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Team Suzuki Press Office – September 30. Hunter Lawrence – 2nd MX2 Jeremy Seewer – 3rd Open Kevin Strijbos – 6th Open Jeremy Seewer and Hunter Lawrence both pulled holeshots on their Suzuki’s as they […]

Lüning Lands on the Top Step at the YZ125 bLU cRU Cup SuperFinale

Rain, mud and some intense bar-to-bar action in front of a loud and colourful crowd at the biggest event of the year – the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations – made for an exhilarating […]

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING WELCOME ANDREW SHORT

Husqvarna Motorcycles are pleased to announce the signing of Andrew Short, with the American joining the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Rally team with immediate effect. Turning a new page in his illustrious career, the […]

GUINTOLI & BENNETTS SUZUKI ON ASSEN 3RD ROW

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 30. Bennetts Suzuki’s Sylvain Guintoli will start on the third row of the grid for tomorrow’s opening race at Assen, after qualifying with the eighth fastest time at round […]

GRT Yamaha Battle Hard in WorldSSP on Saturday at Magny-Cours

The GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team came through a wet and tricky Saturday at Magny-Cours, France, round ten of the 2017 FIM Supersport World Championship. Federico Caricasulo adapted to the damp track in SP2 brilliantly […]

Talviku Superb in Opening Race at the YZ125 bLU cRU Cup SuperFinale

Riveting racing under threatening grey skies at the spectacular venue of Matterley Basin – Winchester, England – saw fifteen-year-old Estonian talent Jorgen-Matthias Talviku win the first race at the 2017 YZ125 bLU cRU Cup Superfinale. […]

Pata Yamaha Pull Out the Stops in a Wet Race 1 at Magny-Cours

The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team secured two positive results after putting in maximum effort in tricky conditions on Saturday at Magny-Cours, round 11 of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship. Alex Lowes rode to […]

GRAHAM JARVIS CLAIMS VICTORY AT SEA TO SKY 2017

Once again delivering the goods exactly when it matters most, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Graham Jarvis has won the 2017 running of the Sea to Sky hard enduro in Turkey. Powered by his TE […]

Eighth place for Davide Giugliano in Race One at Magny-Cours

Davide Giugliano finished today’s WorldSBK race one at Magny-Cours in eighth place, courtesy of a strong performance on board his Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 machine on the drying French circuit. His Red Bull Honda World […]

Stefan Bradl to miss the final two rounds of the 2017 WorldSBK season

Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team’s Stefan Bradl will miss the remaining two rounds of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship. The 27-year-old German highsided in the early stages of race one at Portimão on […]

Interview of the Month: Mike Leitner: Moving the MotoGP Puzzle Pieces

What’s it like to build and govern a MotoGPTM setup from scratch? We grabbed some time with the man at the peak of the Red Bull KTM operation to find out. Team Manager of Red […]

Triumph Street Triple Track Virgins Reveal All

Arctic Monkeys + Reverend and The Makers “We were like a couple of kids in a sweet shop,” admits a still-exhilarated Ryan Jenkinson, a full two weeks after his first track day experience. The Reverend […]

Bollywood star’s Amit Sadh: Triumph, my bike for life

Amit Sadh, one of Bollywood’s hottest properties right now, doesn’t mince his words when it comes to his love of Triumph. “I love their bikes so much that I will never ride anything other than […]

Origin8or Street Triple – The Canadian Custom Cafe Racer

Triumph’s Modern Classics range usually attracts most of the custom builders, but we at FTR love it when someone takes the same attitude to a Street Triple. Rob Chappell of Origin8or Custom Motorcycles, based in Ontario Canada, […]

Cool Wall Bike #344: 2018 Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition

Vote and Discuss on this week’s Total Motorcycle Cool Wall Bike #344! Vote Now. SIMPLY STUNNING. 2018 Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition REVIEW BY TOTAL MOTORCYCLE With the 1299 Panigale R Final Edition, Ducati pays […]

COOPER MAKES BSB DEBUT IN RETRO SUZUKI COLOURS

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 29. Bennetts Suzuki’s Richard Cooper will swap his Superstock machine for a GSX-R1000 Superbike this weekend with a wildcard appearance in this weekend’s MCE British Superbike Championship at Assen […]

Overview of Honda Exhibits at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its lineup of production and concept-model automobiles and motorcycles as well as other products at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight (Press […]

Md Zaqhwan Zaidi Takes Championship Lead with Win/2nd, Taiga Hada 2nd/3rd

Round 5 of the 2017 Asia Road Racing Championship, the Indian Grand Prix, was originally slated to be contested at the Buddh International Circuit, but due to problems with the track, the event was moved […]

