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American privateer racer Jonah Street to deliver daily Dakar Rally updates

December 29, 2010 By 3 Comments
Suzuki GSX-R750

Cycle World.com will be hosting daily blog updates from American rally ace Jonah Street as he competes in the 2011 Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile this January. Street, a Dakar stage-winner and contender for overall victory at this year’s event, will be checking in daily via satellite phone from the remote South American race. [...]

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Eric’s Take, Part 7—Bostrom Blogs!

December 8, 2010 By 4 Comments
009 Triumph Thunderbird Storm 1700

Recovery from injury is a battle. It beats you down both mentally and physically. In my case, there was little I could do to take the edge off the stress while I was lying around trying to keep my rump above my heart in an attempt to defuse the swelling on my inner thigh. Even finding [...]

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Moto3: The New Rules

December 7, 2010 By 4 Comments
008 10,000 miles in 10 days? Part 2 - Special Feature

We have known for some time that 2010 was to be the last year of the 125cc Grand Prix roadracing class, but until the new Moto3 regulations were published this past November, all we knew about its replacement was that it is to be 250cc four-stroke Singles of some kind. Salient features of the new [...]

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The Fast Guy and The Old Guy

December 3, 2010 By 6 Comments
007 Erik Buell Racing EBR 1190RS

We members of the Southern California Flat Track Association were pleased, but not surprised, when our season-ending doubleheader’s Pro-class entries included Josh Hayes, newly crowned AMA Pro American SuperBike champion, and John Hopkins, lately of MotoGP. Their seasons were history, and they like keeping in shape and practice and, well, racing. (Hayes and wife Melissa, [...]

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The Honda RS1000 in America – The Rider Files

November 30, 2010 By 6 Comments

Spencer finally came through and gave the Honda RS1000 its first AMA national victory at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s Road America later that summer. He went on and won Pocono on the bike as well.

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