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YOSHIMURA SUZUKI 2ND IN SUZUKA 8 HOURS QUALIFYING

YOSHIMURA SUZUKI 2ND IN SUZUKA 8 HOURS QUALIFYING Team Suzuki Press Office – July 28. Yoshimura Suzuki Motul – 2nd Team KAGAYAMA – 7th SERT – 22nd Yoshimura Suzuki Motul Racing’s Sylvain Guintoli, Josh Brookes […]

URAL Mihai family adventure – The Adventure Continues – Pamir Highway

This week we’re checking back in with Mihai and his family on their current summer tour exploring Central Asia. Last post they were beginning their journey in Uzbekistan on their Ural Gear Up. Now 4 weeks […]

URAL Mihai family adventure – The Adventure Continues – Kyrgyzstan

This week we’re checking back in with Mihai and his family on their current summer tour exploring Central Asia. Last post they had just crossed the Pamir Highway to Kyrgyzstan on the Western border of […]

Lowes Scores Provisional Pole for Yamaha Factory Racing in Suzuka

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team were determined to keep their Suzuka record up today, with Alex Lowes scorching to the fastest lap of the day to secure provisional pole position in the 2017 Coca-Cola Suzuka […]

SUZUKI ENDURANCE TEAM READY FOR SUZUKA 8 HOURS

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 27. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team has made its first steps on track at the Suzuka International Circuit in Japan for this weekend’s season finale – the Suzuka 8 Hours […]

American Flat Track action resumes at the Harley-Davidson Calistoga Half-Mile

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 27, 2017) – After a couple weekends off, American Flat Track racers are eager to get back to battle for top honors at the Harley-Davidson Calistoga Half-Mile on Saturday, July 29. […]

European Bike Week 2017

Experienced European Bike Week? European Bike Week® will be particularly special in 2017 as we celebrate 20 years of Europe’s biggest open Harley-Davidson® event. To commemorate this special occasion we are […]

BarbersRide 2017 – Harleys & haircuts

BarbersRide 2017 – Harleys & haircuts BarbersRide 2017 is a charity motorcycle ride to raise money for two very worthy charities: Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Lions Barber Collective, an international collective […]

WorldSBK 2017 Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team completes successful test with Giugliano and Magnoni

The Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team has completed a two-day private test at the Lausitzring racetrack in Germany, the same venue hosting the ninth round of the 2017 Superbike World Championship in three weekend’s […]

American Flat Track shifts into primetime this Thursday with launch of NBCSN’s Overdrive

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 26, 2017) – This Thursday night, American Flat Track (AFT) shifts into primetime to serve as a cornerstone of NBCSN’s Overdrive, a new high-octane motorsports programming block slated to run weekly […]

The motorcycle detective Bonham auctioneer’s 5 best bike finds

Published: 24th July 2017. Triumph UK.Considering his obsession with motorcycles since the age of four, Ben Walker has arguably landed the perfect job. His daily routine combines the roles of collector, counsellor and detective as […]

Lose yourself in the green Scrambling through Snowdonia

Published: 25th July 2017, Triumph UKHe’s photographer to some of the world’s best-known brands, working some of the coolest locations on the planet for the likes of Nike, Adidas, Canon and Belstaff, and on […]

Come join Yamaha at #Blocko2017 and enter in a raffle to win a brand new Yamaha YZF-R3!

Come join Yamaha Canada at #Blocko2017 and enter in a raffle to win a brand new Yamaha YZF-R3! You heard it here first! The location has been revealed for one of Toronto’s largest motorcycle expositions, DeBikerBoyz […]

KRAWIEC SCORES MILE-HIGH MILESTONE ABOARD HARLEY STREET ROD DRAG BIKE

New Harley-Davidson Street Rod Notches First Pro Stock Motorcycle Victory MORRISON, Colo. (July 23, 2017) – Harley-Davidson® Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec swept through the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle field at the […]

Yamaha Factory Racing Team Aiming for Historic Hat-Trick at Suzuka

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team of Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark and Katsuyuki Nakasuga are aiming to make history this weekend at the Suzuka 8 Hours – the final round of the 2016/107 […]

Johansson Yamaha Junior Enduro Team Earn Runner-Up Result In Portugal

Continuing his fight for the coveted Enduro Junior World Championship title, Johansson Yamaha Junior Enduro Team rider Mikael Persson secured a runner-up result on the first day of competition at a challenging EnduroGP […]

