AMA Pro Flat Track: Springfield Mile Preview

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AMA Press Release: Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon and not only does this mean the start of the 2012 summer, but one of the biggest weekends for the stars of the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship. For flat track racing enthusiasts, the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., is the destination of [...]

Spied! 2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototype!Will a GSX-R-style inline-Four replace the previous GP-only V-Four GSV-R?

Spied! 2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototype!

Insiders tell us this is a prototype for Suzuki’s return to MotoGP in 2014. The project was, we are told, “hot for a while” and then cooled off. Now, with these photos from a test earlier this month at Sugo Circuit in Japan, it clearly has momentum again. What have we here? We see from [...]

Suzuki SV1000S – Best Used BikesA surprisingly capable sportbike.

Best Used Bikes: Suzuki SV1000S

Years sold: 2003-2007 MSRP new: $8599 (2003) to $8699 (2007) Blue Book retail value: $3430 (2003) to $4885 (2007) Basic specs: A 996cc, 456-pound, half-faired, 90-degree V-Twin sporty bike producing 108 rear-wheel hp and 69 ft.-lb. of torque. Our 2003 testbike ran a 10.99-second, 122.6-mph quarter-mile and hit a top speed of 148 mph. Why it [...]

MotoGP: Results from Wet Le Mans Race

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MotoGP Press Release: On a day that saw all three classes of the MotoGP World Championship come up against the worst weather condition seen so far this season at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, it was Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo who retook the championship lead as he dominated in [...]

AMA MX: James Stewart Wins in Return to Motocross at Hangtown

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AMA Press Release: A massive crowd watched the FMF Hangtown Motocross Classic on Saturday afternoon for the opening round of the 2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. After three seasons away from the Nationals, Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., made a memorable return to action, sweeping [...]

What’s Up, Bubba?A Conversation with James Stewart.

New Yoshimura Suzuki recruit James Stewart

Sal Masekela, host of the Red Bull Signature Series on NBC and NBC Sports Network, interviewed new Yoshimura Suzuki recruit James Stewart this past weekend at the Red Bull X-Fighters event at Glen Helen Raceway. In this 90-second Red Bull-produced video, Masekela and Stewart talk about freestyle, what’s happening in Stewart’s life and the 2012 [...]

AMA MX: Awards will recognize riders’ efforts during 2012 Pro Motocross Championship

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MX Sports Pro Racing Press Release: MX Sports Pro Racing has announced the competition awards for the 2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The Ricky Carmichael Hard Charger Award and the Oakley Bomb Fastest Lap Program will acknowledge riders at each of the 12 Nationals for their spectacular efforts. The [...]

2012 Harley-Davidson FLS Softail Slim – Road TestThe Motor Company pares down the Softail.

2012 Harley-Davidson FLS Softail Slim in-action

Some words only appear in print; you seldom hear people speak them. “Brandish” is one. Nobody ever says, “Is that a banana you’re brandishing?” or, “Don’t brandish that thing at me!” Another one is “harken.” I’ve only heard the word a couple of times, once at a Renaissance Fair and once at lunch with Hoyer, [...]

Ride for Kids: Be a World Superbike VIP and help the kids!

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Ride for Kids Press Release: Miller Motorsports Park is offering Ride for Kids® supporters a great deal on a VIP Ticket package for World Superbike weekend, May 26-28. The package includes a SBK Grandstand weekend ticket, official program and event T-shirt. Best of all, $5 of every package sold will go directly to the Pediatric Brain Tumor [...]

WSBK: Donington provides backdrop for dramatic Rea victory

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WSBK Press Release: A 48,500 strong crowd saw some astounding race action at Donington in two sun-blessed 23-lap races, which culminated in a moment of history for one of the world’s most important motorcycle manufacturers, some of the best SBK racing ever seen and changes near the top of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship [...]