Articles by Michael Le Pard

Tim Gajser made a long awaited returned to the top step of the podium today as he took the overall in Uddevalla at the MXGP of Sweden. Tim Gajser Tim Gajser Gajser, who hasn’t taken […]

Nakagami 6th, Pawi 17th at Red Bull Ring

Rd.11 NEROGIARDINI MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH: Sunday, August 13, 2017 Weather: Dry Ambient: 21℃ / Track: 33℃ IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia rider Takaaki Nakagami’s competitive rhythm led him to 6th place at the Austrian […]

Marquez Increases Title Lead with Thrilling Second Place

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) increased his World Championship lead with a never-say-give-up ride to second place in today’s Austrian Grand Prix at the sun-blessed Red Bull Ring. The hard-riding 24-year-old Spaniard and race-winner […]

Marquez & Pedrosa Go for Another Podium Double

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) goes into this weekend’s British Grand Prix aiming to further extend his advantage in the closest-ever MotoGP title race. The reigning World Champion, who has won three of the […]

Takaaki Nakagami to Compete in MotoGP Premier Class

Japanese rider, Takaaki Nakagami, currently racing in the FIM* MotoGP World Championship Moto2 class, will compete in the MotoGP premier class from the beginning of the 2018 season. Nakagami first competed in the Moto2 class […]

Cool Wall Bike #331: 2018 BMW HP4 Race

August 24, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Vote and Discuss on this week’s Total Motorcycle Cool Wall Bike of the Week #331! Vote Now. MAXIMIZED TO THE ESSENTIALS. 2018 BMW HP4 Race Review by TOTAL MOTORCYCLE The HP4 RACE is more than […]

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Martin Davalos Out for Final Round of Pro Motocross Season

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Martin Davalos will be withdrawing from his AMA Pro Motocross fight with just the final round remaining. Due to a crash in Moto 2 of the Budds Creek National, Davalos […]

Matt Winterborne Blog – August 24 2017

August 24, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 24. Matt Winterborne is the Suzuki World MXGP team’s engines and mapping mechanic. Matt Winterborne has been around motocross ever since he was a teenager. At that age, he […]

2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 115th Anniversary-ANV

2018 Harley-Davidson: New Chassis, Engine & Design, Eight New Iconic Softail Motorcycles

MILWAUKEE (Aug. 22, 2017) – To celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 115th Anniversary year, the Motor Company is launching a custom revolution: Eight all-new Softail® models that merge the hard-riding performance of the Dyna® line with the unparalleled […]

Harley-Davidson Unleashes Five New Touring Bikes With More Power, Comfort & Handling To Go The Distance

The 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle lineup introduces the most robust array of custom Touring bikes the company has ever produced, boasting show-stopping style and plush comfort ready to attack rough city streets or winding country roads. Three […]

Movistar Yamaha Prepped for the British Grand Prix

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi travel to the United Kingdom for this weekend’s Octo British Grand Prix. After a successful one-day test at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli last Sunday, […]

Back To The Glorious Silverstone Circuit For Team Suzuki ECSTAR

Team Suzuki Press Office – Aug 23. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR is heading to Great Britain and the Silverstone circuit where last year the GSX-RR got its first victory in the MotoGP class after its […]

Bogle & RCH Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 Win Budds Creek

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 22. Justin Bogle (RCH Yoshimura Suzuki) – 1st Matt Bisceglia (RCH Yoshimura Suzuki) – 8th Weston Peick (JGR Autotrader Suzuki) – 6th Phil Nicoletti (JGR Autotrader Suzuki) – 13th […]

Total Motorcycle’s 2018 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Model Line-up

For 2018, Harley-Davidson spares no quarry and brings down the hammer on the competition! New Milwaukee-Eight 107, Milwaukee-Eight 114 and Milwaukee-Eight 117 engines, new designs, new chassis. Over 45 new 2018 Harley-Davidson models. More big […]

Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall Of Fame Rocks The 77th Strugis Rally

Sturgis, South Dakota, August 22, 2017 – Between the standing room only Class of 2017 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the Pappy Hoel Speed Classic races and the brand new block party with bands going […]

Mahias Retains Championship Lead with Podium at the Lausitzring

GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team’s Lucas Mahias survived a scare to secure his sixth podium of the season to lead the championship by one point after a red flag ended the race prematurely at the […]

Guintoli Top-10 At Cadwell Park BSB

Team Suzuki Press Office Sylvain Guintoli – 18-10th Taylor Mackenzie – 15-15th Richard Cooper (STK) – 2nd Bennetts Suzuki’s Sylvain Guintoli took a top-10 finish in race two at Cadwell Park today, after a challenging […]

Seewer Wins Fifth MX2 GP Of The Season In Sweden

Team Suzuki Press Office Jeremy Seewer – 2-2 for 1st Hunter Lawrence – 12-6 for 9th Zach Pichon – 30-31 for 32nd Jeremy Seewer battled hard in both motos as he took his fifth MX2 […]

