati 1098 Project Bike

Friday, November 14, 2008
While Ducati faithful anxiously await the release of the 1198, here's a few tips that can help you get the most out of your 1098.

2008 Yamaha YZF-R1 Project Bike

Monday, July 28, 2008
Follow along as MotorcycleUSA gets its hands on a 2008 Yamaha YZF-R1 and begins transforming it into a pavement pounder both on the street and the track.

2007 Honda CRF450X Project Bike Part II

Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Like any good non-Californian, the first thing we wanted to do with our 50-state legal 2007 Honda CRF450X was yank all that emissions crap right off.

2007 Honda CRF450X Project Bike

Friday, August 17, 2007
Our first order of business on the 2007 Honda CRF450X Project Bike was to sort out the suspension. Our gloomy forecast quickly changed as Watson Performance Suspension soon had us riding on soft, fluffy clouds.

Project Bike CBR600RR Part 2

Tuesday, March 13, 2007
In Part 2 we add on a Hotbodies undertail exhaust to our Honda CBR600RR and take the project bike out to a couple trackdays.

Project Z1000 Final Installment

Thursday, January 11, 2007
After modifying our Z's suspension, we didn't want to give it back! Check out our project bike wrap-up.

MotoUSA EnduroCross Wrap-Up

Friday, December 01, 2006
The entire EnduroCross show had an awesome crowd, hot competition, storybook racing and went off without a hitch, none of which had anything to do with MotoUSA.

MotoUSA EnduroCross Bike Build

Thursday, November 16, 2006
After watching the intense action and brutal carnage that has been the norm since Day 1 at this event, MotoUSA has decided to give it a try.

XR's Only XR650R Quick Look

Wednesday, November 08, 2006
With another Baja 1000 just around the corner, MotoUSA takes a look back at one of our most underrated desert machines of 2005.

Honda CBR600RR Project Bike Part 1

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
In the four years that Honda's CBR600RR has been in existence, it has set standards for its unflappable chassis, rider-friendly suspension and, of course, its slick appearance.

2006 CRF250R Project Bike Part II

Wednesday, October 04, 2006
By now you've got to be dying to get your hands on a new, 2007 machine, but before you go bouncing checks at the local bike shop, check out the final installment on MotoUSA's CRF250R project bike.

MotoUSA Baja Project

Wednesday, August 09, 2006
This is the base for the ongoing saga of our Precision Concepts Honda XR650R project bike.

2006 Honda CRF250R Project Bike Part 1

Tuesday, July 25, 2006
What do you do when your heart is torn between moto and enduro, but your checkbook is torn between riding and rent? You don't always need two bikes.

Project Z1000 Part 3

Tuesday, June 27, 2006
We've got more power, courtesy of a revised airbox, a piggyback fuel computer from Techlusion and the titanium Leo Vince exhaust we mentioned last time around.

Project Z1000 Part 2

Friday, April 07, 2006
Finally, it's back! Our long-term project bike checks in with a trick new heads-up display, a couple of cosmetic tweaks and some new rubber.

2006 CRF250R Project Bike

Monday, January 16, 2006
We called up Ray Conway and sweet talked him into letting us keep the little red thumper a while longer for a good workout on the rainy trails around our HQ.

NSR50 Update Kenny's First Time

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Another convert is born after Hutch gets his first taste of the fun and excitement of mini roadracing.

2005 H-D Sportster Project Part 2

Friday, September 09, 2005
In Part 1 we merely installed some simple cosmetic upgrades to the bike, but this time we addressed the bikes biggest flaw: It's stock! Well, not any more.

2005 H-D Sportster Project Part 1

Friday, March 25, 2005
Sure, a stocker H-D looks good off the showroom floor, but we're not merely enhancing aesthetics here; we're personalizing.

H-D Sportster Project Bike

Friday, February 18, 2005
Why settle for ordinary when you can go for extraordinary? We're taking a stock Sporty from mild to wild in with our latest project bike.

2004 Kawasaki Z1000 Project Bike

Saturday, January 22, 2005
While our Z hasn't led a charmed life in the hands of our masochistic testers, we've been charmed by its rich character and mighty power punch.

Project NSR First Race

Thursday, December 23, 2004
Our first mini road racing attempt netted us some fun but no trophies. A litany of excuses follows.

NSR50R The GP Fantasy is Alive

Monday, November 08, 2004
While we'd like to enjoy multi-million dollar salaries, huge trophies and glamorous umbrella girls, we'll settle for racing on the cheap, mini-style.

NSR50R MCUSA Off to the Races

Friday, November 05, 2004
It ain't exactly AMA Superbike, but we're going road racing this weekend on a two-stroke GP replica. Follow the adventures of Duke Danger as he hits the tarmac at La Grange.

Project Mean Streak Speed Trials

Tuesday, September 21, 2004
The Project Mean Streak machine completed an epic chapter in this two year tale, etching its name in the AMA Record book with a blistering run at the first ever Motorcycle Land Speed Trials in Utah.

Project Bonneville It's A Record!

Friday, September 10, 2004
The BUB Speed Trials came to a conclusion on Thursday and by all accounts the Project Bonneville Mean Streak was a success on the Salt Flats.

Project Bonneville Bub Update

Wednesday, September 08, 2004
More than 300 teams are on hand at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats for the inaugural Speed Trials by Bub.

Mean Streak Project Bonneville Part 2

Thursday, August 12, 2004
With our best laid plans in action, we are reaching the building stages of the Bonneville Project. Check out how we're going to make this bike scream.

Mean Streak Project Bonneville

Wednesday, July 14, 2004
When you come face to face with nine miles of smooth racing surfaces like this, the only thing that should go through your mind is SPEED.
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