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The weather made for tricky conditions in this afternoon’s WorldSBK Race 1 in Misano. After a delay due to the onset of heavy rain it was Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider, Alex Lowes, who took a […]

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and Tom Sykes celebrate first podium win

Misano. When the chequered flag was waved at Misano (ITA), the joy in the garage of the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team knew no bounds. Tom Sykes (GBR) finished runner-up in Saturday’s race to claim the […]

Justin Cooper Scores First Overall Win, Dylan Ferrandis Second At Inaugural Florida National

It was a Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing Team 1-2 finish at the Florida National at the WW Ranch Motocross Park in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 22, with Justin Cooper taking his first overall victory […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Barcia and Ferris Tackle Tough Conditions to Score Another Top 10

The inaugural Pro Motocross Florida National presented challenging conditions with high heat and humidity, but the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Dean Ferris fought on to take seventh and eighth overall, […]

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S ZACH OSBORNE PODIUMS AT FLORIDA NATIONAL

ANDERSON FOLLOWS UP IN FOURTH OVERALL The 2019 AMA Pro Motocross Championship made its first-ever stop at the WW Ranch Motocross Park in Jacksonville, Florida for Round 5 of the 12-round series on Saturday. Rockstar […]

19th BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 5-7 July 2019

Munich/Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The BMW Motorrad Days will take place at the foot of the Zugspitze in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the 19th time already from 5 to 7 July 2019. The event organisers are expecting some 40,000 motorcyclists and […]

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team confirms performance of the new BMW S 1000 RR in WorldSBK

Misano. Having achieved the first podium finish for the new BMW S 1000 RR in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) on Saturday at Misano (ITA), the next podium was within reach for the BMW […]

Lowes Returns to the Podium in Sweltering and Slippery Misano

Alex Lowes returned to the podium today in Misano, with a superb ride to second place in the 10-lap Superpole sprint race. The Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider looked all set to repeat his podium performance […]

Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP’s Tonus & Paulin Share the Podium in Germany

A historic day at the tenth round of the MXGP World Championship in Teutschenthal, Germany, saw the Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP team celebrate nine podium finishes with both riders, Arnaud Tonus and Gautier Paulin, […]

JARVIS WINS HIXPANIA HARD ENDURO

Claiming his second win in the 2019 World Enduro Super Series, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Graham Jarvis has topped the Hixpania Hard Enduro in Spain. Battling his way to a well-deserved overall victory in […]

Watson Injured in Practice at the German Grand Prix

Following an unlucky fall in the first practice session at the tenth round of the FIM MX2 World Championship in Teutschenthal, Germany, Monster Energy Kemea Yamaha MX2’s Ben Watson has broken his hand and will miss […]

Álvaro Bautista 3rd and Chaz Davies 8th (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) at Misano World Circuit

Sweltering weather conditions greeted the World Superbike contenders today at the Misano World Circuit, where the seventh round of the championship is being held and where the two Aruba.it Racing – Ducati riders, Álvaro Bautista […]

Unlucky Van Der Mark to Miss Misano Races After Dominating Day One

Michael van der Mark topped the timesheets on the opening day in Misano but unfortunately the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider will sit out the remainder of the weekend, having sustained a fractured right wrist in […]

Delgado takes second consecutive victory in Yamaha YXZ1000R Spain Cup

June 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The third round of the Yamaha YXZ1000R Spain Cup delivered some thrilling racing at the Baja TT Dehesa de Extremadura on 8th-9th June. With the Stock and Open categories both in action again fans were […]

Inspiration Friday: 12 Inspiring Inline-4 Bikes seen at WHEELS AND WAVES 2019

Inspiration Friday: 12 Inspiring Inline-4 Bikes seen at WHEELS & WAVES 2019

Total Motorcycle Presents 12 inspirational custom inline-4 bikes to get your motor running! Honda Motor Europe this week returns to the Wheels & Waves 2019 festival to celebrate 50 years of Honda’s inline-four heritage, since […]

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June 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

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Suzuki June 22-23 Weekend Racing Schedule

June 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 20. The fourth weekend of June will see the JGRMX/ Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Team at round 5 of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship for the Florida […]

Aruba.it Racing – Ducati prepares for home WorldSBK race Misano World Circuit

June 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

After the Jerez weekend, which saw two wins and a crash for Álvaro Bautista in front of his home crowd, as well as some unexpected difficulties for team-mate Chaz Davies, the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati […]

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA ALL SET FOR WESS ROUND FOUR

June 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

JARVIS, BOLT AND GOMEZ HEAD TO SPAIN TO CONTEST HIXPANIA HARD ENDURO Led by Erzbergrodeo Hare Scramble winner Graham Jarvis, the three-man Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team head to Aguilar de Campoo in the […]

OMG SUZUKI IN THE POINTS AT BRANDS HATCH BSB

June 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 19. Luke Mossey – GSX-R1000 – 11-11 Josh Elliott – GSX-R1000 – 15-15 OMG Racing Suzuki riders Luke Mossey and Josh Elliott raced their GSX-R1000 machines to two double […]

60th Anniversary – American Honda Restores three historic vehicles for SEMA 2019

1961 Chevy Apache 10 pickups were used to deliver motorcycles to dealers in early 1960s Hand-painted graphics plus Honda 50 and CB160 motorcycles from the era complete authentic recreation Restoration is part of American Honda […]

