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Team Suzuki Press Office Kevin Strijbos – 5-7 for 6th Kevin Strijbos posted his best results of the 2017 Motocross World Championship, getting sixth overall and making it a positive penultimate round for the Suzuki […]

GRAHAM JARVIS CLAIMS THIRD OVERALL AT 111 MEGAWATT

Returning to action following his dominant victory in July’s Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye, Graham Jarvis has placed third at 111 Megawatt – Poland’s largest hard enduro event staged inside a giant coal mine. Putting in […]

COOPER & GSX-R1000 WIN SUPERSTOCK – GUINTOLI 4TH IN BSB

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 10. Richard Cooper closed in on the lead of the National Superstock 1000 Championship, taking victory in today’s race at Silverstone in the UK onboard his Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R1000, […]

MAX ANSTIE PLACES THIRD OVERALL AT MGXP OF THE NETHERLANDS

Demonstrating his sand racing prowess, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Max Anstie wrapped up the penultimate round of the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship in style, claiming third overall at the MXGP of The Netherlands. […]

A Thrilling Podium Finish For Febvre in Assen

A thrilling podium finish for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre at the penultimate round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, which took place on the rough and rutty sand of Assen, in […]

Viñales Fiercely Fights Off Rivals for Fourth in Misano

Under today’s gloomy skies, at a soaked Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, the air was filled with tension as Maverick Viñales made his appearance on the starting grid for the Tribul Mastercard GP S.Marino e […]

YOSHIMURA SUZUKI’S ELIAS AND HAYDEN 1-2 AT MILLVILLE SBK

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 11. A day after clinching the 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Toni Elias made a last-lap pass on teammate Roger Hayden to take victory in Sunday’s […]

Resolute Folger Snatches 9th in San Marino Heroic Zarco Seals 15th After Bad luck Strikes on Final Lap

Monster Yamaha Tech3 team rider Jonas Folger produced a tireless effort to claim 9th in the highly challenging San Marino GP. The young German began the soaking wet race from 16th on the grid and […]

Viñales Fiercely Fights Off Rivals for Fourth in Misano

Under today’s gloomy skies, at a soaked Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, the air was filled with tension as Maverick Viñales made his appearance on the starting grid for the Tribul Mastercard GP S.Marino e […]

BRILLIANT RACE FOR THE ROOKIE RINS – 8TH IN MISANO GP

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 10. Alex Rins: 8th / +34.662 Andrea Iannone: DNF The rain arrived in Misano Adriatico at the beginning of race day, making a mess of the whole situation. The […]

Van de Ven Dominates Dutch Grand Prix

No Fear Yamaha Official WMX’s Nancy van de Ven took the WMX Championship lead this weekend at the Dutch TT Circuit, Assen, The Netherlands, after dominating all sessions – qualifying and both races – for […]

2018 Beta EVO Editions – First Look

Ever-increasing Technical Refinement The new 2018 Evo trials range, which builds and improves on the previous versions, is about to hit the market. Beta’s engineers have been hard at work on the fine details, resulting […]

ELIAS AND NEW GSX-R1000 CLINCH MOTOAMERICA SBK TITLE

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 10. Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Toni Elias clinched the 2017 Motul MotoAmerica Superbike Championship aboard the new 2017 GSX-R1000 in Saturday’s opening race in Millville, New Jersey. The 34-year-old […]

Jared Mees takes the win and the title in front of the home crowd at the Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile presented by Appalachian Harley-Davidson

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (September 9, 2017) – Jared Mees (No. 9 Indian Motorcycle Rogers Racing Scout FTR750) put on another masterclass performance to take the win and clinch the American Flat Track AFT Twins presented by Vance & […]

SOLID QUALIFICATION DAY FOR SUZUKI IN THE NETHERLANDS

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 9. Kevin Strijbos – 5th MXGP Jeremy Seewer – 4th MX2 Hunter Lawrence –11th MX2 All three Suzuki World riders put themselves in good positions for tomorrow’s motos with […]

