Articles by Michael Le Pard

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. […]

Going on Vacation. Total Motorcycle updates will re-resume on Sept 15th

Many readers do not know that Total Motorcycle is run by just one person, myself, and a handful of great volunteers in our forums. As I run the site myself outside of the forums and […]

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 […]

Van Beveren Claims Third On Penultimate Stage Of Desafio Ruta 40 Rally

Cold, demanding and run on the sandy tracks of northern Argentina, stage four of the Desafio Ruta 40 offered a perfect chance for Adrien Van Beveren to demonstrate his speed in long and exhausting rally […]

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

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

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

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 […]

Pure&Crafted Festival presented by BMW Motorrad lures 10,000 enthusiastic festival-goers

The Pure&Crafted Festival’s third edition went out with a bang under yesterday’s starry late summer night sky. On the grounds of the Altes Kraftwerk Rummelsburg in Berlin, the festival appealed to its audience with a […]

Total Motorcycle’s 2018 Triumph Motorcycle Lineup

Lighter, faster and more agile than ever before, the new 2018 Triumph Motorcycle lineup is sure to win over riders. Check out the redesigned Street Triple S, R and R Low and RS models as […]

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

Making the most of his experience Pablo Quintanilla wrapped up a highly demanding stage one at the Desafio Ruta 40 rally securing a fifth-place result. Continuing his strong run of form, the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna […]

Ducati News – 2018 Ducati Multistrada Enduro Pro @ Total Motorcycle

Conquer new worlds with the new Multistrada Enduro Pro The trailblazing spirit of the Multistrada continues with the new Multistrada 1200 Enduro Pro with even more ADV capability. The new sand-colored paint has a rough […]

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’S Zach Osborne Finishes Championship Winning Season With A Victory At Ironman National!

The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team finished up an impressive AMA Pro Motocross season on Saturday at the Ironman National in Crawfordsville, IN by claiming another overall victory in the 250 class. 250 rider […]

Pablo Quintanilla Gets Things Underway At Desafio Ruta 40

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING RIDER WRAPS UP SHORT PROLOGUE WITH NINTH FASTEST TIME Following his winning result last week at the Atacama Rally, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Pablo Quintanilla kicked off round […]

Adrien Van Beveren Tops The Desafio Ruta 40 Prologue

Getting his participation in round four of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship off to the best possible start, Adrien Van Beveren has posted the fastest time in the opening Prologue at Argentina’s Desafio […]

Compare Motorcycle Model Tool Re-Launched at Total Motorcycle.com

Compare Motorcycle Model Tool. Compare motorcycle models, any make, any manufacturer and any year from any of our 48 years of guides one screen. Since 2003, our Compare Motorcycle Model Tool has been helping new […]

Zarco to Bolt Forward from 8th Folger Fired up for Silverstone Battle

Monster Yamaha Tech3 team rider Johann Zarco will begin the highly anticipated British Grand Prix from the third row of the grid. The rapid French rider stormed to the top of FP3 in the mixed […]

Movistar Yamaha Score First and Second Row in Silverstone Qualifying

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi set a scorching pace in this afternoon’s qualifying session at a sunny Silverstone Circuit to score second position on the grid for tomorrow’s Octo British Grand Prix. Teammate Maverick Viñales […]

Rins 13th And Iannone 15th In British GP Qualifying

Team Suzuki Press Office – Aug 26. Alex Rins: 13th – 2’01.285 (Q1) Andrea Iannone: 15th – 2’01.567 (Q1) The sunny but cool conditions this afternoon at Silverstone made the qualifying session of the British […]

Positive Day 1 for Zarco at Silverstone

The Monster Yamaha Tech3 pair started their British Grand Prix campaigns today as they both took the first steps in preparation for Sunday’s showdown. Johann Zarco began the weekend with instant speed after completing FP1 […]

Positive Pace for Movistar Yamaha in First Silverstone Free Practice Sessions

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales kicked off the Octo British Grand Prix showing good form. Making the most of the perfect riding conditions in today’s two free practice sessions, the teammates […]

Iannone And Rins Close To The Top Ten In England

Team Suzuki Press Office – Aug 25. Andrea Iannone: 11th – 2’01.974 +1.077 Alex Rins: 12th – 2’02.072 +1.175 The friendly circuit at Silverstone welcomed the two Team SUZUKI ECSTAR riders with a positive day. […]

Official Yamaha WR450F Rally Replica

Announcing the Official Yamaha WR450F Rally Replica Yamaha Racing are proud to announce the launch of the Official Yamaha WR450F Rally Replica. Rally Raid parts and accessories partner DRAG’ON have teamed up with Yamaha Motor […]

Honda Releases New Honda CBR250RR Special Edition

JAKARTA, Indonesia, August 10, 2017 – PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) released the new Honda CBR250RR Special Edition with a unique theme of the “Art of Kabuki,” a recently popular art trend. This newly designed […]

Pratama Wins, Hada 3rd in Race 1, Pratama 4th Race 2

Round 4 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) was held at the Sentul International Circuit in Indonesia. In late July, many ARRC riders had participated in the Suzuka 8hours Endurance Race in Japan. Dimas […]

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 […]

Rossi Heads Honda Effort at Pocono

・2016 Indianapolis 500 champion leads 44 laps, finishes third ・Seven Honda drivers combine to lead 160 of 200 laps ・500-mile race features Pocono record 41 lead changes Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi LONG POND, Pa., August. […]

Tim Takes the Overall in Uddevalla

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!