MV AGUSTA HOLDING COMPLETES ITS RECAPITALIZATION WITH INVESTMENT FUND COMSAR INVEST

MV Agusta Holding consolidates its equity investment through ComSar Invest; an investment fund part of Black Ocean Group, owned by Timur Sardarov, a Russian dynasty key player in the production of oil and gas in […]

CHARLIER EARNS RUNNER-UP RESULT AT GP OF PORTUGAL

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Christophe Charlier has finished less than four seconds from the top step of the EnduroGP class podium on day two of the GP of Portugal, round six of the FIM […]

COVINGTON CLAIMS MX2 CLASS PODIUM RESULT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Claiming an emphatic victory in the opening MX2 moto, Thomas Covington wrapped up round 13 of the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship securing third overall in the MX2 class at the GP of the Czech […]

McCanney Secures Double Enduro 2 Class Victory At EnduroGP of Portugal

Enjoying the most successful GP of his season so far, Outsiders Yamaha Official Enduro Team rider Jamie McCanney wrapped up round six of the 2017 FIM EnduroGP World Championship claiming two Enduro 2 class victories […]

Three Yamahas Inside the Top Eight at Loket

An intense day of racing on the slippery and one-lined hillside circuit of Loket, Czech Republic, saw Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek make up the top seven at […]

Duncan Does It in Czech Republic

Altherm Yamaha Official WMX’s Courtney Duncan came out on top at Loket in the Czech Republic – round four of the FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship – after a thrilling race where she passed […]

DEAN WILSON EARNS CAREER BEST WITH SECOND OVERALL AT SPRING CREEK NATIONAL

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Dean Wilson and Zach Osborne put in heroic rides at the eighth round of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship on a hot and humid day at Spring Creek MX Park […]

Rock Music and Riding Two of Many Highlights for Gettysburg Bike Week 2017 Rally

Foghat Rock GBW 16th Anniversary Gettysburg, PA (July 12, 2017) – Gettysburg Bike Week kicked off Thursday, July 6, 2017, for its 16th anniversary rally at the Allstar Events Complex in Gettysburg, PA. Over the course of four days, rally […]

VAESSEN LEADS THE WAY FOR SUZUKI IN CZECH REPUBLIC

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 22. Kevin Strijbos – 10th MXGP Arminas Jasikonis – 18th MXGP Bas Vaessen – 9th MX2 Hunter Lawrence – 14th MX2 Jeremy Seewer – 21st MX2 Bas Vaessen […]

COOPER & BENNETTS SUZUKI WIN BRANDS SUPERSTOCK OPENER

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 22. Richard Cooper – 1st Superstock 1000 Bennetts Suzuki’s Richard Cooper took victory in today’s Superstock 1000 race at Brands Hatch, taking maximum points from the two-part race […]

Lowes Interview: Season So Far

Yamaha-racing caught up with Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team’s Alex Lowes after round of eight of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca to look back on his season so far […]

BRANDS HATCH BSB BECKONS BENNETTS SUZUKI

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 21. The Bennetts Suzuki team heads to Brands Hatch this weekend for the sixth round of the MCE British Superbike championship, following the team’s success at the recent Southern […]

URAL Mihai family adventure – The Adventure Continues – Uzbekistan

Last year Mihai and his family took their Gear Up on an epic 4 month European tour. This summer he’s back on the road exploring Central Asia. Mihai has perfected his Gear Up for long […]

Ural Gear Up camping in Raspadalica, Croatia

One the best parts of owning a Ural is the ability to pack your gear and ride with your favorite co-pilots. Dominik recently took his Ural Gear Up camping in Raspadalica, Croatia with his wife and their […]

Tonus to Debut the 2018 Yamaha YZ450F at the Czech GP

Fresh from the unveiling of the all-new 2018 YZ450F in Ottobiano, Italy, earlier this month – Yamaha Motor Europe and Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP are pleased to announce that Wilvo Yamaha’s Arnaud Tonus will race […]

Bike in Detail – Yamaha WR450F

Making an impressive debut in the FIM EnduroGP World Championship last year, Yamaha’s WR450F has assisted Loïc Larrieu in securing the top spot of the podium no less than three times so far. Larrieu rode […]

HAMAHARA JOINS SERT FOR SUZUKA 8-HOUR FINALE

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 20. Reigning Endurance World Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team has drafted in young All Japan Superbike rider Sodo Hamahara into the three-man squad at this month’s Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance […]