20TH AND 21ST PLACE FOR RINS AND IANNONE IN MISANO

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 9. Alex Rins: 20th – 1’34.138 (Q1) Andrea Iannone: 21st – 1’34.148 (Q1) Qualifying day at the San Marino GP and the Rimini Riviera saw Alex Rins and Andrea […]

MACKENZIE 7TH FOR BENNETTS SUZUKI AT SILVERSTONE

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 9. Taylor Mackenzie raced his Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R1000 to seventh place at Silverstone today in the first of three races as part of this weekend’s triple-header and round nine […]

Maverick Viñales Takes Perfect Pole in Misano

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP will start the Tribul Mastercard GP S.Marino e Riviera di Rimini – the team’s second home race of the season – from pole position, after a superb performance from Maverick Viñales in […]

Vinales Spurts to Second Place on Day One in Misano

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales showed an encouraging pace on a perfectly sunny first day at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. He completed 39 laps overall in the first two free practice sessions to […]

IANNONE IN TOP TEN AT FIRST DAY OF MISANO GP

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 8. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s rider Andrea Iannone classified 9th after today’s free practice sessions at the San Marino GP, with a best time of 1’33.740. Teammate Alex Rins had […]

American Flat Track makes its long-awaited return to the Keystone State for the Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile presented by Appalachian Harley-Davidson

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 6, 2017) – Following a near quarter-century absence, American Flat Track returns to Mechanicsburg, Pa. for the Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile presented by Appalachian Harley-Davidson on Saturday, September 9. It not […]

SUZUKI BACK IN EUROPE FOR THE PENULTIMATE MXGP OF THE YEAR

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 6. After jetting back quickly from America, the Belgium-based Suzuki World MXGP team will head just over the border to the Netherlands and the road-racing circuit of Assen, which […]

HIGH HOPES FOR IANNONE AND RINS IN THE MISANO GRAND PRIX

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 6. It is the 13th race of the season and Team SUZUKI ECSTAR return to Italy for the Grand Prix of Misano and the Rimini Riviera. The lovely and […]

MV AGUSTA and LEWIS HAMILTON SIGN A NEW PARTNERSHIP

Varese, 6th September 2017 – After the great success obtained with the Dragster RR LH, which sold out in a few hours from its launch, MV Agusta and Lewis Hamilton have partnered together on yet […]

Ray Price Harley-Davidson Partners With Bedlam Vodka

Motorcycle industry leader Ray Price Harley-Davidson has partnered with North Carolina based Graybeard Distillery, makers of award winning and industry disrupting Bedlam Vodka, to build the Bedlam Vodka custom motorcycle. The Bedlam Bike will be […]

Febvre, Van Horebeek & Simpson Ready for Action in Assen

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s duo of Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek will be wrapping up the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship over the next two-weeks. This weekend – September 9th & 10th – […]

Galang Hendra Set for WorldSSP300 Wildcard in Portimao

Yamaha Motor Europe and Pirelli are pleased to announce that Galang Hendra Pratama will feature as a wildcard alongside the six Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge riders at round seven of the 2017 FIM World […]

SUZUKI GIXXER CUP HOSTS RED BULL ROOKIES FINALE

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 5. Suzuki Motorcycle India and JK Tyre Motorsport showcased some brilliant racing at Kari Motor Speedway for the third round of the JK Tyre presents Suzuki Gixxer Cup and […]

Valentino Rossi to Miss the Misano Grand Prix

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team’s Valentino Rossi will be unable to take part in the Gran Premio Tribul Mastercard di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, this weekend. The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team regrets to […]

Takahashi to race with the Red Bull Honda World Superbike team at Portimão and Jerez

The Red Bull Honda World Superbike team is pleased to announce that 27-year-old Japanese rider Takumi Takahashi will be racing alongside full-time rider Stefan Bradl in the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship at the Portimão […]

CAREER BEST 2ND FOR LAWRENCE AS SEEWER 4TH IN USA

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 4. Hunter Lawrence – 3-2 for 2nd Jeremy Seewer – 9-3 for 4th Hunter Lawrence had the best moto finish of his career, getting second place in the second […]

