Saturday, November 07, 2009 - Heed 505 - Adam Waheed
Leave it to the real experts at MotoUSA to distinguish fact from fiction in regards to the performance of the 2010 Honda CRF450R.
Friday, November 06, 2009 - Bryan's Blog - Bryan Harley
Motorcycling spawns subcultures. Britain has its mods and rockers, America’s got its Hells Angels, and Japan’s got its Bosozoku Motorcycle Gang. Moto-punks infused with Imperial Japanese flair, the Bosozoku style is popularized in anime and manga. The word literally translates to ‘violent running tribes.’ The Kamikaze uniform clad bikers spawned a Japanese subculture back in the ‘50.
As you can see by this video, Bosozoku love to rev their engines.
Friday, November 06, 2009 - Vo Knows - Steve Atlas
Laguna Seca’s corkscrew and the new KTM RC8R. Surprisingly a tough combination to beat.
Hey all you MotoUSA readers out there. Your friendly scribbler SteveO here.
Thursday, November 05, 2009 - Mud in Your Eye - JC Hilderbrand
Maybe I’m a simple creature, but it doesn’t take carbon fiber or titanium to ignite my prurient interests. Sex appeal and motorcycles go hand-in-hand. Plenty of bikes have it, and plenty don’t, but determining which is which boils down to that old saying about “whatever floats your boat.
Thursday, November 05, 2009 - Heed 505 - Adam Waheed
The folks from OnTheThrottle recently spent some time in the sky with seven-time AMA Superbike Champion and avid airman Mat Mladin, and his in-the-air mentor and seven-time AMA Motocross Champion, Bob Hannah. The video was shot just before Mladin packed up his bags for good, heading back home to Oz, to continue running his Australian motorcycle parts and accessories import business.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - Mud in Your Eye - JC Hilderbrand
Riding motorcycles is what we love to do. I suspect getting back out on the trail is the best way to start feeling normal again.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - Bryan's Blog - Bryan Harley
A replica of MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi's whimsical Donkey helmet will soon be on sale from AGV.
You may never be able to ride like seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, but you can at least look like him.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - Mud in Your Eye - JC Hilderbrand
Who says off-road guys have no style? JCR has a video introduction of ace desert racer, Kendall Norman. JCR is Honda’s factory off-road effort now so this guy is the desert version of Andrew Short and Davi Millsaps. Team owner, Johnny Campbell, is the Man when it comes to Baja racing these days, so when he says that Norman is his pick to succeed him and take the reins south of the border is quite an endorsement.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - Running on Fumes - Bart Madson
Ben Spies has had a banner year, claiming the 2009 World Superbike crown for Yamaha in his rookie season.
Monday, November 02, 2009 - Heed 505 - Adam Waheed
Saturday, October 31, 2009 - Vo Knows - Steve Atlas
Colin Edwards will be on Speed Channel tonight...
Monster Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP rider Colin Edwards will be a on Speed's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain tomorrow (Sunday) night as a special guest.
Friday, October 30, 2009 - Mud in Your Eye - JC Hilderbrand
Robby Bell will lead the Kawasaki race effort in Baja with some serious backup. His Baja bike will sport the prestigious 1X numberplate.
Kawaski has assembled the Baja 1000 Dream Team - Team Blue C Wahoo’s Monster Energy Kawasaki.
Friday, October 30, 2009 - Vo Knows - Steve Atlas
Friday, October 30, 2009 - Running on Fumes - Bart Madson
It’s been seen in spy shots, talked about all summer and primed for its debut at the upcoming EICMA Milan Show this November - the expected adventure touring mount from Ducati.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - Mud in Your Eye - JC Hilderbrand
I'm excited to have the 2010 TE310, but not so much the crappy kickstand.
My latest ride is a test unit from Husqvarna.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - Mud in Your Eye - JC Hilderbrand
Chad Reed is looking very comfortable on his new KX450F and the race practice will pay off when the AMA series starts.
The racing action is a little slow this time of year so for those of you who need a fix, try keeping track of the Australasian Supercross Championship.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Bryan's Blog - Bryan Harley
American Suzuki reportedly laid off its press relations department today.
More bad news coming out of American Suzuki today.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Running on Fumes - Bart Madson
Kawasaki shook up the sport-touring class when it crammed the ZX-14’s monster motor into a tourer dubbed the Concours 14. And while the re-invigorated Connie delivered unquestioned high-performance at the throttle, as an overall touring platform there were quirks that could use improvement.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Heed 505 - Adam Waheed
The RSV4R's V-Four engine has some serious steam in terms of bottom-end and mid-range power.
Hey guys, it’s your boy Adam here.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Mud in Your Eye - JC Hilderbrand
Is this the new 2010 KTM 350 SX-F? The world will be watching Nov. 10 at the EICMA Show in Milan, Italy.
The rumors have been swirling regarding KTM’s motocross plans for 2010.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Heed 505 - Adam Waheed
It’s hard to imagine that up until yesterday, in the 20 years the World Superbike Championship has been running, Yamaha has never won a World Championship. This of course all changed when its rookie rider, Ben Spies pulled it off aboard his newly redesigned 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1. Check out the video below and see what he and to say after achieving this amazing milestone.
Monday, October 26, 2009 - Bryan's Blog - Bryan Harley
Monday, October 26, 2009 - Heed 505 - Adam Waheed
Greetings all, it’s full-on Valentino Rossi madness here in Italy, as the country is seemingly on a national holiday after their boy just won his ninth roadracing Grand Prix title. Every newspaper you pickup has literally eight and sometimes ten full pages dedicated to the man from Tavullia. It’s absolutely fascinating how serious Italians take their motorbike racing. Imagine newly crowned 2009 World Superbike champ Ben Spies receiving that kind of coverage in the L.A. Times.
Sunday, October 25, 2009 - Vo Knows - Steve Atlas
Ben Spies is the 2009 World Superbike Champion! In his rookie season. Amazing.
Sunday, October 25, 2009 - Vo Knows - Steve Atlas
Race 1 to Spies with Haga on the ground. Sixth or better in Race 2 and the Texas kid brings home the World Superbike title.
Friday, October 23, 2009 - Blogsky and Hutch - Ken Hutchison
Ken takes a ride on the Honda VFR1200F in the land of the rising sun.
We just finished riding the 2010 VFR1200F around the Sugo race track in Japan and we can say without a doubt this motorcycle is going to blow your mind.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - Bryan's Blog - Bryan Harley
Gotta love the Aussies. They’re not ones to water things down as evidenced by this video made by Australia’s Transport Accident Commission (TAC). Reminds me of the ‘Scared Straight’ programs they used to televise when I was growing up where they took young kids that were repeatedly getting in trouble with the law and took them to prison for a little one-on-one time with the inmates. Nothing opens up one’s eyes better than a harsh dose of reality.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 - Heed 505 - Adam Waheed
Salutations MotoUSA faithful, It’s Adam here. I can’t stop thinking about this weekend’s pending World Superbike showdown between Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies. One thing’s for sure: it’s going to be an all-out scrap to the finish line.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - Running on Fumes - Bart Madson
Our neighbors here in Southern Oregon, Brammo Motorsports, have been making a lot of news lately. First, by pushing an improved version of the electric Enertia powercycle into production and onto the sales floor at Best Buy. Second, a prominent role in the first-ever international electric road race - the TTXGP at the Isle of Man. And now the Brammo boys are staging a savvy PR coup by delivering an Enertia to our president, Barack Obama.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - Bryan's Blog - Bryan Harley
Erik Buell smiling during better times.
It’s been less than a week but the rumor mill is already churning.