Swedish Top 10 For Jasikonis And Suzuki MXGP

Arminas Jasikonis – 10-9 for 9th Kevin Strijbos – 31-13 for 16th Arminas Jasikonis put his RM-Z450WS inside the top 10 at the MXGP of Sweden, on what was a strange day at the Uddevalla […]

BMW Motorrad Racing: Ulster GP 2017

Hickman And Kneen Lead The Way At The Ulster GP The Ulster Grand Prix, the world’s fastest road race, saw Peter Hickman continue his unbelievable 2017 campaign aboard the BMW S 1000 RR with […]

BMW Motorrad Racing: BSB Round 7 Thruxton

Back On Top – Hickman and BMW Return To Winning Ways. Thruxton, the seventh round of the 2017 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, demonstrated the difficult duality of racing – filled with the highest of […]

67‑plate Kawasaki machines available on 1 September

The new 67-plate registration prefix will be debuted on 1 September 2017 – with over 20 models in the current line-up and a whole host of finance deals available on 2017 models, it’s a fantastic […]

Strong Weekend for Pata Yamaha sees Tamburini on the Podium in STK1000 at the Lausitzring

The Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team had a great weekend at the Lausitzring for round six of the 2017 FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship. Both riders battled it out at the sharp end in every […]

Gautier Paulin Secures Third Overall at MXGP of Sweden

Securing a podium result for the second week in succession, Gautier Paulin claimed third overall at a challenging MXGP of Sweden. Collecting 40 valuable points the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider is now just […]

Febvre Celebrates First Race Win of 2017 on The Podium

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre was a beam of light out on a track that is shadowed by a stunning rocky mountain – Uddevalla – as he celebrated his first race win of […]

Lowes Powers to Fifth in Race 2 at the Lausitzring

Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team’s Alex Lowes produced another blistering display to charge through the field and secure a fifth-place finish in Race 2 at the Lausitzring for round nine of the 2017 FIM Superbike […]

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’S Colton Haaker Wins At Las Vegas Endurocross!

The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV marked the start of the 7 round EnduroCross Series for 2017 and with it, an all new format greeted defending champ, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Colton Haaker. […]

Bradl returns to action in Germany to claim thirteenth place

The German Round of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship has taken place with local hero Stefan Bradl in thirteenth place at the end of the 21-lap encounter at the Lausitzring racetrack. His Red Bull […]

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne Clinches 250 Title At Budds Creek!

The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team headed to Mechanicsville, MD for the penultimate round of the 2017 Pro Motocross Championship and recorded a milestone day after Zach Osborne piloted his Husqvarna FC 250 to […]

Close Action At Sentul Suzuki Asian Challenge

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 19. The penultimate round of the SUZUKI ASIAN CHALLENGE series at Sentul International Circuit in Bogor, Indonesia provided close and exciting racing in the popular single-platform championship which uses […]

Lowes Charges to Top Six Finish in Race 1 at the Lausitzring

It was a mixed Saturday for the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team at the Lausitzring for round nine of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship as Alex Lowes pulled off an excellent ride to secure […]

Technical problem for Giugliano as Bradl sits out race one at Lausitzring

The opening race of the ninth WorldSBK round of the season was contested today at the Lausitzring racetrack in Germany. With Stefan Bradl out of action following yesterday’s crash during free practice two, Davide Giugliano […]

Vsevolod Brylyakov Signs With Yamaha For 2018

Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to announce that Vsevolod Brylyakov has signed on to race a Yamaha YZ250F throughout the 2018 season. The talented Russian will be joining Jago Geerts under the Kemea Yamaha Official […]

Xavier De Soultrait Inside The Top Five At Atacama Rally 2017

After six days of racing across the northern part of Chile, Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team saw all three of their riders reach the finish line of the Atacama Rally without any problems. Wrapping up […]

Storming Start by GRT Yamaha on Friday at the Lausitzring

The GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team enjoyed a great start to the action on Friday at the Lausitzring for round eight of the 2017 FIM World Supersport Championship. Championship leader Lucas Mahias impressed throughout the […]

Pablo Quintanilla Wins Atacama Rally 2017

Ensuring the best possible end to his week-long adventure in the dunes of Chile, Pablo Quintanilla has secured overall victory at the 2017 edition of the Atacama Rally. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider […]

Sun does not shine on Bradl and Giugliano’s opening day at Lausitzring

A hectic opening day of action for the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship at Lausitzring has drawn to a close with Stefan Bradl in 12th place – despite an unfortunate tumble during FP2 – while […]

Bennetts Suzuki Team Set For Cadwell Park BSB

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 18. The Bennetts Suzuki team is in Lincolnshire for this weekend’s Party in the Park and round eight of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park. After a […]

Challenging Friday for Pata Yamaha at the Lausitzring

Challenging Friday for Pata Yamaha at the Lausitzring Free practice The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team put in a sterling effort at the Lausitzring on Friday for round 9 of the 2017 FIM Superbike World […]

Indian Motorcycle clinches first ever Manufacturer title in American Flat Track’s Grand National Championship