JASIKONIS DISLOCATES HIP IN AMERICA AS STRIJBOS POSTS BEST MOTO FINISH

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 4. Kevin Strijbos – 33-5 for 12th Arminas Jasikonis – 34-DNS for 36th Justin Barcia (JGR/ Autotrader) – 13-15 for 14th Sad news for Suzuki World MXGP rider Arminas Jasikonis […]

Jared Mees Upsets Bryan Smith at the Harley-Davidson Springfield Mile II

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (September 3, 2017) – Jared Mees continued his march toward the 2017 AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines crown in Sunday’s epic Harley-Davidson Springfield Mile II. It was win that may go […]

THOMAS COVINGTON FINISHES THIRD OVERALL AT MXGP OF USA

Making the most of a tough round 17 of the FIM Motocross World Championship, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Thomas Covington secured third overall in the MX2 class at his home MXGP of USA. […]

Tough Day for Febvre & Van Horebeek in Jacksonville

Extreme heat and humidity combined with a tough man-made sand track made the seventeenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship – which took place in Florida, USA – tougher than expected. Monster Energy Yamaha […]

Dan Bromley gets back to winning at the Springfield ST

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (September 2, 2017) – The return of American Flat Track to the Springfield ST saw the rapidly evolving AFT Singles title fight take its latest twist following a pivotal night of racing at […]

TOP 10s FOR SUZUKI DUO AT THE USGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 3. Arminas Jasikonis – 7th MXGP Kevin Strijbos – 13th MXGP Justin Barcia – 34th MXGP Hunter Lawrence – 8th MX2 Jeremy Seewer – 11th MX2 Arminas Jasikonis and […]

CHRISTOPHE CHARLIER HELPS TEAM FRANCE SECURE 2017 ISDE VICTORY

Following a solid, week-long outing at the 92nd edition of the International Six Days Enduro in Brive, France, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team riders Christophe Charlier and Ryan Sipes spearheaded Husqvarna Motorcycles’ efforts at […]

Yamaha’s Loïc Larrieu Claims Outright Victory At ISDE 2017

Enjoying a highly successful week of racing, Loïc Larrieu has secured overall individual victory at the 92nd running of the International Six Days Enduro, in Brive, France. The WR450F mounted rider also helped Team France […]

Season Ending Injury for Benoit Paturel

Kemea Yamaha Official MX2’s Benoit Paturel will miss the remainder of the FIM MX2 World Championship season following an accident while training. Benoit Paturel crashed on Wednesday 30th of September while training at Villars-sous-Ecot, the […]

De Soultrait And Yamaha Secure Podium Result At Desafio Ruta 40

September 11, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Bringing the Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team’s participation in the penultimate round of the 2017 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship to a highly positive end, Xavier de Soultrait has secured third overall at the Desafio […]

Eye of Hurricane Irma from my Sunwing flight WG200D

Narrowly Escaping Hurricane Irma #LastPlaneOutofCuba

The Incredible Last Chapter of our Escape from Cuba. They say a photo is worth a 1000 words, and I think this unbelievable photo from my passenger seat aboard Sunwing flight WG200D says it all. […]

Pablo Quintanilla Earns Top Six Result On Stage Four Of The Desafio Ruta 40

Successfully completing a tough stage four at this year’s Desafio Ruta 40 in sixth place, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pablo Quintanilla has moved one step closer to securing a strong fourth place overall result […]

The American Flat Track battle resumes this Labor Day weekend with the Harley-Davidson Springfield Mile II and Springfield ST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 29, 2017) – This weekend, American Flat Track heads to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill., for the Labor Day weekend edition of the legendary Springfield Mile. It’s twice the […]

Suzuki Motocross Teams Fly Stateside For New USGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 30. After a couple of changes in venue, the Suzuki riders are all excited to head to America and take on the challenges of the WW Motocross Park, near […]