Febvre & Van Horebeek Set to Debut the All-New 2018 YZ450FM at MXoN

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s duo of Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek are poised to debut the all-new 2018 Yamaha YZ450FM at the biggest and most popular off-road event of the year, the […]

Wounded Warrior Project Veterans Embrace Freedom on the Open Road

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — For years, Harley-Davidson® has partnered with and supported Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) through riding academy events, bike giveaways, and funds raised from sales of items in their Operation Personal […]

18th Anniversary of Total Motorcycle Supporting Riders

18 Years Ago This Month, Total Motorcycle Was Created. I set out to create a website that focused on the love of riding and bringing that joy and passion to new and old motorcyclists worldwide. […]

New 2018 MV Agusta F4 LH44 a 212hp Lewis Hamilton Partnership Rocketship

Varese, 28th September 2017 – Three Time F1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, and MV Agusta have collaborated to design a brand new bike, the F4 LH44. This partnership follows the success of their first project […]

TWO POSITIVE AND INTENSE DAYS OF TESTING IN ARAGON

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 27. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR completed the last two days of testing of the current season at Motorland Circuit in Aragon. Thanks to very cooperative and warm weather both official […]

A pure Motocross bike …” talking about the factory KTM 450 SX-F

When Tony Cairoli crossed the finish line at the Dutch Grand Prix earlier this month he completed the set for the KTM 450 SX-F: AMA Supercross, Motocross and now the MXGP title. We asked one […]

Jonass makes history with 2017 FIM MX2 World Championship

The 20-year-old became the first Latvian to wear an FIM MX crown when he recovered from a second turn crash to finish fifth in a wet opening MX2 moto at Villars sous Écot. His exciting […]

Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® Announces Freestyle Motocross Team Fitz Army Will Return to Headline Stunt Show

Additional Performance by XDL Streetbike Stunters Slated for New York PR Newswire SANTA MONICA, Calif, Sept. 28, 2017 SANTA MONICA, Calif, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Progressive® International Motorcycle Shows® (IMS), an industry leader on […]

Suzuki well Represented at Motocross of Nations

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 27. Suzuki World MXGP riders Kevin Strijbos, Jeremy Seewer and Hunter Lawrence are all gearing up for the final race in the calendar, the 2017 Motocross of Nations. Billed […]

YZ125 bLU cRU Cup is Ready to Release 34 Teenage Stars into the World of International Racing at MXoN

The 15 national motocross championships that participate in Yamaha’s YZ125 bLU cRU Cup program have come to a close. After an exhilarating season of national level racing, 34 of Europe’s fastest YZ125 racing teenagers have […]

Pata Yamaha Revved Up for STK1000 at Magny-Cours

The Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team are relishing the return to action this weekend for the penultimate round of the 2017 FIM Supersport World Championship in Magny-Cours, France. Florian Marino is excited to race at […]

GRT Yamaha Focused & Ready for Magny-Cours

The GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team are excited and ready for round ten of the 2017 FIM Supersport World Championship in Magny-Cours, France this weekend, buoyed by the news they have secured both of their […]

GRT Yamaha Re-Sign Mahias & Caricasulo for 2018

Yamaha Motor Europe and the GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team are delighted to announce the extension of both Lucas Mahias’ and Federico Caricasulo’s contracts for the 2018 FIM Supersport World Championship. In his first full […]

Magny-Cours Up Next for Pata Yamaha

The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team are looking forward to returning to action at round eleven of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship in Magny-Cours, France this weekend following a successful one-day test after the […]

Title numbers six and seven for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport community

Sébastien Le Grelle and Florian Brunet-Lugardon are crowned champions. 25.09.2017 Press Release The titles collecting continues: at the weekend, Sébastien Le Grelle (BEL) and Florian Brunet-Lugardon (FRA) secured title numbers six and seven […]

Stock Indian Scout FTR750 Race Bike Reaches Podium At Lone Star Half-Mile Presented By Indian Motorcycle

DALLAS (September 26, 2017) – Aboard the factory Scout FTR750, the Indian Wrecking Crew has garnered the attention throughout the 2017 American Flat Track season. But at the Lone Star Half-Mile, it was privateer racer […]

COSTCO is Back! Save Up to $400 on Select Yamaha Products

Save up to $400 on select Yamaha products* from September 5 to November 30, 2017 SEE ALL ELIGIBLE MODELS PLUS, receive a $65 Costco Cash Card when you finance your purchase with Yamaha […]