GOOD OLD TIMES BLOG – DOUBLE CHAMPION HALLMAN

By Kenneth Olausson – 20. Juli 2017 23-year-old Torsten Hallman was the Husqvarna-mounted rider from Uppsala, north of Stockholm, who hit jackpot in the 14-round Grand Prix season in 1963. Eight outright victories and two […]

SUZUKI WORLD MXGP TEAM IN FULL FORCE FOR CZECH GP

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 19. The Suzuki World MXGP team will bring their full contingent of riders to the Czech GP this weekend, as the motocross world championship resumes for the 13th round […]

HARLEY-DAVIDSON GEARING UP FOR 77TH STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY

Festivities at Largest U.S. Motorcycle Rally to Include Free Demo Rides, Special Events, Fierce Flat Track Racing and More MILWAUKEE (July 17, 2017) – The sound of freedom will rumble through the […]

Indian Motorcycle Strips It Down With The New Scout® Bobber – More Of What You Need And Nothing You Don’t

Raw & Aggressive – the Indian Scout Bobber Features a Slammed Stance, Chopped Fenders, Blacked-Out Styling & 100 Barely-Tamed Horsepower MINNEAPOLIS, July 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Strip it down. That was the inspiration Indian Motorcycle […]

THE X-BOW BATTLE STARTS THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON!

The seventh and eight round this weekend marks the beginning of the second half of the X-BOW BATTLE for each of the contesting classes (Rookies Challenge, Elite, and GT4), while it will be the fourth […]

Rossi’s Search for the Perfect Ten

Valentino Rossi, nine-time World Champion – including seven in the premier-class – is truly one of the greatest riders ever in the history of motorcycle racing. 115 GP victories, 225 podiums and 64 pole […]

Van der Mark Interview: Season So Far

As the WorldSBK paddock enjoys its summer break, yamaha-racing.com caught up with Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team’s Michael van der Mark to get his assessment of the season so far, find out what his highlights […]

MOTO GUZZI OPEN HOUSE 2017

After the great success of the last edition, also this year the famous red gate at No. 57, Via Parodi will remain open to welcome with open arms the many, many fans that come from […]

BMW Motorrad Sets a New Sales Record in the First Half of the Year for the Fifth Time in Succession

MUNICH, July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Sales increase by 9.5% to 88,389 vehicles in the first half of 2017. The aim is to achieve a new all-time sales record for the year as a whole. […]

Wildcard ride for Olympian Jason Kenny in Kawasaki Team Green Cup

Professional track cyclist, Jason Kenny, swapped pedal-power for horse-power this week as he obtained his ACU race licence, enabling him to enter a Kawasaki Team Green Cup race on August 4-5 at Oulton Park as […]

Jeremy Van Horebeek Q&A: The Underdog Undone

With the pedigree in MXGP being higher than ever, being better than the rest is almost an impossible task. Determined to achieve the same results and consistency that made him the Vice World Champion in […]

MXGP Riders Looking Forward to Loket

After a three-week break in the calendar, MXGP will return to action this weekend at Loket in the Czech Republic, the same venue that saw Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jeremy Van Horebeek claim […]

Wheels&Waves 2017: sights and sounds

There’s no denying it: the world of motorcycles, and especially the world of customised bikes, has often fostered rivalry. Each brand inspires the creation of complete communities, with their own rules, alliances and adversaries. But […]

Wheels&Waves 2017: 3 stories of passionate Guzzi enthusiasts

If you’ve read our previous reports dedicated to Wheels & Waves 2017, the one dedicated to sharing about the spirit and the ambience of this extraordinary event and the one dedicated to the uphill races […]

Punk’s Peak: where bikers dare

From Biarritz to San Sebastian Wheels & Waves, the biggest festival dedicated to the world of bike customisation, is not confined to Biarritz, with its perfect surfing beaches and romantic neighbourhoods. About a 40 […]

Wheels&Waves 2017: an event that keeps getting louder

What is Wheels&Waves? Wheel&Waves is dandies stretched out on their bikes or on the bonnet of an old van enjoying the sun where the Atlantic Coast meets the Pyrenees (or myabe just trying to recover […]

Alex Lowes Q&A: Working with a Sports Psychologist

Sports psychologists are becoming more and more common in motorcycle racing, with people curious about the affect they can have. Yamaha-racing.com caught up with Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team’s Alex Lowes to discuss his use […]

The 17th BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 7 – 9 July 2017. More than 40,000 visitors attend the world’s biggest BMW Motorrad party