By Staff Held USA Sweepstakes for Facebook Fans Fans of Held USA on Facebook now have the opportunity to win a Held “Puck” tank bag by entering on the contest tab located on the Facebook page. The compact “Puck” tank bag is the perfect versatile, weather-resistant solution for carrying small important items on a motorcycle. …
By Staff 2014 Classic TT Thursday Qualifying Rain is nothing unusual at the Isle of Man. And the wet stuff affected Thursday night’s qualifying for the Classic TT. Due to heavy rains in the afternoon, Clerk of the Course Phil Taubman decided to make all sessions untimed. The roads were drying, but there were many …
By Sam Sims Doobie Brothers’ Patrick Simmons and his wife Cris Cannonball Endurance Run 2014 The founding member of the The Doobie Brothers – motorcycle enthusiast Patrick Simmons – will ride for a great cause this September during one of America’s most epic endurance rides – the Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run. Simmons will take ride …
By Ron Lieback 2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure 2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure A new model will join KTM’s ever-growing street lineup in 2015 – the 1290 Super Adventure. As the name implies, the Super Adventure builds on the current 2014 1190 Adventure, KTM’s rugged adventure-tourer. Besides boasting a larger powerplant for additional power, KTM …
By AMA Pro Racing Cortech Performance Edge Award The $2,000 Cortech Performance Edge Award will go to the AMA Pro SuperBike rider who records the fastest lap in the most races during the 2014 AMA Pro Road Racing season. Cortech is the presenting sponsor of AMA Pro Racing’s Live Timing and Scoring for both AMA …
By Staff 2014 Isle of Man Classic TT The greatest collection of some of the definitive race bikes piloted by Joey Dunlop will open today on the Isle of Man as part of the Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts. The Isle of Man Government’s Department of Economic Development Motorsport Team has assembled the free …
By Sam Sims Brno MotoGP 2014 Technical Analysis The past weekend at the Czech Republic Grand Prix, a new circuit record and overall race time was set at the Brno circuit. Setting a new circuit lap record was the winner, Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedoras. The Spaniard, who was the first rider to beat teammate Marc …
By Staff Ducati North America News Ducati North America today announced Nathon Verdugo as its Public Relations manager, effective immediately. Verdugo will oversee all PR activities for Ducati North America and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., where he will report to the Marketing Director. Verdugo comes to Ducati as a …
By Staff BMW Historic Motorcycles Twice a year, motorbike fans from all around the world converge on the Isle of Man. Since 1907, this small island in the Irish Sea has hosted the Tourist Trophy, the oldest and most challenging motorcycle race on the calendar. For 14 days in May/June there’s only one game in …
By Dirck Edge Tom Sykes, who is poised to successfully defend his WSB title with Kawasaki, has signed a new agreement extending his relationship with the Japanese factory through 2016. Here is the press release from Kawasaki: Reigning World Champion Tom Sykes has recently signed an agreement to continue as an official Kawasaki Superbike World …