Morgan Tanke Takes 4th Place in Reno

Press Release September 26th, 2017 For Immediate Release Paso Robles, California Morgan Tanke grabbed 4th place, aboard her 2017 Beta Xtrainer, at Round 2 of the Enduro Cross Series in Reno. The event lasted […]

HUSQVARNA RIDERS GEARING UP FOR 2017 MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing will have no fewer than eight riders competing at the 2017 FIM Motocross of Nations, which takes place at Matterley Basin, Great Britain this coming weekend. Gautier Paulin and Christophe […]

Loïc Larrieu Secures Podium Result At Demanding EnduroGP Of Great Britain

Battling through a challenging penultimate round of the FIM EnduroGP World Championship in the United Kingdom, Outsiders Yamaha Official Enduro Team’s Loïc Larrieu earned his seventh podium result for the season on the second day […]

Larry Pegram to fill in for injured Brad Baker at the Lone Star Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle

Indian Motorcycle Racing has announced that veteran Superbike racer Larry Pegram will compete at the Lone Star National Half-Mile on Saturday, September 23, as a fill-in rider for the injured Brad Baker. “It’s been one […]

KRAWIEC AND HARLEY STREET ROD TAKE THIRD STRAIGHT NHRA PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE WIN AT MAPLE GROVE

Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Takes 71-Point Lead in Countdown Playoff Standings MOHNTON, Pa. (September 24, 2017) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec won his third consecutive Pro Stock Motorcycle […]

First World Championship Point for Takahashi as Bradl Crashes Out of Eighth Place

The opening race at the Portuguese Round of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship has been contested today at Portimão’s Autodromo do Algarve, with Stefan Bradl forced to an early retirement after crashing out of […]

Gajser Ends Season on Podium

Tim Gajser and his CRF450RW took a second overall today in the MXGP of Montbéliard. The Slovenian looked relaxed today as he fought through the rain and mud in France to end his season as […]

Honda Endurance Racing Clinches Podium at Season-Opener, F.C.C. TSR Honda France 6th

The 2017/2018 FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) season commenced with the 24 Hours Bol d’Or, at Circuit Paul Ricard, near Marseille, France. Honda Endurance Racing (#111 – Sebastien Gimbert / Gregory Leblanc / Yonny Hernández […]

8th for Nakagami in Aragon DNF for Pawi

Rd.14 GRAN PREMIO MOVISTAR DE ARAGÓN: Sunday, September 24, 2017 Weather: Dry Ambient: 26℃ / Track: 37℃ IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami finished 8th place to secure 8 championship points at the Aragon […]

Marquez Takes Title Lead with 34th MotoGP Win

Honda duo Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) scored a hugely important one-two at Aragon today, moving Marquez 16 points ahead of his main championship rival with four […]

Total Motorcycle’s 2018 Yamaha Motorcycle Lineup

Get excited!! Are you excited yet? If not, then you have to check out the new Total Motorcycle 2018 Yamaha Motorcycle Lineup. Brand new 2018 Yamaha XSR700, Star Venture, Star Eluder, XMAX, YZ450F, WR450F, WR250F […]

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’S Colton Haaker Lands On The Podium At Reno Endurocross

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Colton Haaker headed to round two of the AMA Endurocross Series held in Reno, NV looking build off the momentum he started after a dominating performance at the season opener. […]

Pascal Rauchenecker Claims Enduro 2 Class Victory At GP of Great Britain

Securing a career best result, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pascal Rauchenecker has won the three-hour long cross-country race on the second day of competition at the EnduroGP of Great Britain. Further strengthening the team’s […]

Marco Wittmann and Timo Glock finish in the top ten for BMW in Spielberg on Sunday

Marco Wittmann (GER) in sixth place and Timo Glock (GER) in seventh were the two best-placed BMW drivers in the Sunday DTM race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg (AUT). Maxime Martin (BEL) was […]

Zarco Concludes Aragon Battle in 9th Solid Performance by Folger

Johann Zarco’s strong effort at the gruelling Aragon Grand Prix earned him a 9th place finish today under the scorching Spanish sun. The French star leapt forward from 11th and he immediately set into a […]

Movistar Yamaha Race to Hard-fought Fourth and Heroic Fifth Place in Aragon

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales was on the move today at the final stages of the sunny Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón. The Spaniard gradually increased his pace to take fourth place in the last […]

Iannone Well Into Point In Aragon, Rins Finishes 17th

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 23. Andrea Iannone: 12th – +20.632 Alex Rins: 17th – +31.874 The last European race before the three long journeys and the grand finale in Valencia has just ended […]

Jeffrey Carver takes his first AFT Twins win in dominant fashion at the Lone Star Half-Mile