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 17, 2017) – American Flat Track congratulates Indian Motorcycle and American Honda on their respective 2017 Manufacturer Championship victories. The AFT Manufacturer Championships tally up the points earned by the highest-placed […]

A Look Inside the Ural Factory

On his epic summer adventure and his family recently visited the URAL factory in Irbit to see where his Ural was born. Unknown to him URAL had arranged for his bike to get a full […]

Red Bull Honda World Superbike ready for action at Lausitzring

The Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team is finalising preparations for the ninth round of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship which gets underway tomorrow at the Lausitzring in Germany. This is the home […]

Van der Mark Reflects on Historic Suzuka 8 Hours Victory

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team of Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark, and Katsuyuki Nakasuga completed a historic hat-trick of wins at the Suzuka 8 Hours this year after dominating the legendary endurance race. […]

De Soultrait Continues Podium Battle After Stage Three Of Atacama Rally

Successfully overcoming the challenges of a long and demanding stage three at this year’s Atacama Rally, Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team rider Xavier de Soultrait is currently placed fourth in the rally’s provisional overall […]

Jasikonis Victory Boosts Suzuki For Swedish MXGP

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 17. Arminas Jasikonis and Kevin Strijbos both took moto wins on board their Suzuki RM-Z450WS at the Belgian International event in Keiheuvel, in what was a highly successful […]

Pablo Quintanilla Runner-Up On Atacama Rally’s Stage Four

Reaching the finish of the event’s longest and most challenging stage without any issues, Pablo Quintanilla secured a solid runner-up result on stage four of the Atacama Rally 2017. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory […]

Yamaha Riders Battle Through The Longest Stage Of The Atacama Rally

At the end of a challenging day for the Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team, the trio of Adrien Van Beveren, Xavier de Soultrait and Franco Caimi have successfully made it to the finish of […]

Cool Wall Bike #330: 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod

Vote and Discuss on this week’s Total Motorcycle Cool Wall Bike of the Week #330! Vote Now. NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET ROD IS TUNED FOR DYNAMIC URBAN PERFORMANCE. 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod Review by TOTAL […]

Harley-Davidson Issues Global Call To Embrace The Freedom Of The Open Road

“All For Freedom. Freedom For All” Celebrates Individuality of Riders and Non-Riders Alike MILWAUKEE (AUGUST 16, 2017) – Since 1903, Harley-Davidson has built motorcycles for one reason: to fulfill dreams of personal freedom. Launched […]

Entertainment Line Up scheduled for Tennessee Motorcycles & Music Revival held at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch

The Tennessee Motorcycles and Music Revival is proud to announce their 2017 Band & Entertainment line up for the four-day Motorcycles & Music festival being held at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. The “Revival” will showcase the area’s depth […]

Pablo Quintanilla Wins Stage Three Of The Atacama Rally 2017

Putting in another solid performance, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Pablo Quintanilla posted the fastest time in today’s timed special to claim a hard-fought stage three victory at the Atacama Rally 2017. Further increasing […]

Franco Caimi Claims Third In Atacama Rally’s Stage Two

Going from strength to strength aboard his WR450F Rally machine, Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team rider Franco Caimi secured an impressive third place result in a shortened stage two at the Atacama Rally […]

Pata Yamaha Relishing Return to STK1000 Action at Lausitzring

The Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team are looking forward to resuming their challenge for the 2017 FIM Superstock European Championship this weekend at the Lausitzring, round six of the season. Florian Marino currently occupies […]

Febvre, Van Horebeek & Simpson Poised for Sweden

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek are taking some amazing memories into the sixteenth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, that will take place on the marble-like clay […]

RCH Yoshimura Suzuki Fights Back At Unadilla MX

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 16. Justin Bogle (RCH Yoshimura Suzuki) – 7th Matt Bisceglia (RCH Yoshimura Suzuki) – 14th Weston Peick (JGR Autotrader Suzuki) – 13th Phil Nicoletti (JGR Autotrader Suzuki) – […]

Jeep & Harley-Davidson: together at Thunder in the Glens Jeep

Jeep & Harley-Davidson: together at Thunder in the Glens Jeep® & Harley-Davidson®, both proud sponsors of Thunder in the Glens invite you to The Winking Owl, High Street, Aviemore to take a test […]

Husqvarna Motorcycles Extend Contract With Thad Duvall

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thad Duvall has extended his contact for another two years with the off-road racing team. Duvall has had a successful first season with the team aboard his FX 350. […]

GRT Yamaha Ready To Resume Championship Battle At Lausitzring

The GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team are ready to return to action after the summer break at the Lausitzring this weekend for round eight of the 2017 FIM Supersport World Championship. Lucas Mahias leads […]

Jason Anderson Out For Remainder Of Pro Motocross Championship

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson will sit out the final two rounds of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship as he recovers from a recent surgery. Following several weeks of racing in pain, […]

Pablo Quintanilla Claims Stage One Victory At Atacama Rally 2017