Cool Wall Bikes #332-341: 2018 9 Bike Super Cruiser Comparison

Vote and Discuss on this 2 week 2018 Super Cruiser Comparison. Nine Cruisers, One Winner! You Decide. Vote Now. NINE CRUISERS. ONE WINNER. 2018 SUPER CRUISER COMPARISON by TOTAL MOTORCYCLE I want to thank Harley-Davidson […]

2017 Moto Guzzi MGX 21 Flying Fortress Reviewed: What The Media Says

Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress: This ain’t your Granddaddy’s bagger! The 2017 Moto Guzzi MGX 21 Flying Fortress takes that storied brand, which has been in continuous production since 1921 into full-throated adoption of high-tech […]

Pablo Quintanilla Secures Runner-Up Result On Stage Three Of Desafio Ruta 40

Enjoying a great day aboard the FR 450 Rally machine, Pablo Quintanilla has claimed a solid runner-up result on stage three of the Desafio Ruta 40 rally in Argentina. Two stages before the finish of […]

De Soultrait Remains Third Overall With Two Stages To Go At Desafio Ruta 40

Continuing his solid run of form in Argentina, Xavier de Soultrait secured a sixth-place result on a tough stage three of the Desafio Ruta 40 rally. Remaining third in the provisional overall standings, the Yamalube […]

YART Remain the Same for 2017/2018 EWC Title Challenge

Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to confirm the rider lineup for the YART Yamaha Official EWC Team ahead of the opening round of the 2017/2018 FIM Endurance World Championship at the Bol D’or on the […]

Consistency Key for Reigning EWC Champions GMT94

Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to confirm the rider lineup for the GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team ahead of the opening round of the 2017/2018 FIM Endurance World Championship at the Bol D’or on the […]

Honda Endurance Racing reveals new rider line up for the 2017 Bol d’Or

Honda Endurance Racing is ready for the beginning of the FIM Endurance World Championship season, which kicks off with the Bol d’Or (15-17 September). For the prestigious 24-hour endurance race the team will feature a […]

Esurance Uses Predictive Analytics and Aerial Images for Hurricane Harvey Victims

August 29, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Catastrophe response team mobilized and helping customers quickly settle claims and issue reimbursements PR Newswire SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Esurance is using smart technology, such as predictive […]

2017 Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 1-2 at Pittsburgh SBK

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 29. Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Roger Hayden broke through to score his second victory of the season in the MotoAmerica second Superbike race in the inaugural series event at […]

Yamaha De Soultrait Third Overall After Stage Two Of The Desafio Ruta 40

August 29, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Making light work of a demanding day of rally racing in Argentina, Xavier de Soultrait secured third on stage two of the Desafio Ruta 40 rally. Moving up to third in the event’s overall standings, […]

Pablo Quintanilla Climbs To Fourth Overall After Stage Two Of The Desafio Ruta 40

August 29, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Continuing to battle to defend his FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship title, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Pablo Quintanilla has moved up to fourth overall after a challenging stage two at the 2017 Desafio […]

Dominance in Horiče: double top-six lockout for the BMW racers

Munich. The BMW S 1000 RR racers reigned on the Horiče street circuit in the Czech Republic; at the penultimate round of the 2017 International Road Racing Championship (IRRC), they celebrated a double top-six lockout. […]

A Clever Rins Takes 9th Place In British GP Race, Iannone Crashed Out

Team Suzuki Press Office – Aug 27. Alex Rins: 9th – +15.661s Andrea Iannone: DNF A positive Sunday saw both of Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s riders improve their performances, enough for Alex Rins to finish the […]

Movistar Yamaha Delight with Stunning Double Podium in Silverstone

Today’s Octo British Grand Prix brought lots of thrills for the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team, including a double podium as the end result. Maverick Viñales perfectly managed his rear tyre life to challenge for the […]

De Soultrait Sixth On A Challenging Stage One Of The Desafio Ruta 40

Putting in a mistake-free performance today in Argentina, Xavier de Soultrait reached the finish of a demanding stage one at the Desafio Ruta 40 rally claiming a solid sixth place result. Continuing his strong run […]

Pablo Quintanilla Inside The Top Five After Stage One At Desafio Ruta 40