FORT WORTH, Texas (September 23, 2017) – The wonderfully unique and unpredictable nature of American Flat Track racing was on full display on Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. In a season utterly dominated by […]

Fourth Row For Iannone At Aragon, Rins In 20th

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 23. Andrea Iannone: 10th – 1’48.289 / +0.654 Alex Rins: 20th – 1’49.233 (Q1) After a first day marked by rain, today the sunshine popped out on the Motorland […]

Aragon Determined Folger Remains Focused

Monster Yamaha Tech3 team rider Johann Zarco started his Aragon GP campaign with a superb performance to finish as the top Yamaha on the opening day of action in Spain. The French star began the […]

Rain Spoils First Free Practice Sessions for Movistar Yamaha in Spain

Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi were back in the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP box today for the first two free practice sessions ahead of Sunday’s Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing. […]

Rain Complicates Plans For First Day In Aragon

September 23, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 22. Andrea Iannone: 14th – 2’01.471 / +1.613 Alex Rins: 21st – 2’02.077 / +2.219 The unexpectedly inclement weather in Aragon complicated the working schedule of Team SUZUKI ECSTAR […]

Riding the Hatfield McCoy Trail in West Virginia

The crew from Good Spark Garage are off-roading their way through the U.S. on a Ural cT and Gear Up Sahara. This week they rode through West Virginia and tackled the muddy Hatfield McCoy Trail. […]

URAL Off-Roading in Hokkaido

September 23, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, is known for its volcanoes, natural hot springs (onsen) and amazing off-road riding. When a new Ural owner took delivery of his 2017 Gear Up he invited his […]

Cool Wall Bike #343: 2018 Can-Am Spyder F3

Vote and Discuss on this week’s Total Motorcycle Cool Wall Bike #343! Vote Now. MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE WITH YOUR BOOTS ON. 2018 Can-Am Spyder F3 Race Review by TOTAL MOTORCYCLE The starting point […]

Yamaha Introduces 2018 Yamaha WR250F and WR450F

Powering you into the victorYZone Yamaha are powering into the 2018 season with the latest WR250F and WR450F, two of the world’s most innovative and successful enduro bikes with a distinguished track record in EnduroGP […]

New 2018 Yamaha XSR700 and XSR900

Yamaha’s Faster Sons Inspired by some of the most memorable and iconic models from our past, Yamaha’s Sport Heritage range is proving to be a major success with those riders who appreciate their unique formula […]

Husqvarna Good Old Times Blog – The Crowd Pleaser, Christer Hammargren

Meet Christer Hammargren, the always-smiling, multiple Swedish champion. Always popular with the fans and his fellow riders – Christer was a man who simply loved to ride. Swede Christer Hammargren never dominated the motocross world, […]

Dave Geurts Suzuki MXGP Blog September 21

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 21. Dave Geurts is Kevin Strijbos’ personal mechanic at Team Suzuki World MXGP. Before starting his career in MX, Dave Geurts worked as a maintenance technician for a Belgian […]

Sturgis Rally Doubleheader Returns to 2018 American Flat Track Schedule

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2017) – Following the recent confirmation of the 2018 DAYTONA TT during Bike Week at DAYTONA, American Flat Track is pleased to announce the return of the Sturgis Rally doubleheader […]

Total Motorcycle’s 2018 Can-Am Spyder Motorcycle Lineup

Saddle up for the ride of your life! The new 2018 Can-Am Spyder Motorcycle Lineup has been unleashed… Six new Spyders, 115hp 1330cc engines, SACHS suspensions, 10 year anniversary models, premium audio systems and more. […]

MISSION: THANK YOU – RETIRED AIR FORCE MEDIC SURPRISED WITH GIFT OF NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE

San Antonio (September 20, 2017): Today at Cowboy’s Alamo City Harley-Davidson in San Antonio, retired Air Force medic, Lisa Benjamin, was honored with a Harley-Davidson Model Year 2018 Street Glide Special powered by the […]

American Flat Track makes long-awaited return to Dallas-Fort Worth for Lone Star Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 20, 2017) – American Flat Track returns to action this weekend for the Lone Star Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle. The penultimate round of the championship marks the first time the […]

Rossi Back in Action in Aragon

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi has been declared fit to ride in this weekend’s Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón. The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team will start round 14 of the MotoGP World Championship with […]

OFF TO ARAGON FOR THE PENULTIMATE ROUND IN EUROPE

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 20. The upcoming Aragon GP will be the last European round before the following three far-away races in Asia/Oceania and therefore an important date to consolidate the latest configurations […]

Renthal Recalls Motorcycle Clip-on Handlebars Due to Crash Hazard