Yamaha Riders on the Hunt for Grand Prix Glory in Germany

Less than one week after the action-packed Latvian Grand Prix that saw Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre and Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus miss the top step of the podium despite […]

Next stop Misano for the new BMW S1000RR and BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

Munich. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is heading to the Italian Adriatic coast. This weekend (21st to 23rd June) sees the team compete with riders Tom Sykes (GBR) and Markus Reiterberger (GER) on the new BMW S 1000 […]

TOUGH FIGHT FOR JGRMX YOSHIMURA SUZUKI AT HIGH POINT MX

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 18. Alex Martin – 250 Class – 13-11 for 11th Kyle Peters – 250 Class – 17-16 for 17th Kyle Chisholm – 450 Class – 23-20 for 21st The […]

Aruba.it Racing – Ducati prepares for WorldSBK Misano World Circuit

After the Jerez weekend, which saw two wins and a crash for Álvaro Bautista in front of his home crowd, as well as some unexpected difficulties for team-mate Chaz Davies, the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati […]

The Mission Winnow Ducati team concludes a one-day official test at Montmeló

On the eve of the Grand Prix of Catalunya, the Mission Winnow Ducati team resumed action at Montmeló for a one-day, collective test. In hot weather conditions, with 30 degrees in the atmosphere and 55 […]

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RACING’S BRONSON BAUMAN WINS AFT TWINS INAUGURAL LACONIA SHORT TRACK

LOUDON, N.H. (JUNE 15, 2019) – Indian Motorcycle Racing, presented by Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, continued its dominance on Saturday night at the inaugural Laconia Short Track. Wrecking Crew Rider Bronson Bauman earned his first-career Twins […]

DOUBLE VICTORY FOR ELIAS & YOSHIMURA SUZUKI AT UTAH SBK

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 17. Toni Elias – Suzuki GSX-R1000 – 1-1 Josh Herrin – Suzuki GSX-R1000 – 6-4 It was a big weekend for Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Toni Elias at Utah […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Close Catalunya Visit with Successful Test

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi were back at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya today to try new items for their YZR-M1s. The team-mates finished in 1st and 14th place respectively in the […]

PRODUCTIVE CATALAN TEST FOR TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 17. Alex Rins: 4th – 1:39.334 (+0.367) Joan Mir: 8th – 1:39.670 (+0.703) Sylvain Guintoli: 23rd – 1:41.243 (+2.276) • Alex Rins continues great pace around Montmelò as he […]

The Battling Evan Bros. Boys Set to Resume Rivalry in Misano

Two riders have dominated the 2019 FIM Supersport World Championship, winning all but one of the six races contested so far this season. The two riders, Randy Krummenacher and Federico Caricasulo, both of whom race […]

MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Utah Motorsports Campus

The weekend at Utah Motorsports Campus always proves interesting with the challenges of high elevation but Garrett Gerloff was able to stand on the podium in both races, while his Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha Factory […]

Cardo PACKTALK BOLD – TMW Review Preview!

Total Motorcycle tests the new Cardo PACKTALK BOLD in the Rocky Mountains before bringing it along on our big Alaska motorcycle adventure. Is the BOLD worth the price? Is Dynamic Mesh Technology a game changer? […]

Pata Yamaha’s Van der Mark Aiming to Repeat Jerez Success in Misano

Yamaha’s R1 riders head into Round 7 of the FIM Superbike World Championship in Misano keen to repeat the success of Jerez, where Michael van der Mark secured his first race win of the season […]

Fabio Quartararo achieves first ever podium for PETRONAS Yamaha SRT

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team claimed a remarkable first podium in only its seventh MotoGP after a fabulous performance from Fabio Quartararo in the Catalan GP. Quartararo made his debut appearance on the premier class […]

Febvre & Tonus Tie for the Grand Prix Victory in Latvia

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Romain Febvre & Monster Energy Wilvo Yamaha MXGP’s Arnaud Tonus continued Yamaha’s double podium streak at the ninth round of the MXGP World Championship in Kegums, Latvia. The dynamic duo […]

THOMAS KJER OLSEN FINISHES THIRD OVERALL AT MXGP OF LATVIA

Once again earning a place on the MX2 class podium, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen has finished third overall at the GP of Latvia, round nine of the 2019 FIM Motocross World […]

2020 Ducati Streetfighter V4 Prototype shown at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

The Bologna-based company makes Streetfighter V4’s arrival in 2020 official The PPIHC road course in Colorado chosen as the proving ground for the new Ducati Streetfighter model Carlin Dunne, who won the 2018 edition of […]

Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis Narrowly Misses Overall Podium at High Point

Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing Team’s Dylan Ferrandis made the most of a choppy and tricky track to finish just off the podium in fourth overall with a 3-4 moto score at High Point Raceway […]

ANDERSON PUTS ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING TEAM ON THE PODIUM AT HIGH POINT

The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team headed to Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania on Saturday for Round 4 of the 2019 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at the historic High Point Raceway. Coming off a one-week break […]

Bronson Bauman Earns First AFT Premier Class Victory in Laconia

LOUDON, N.H. (June 15, 2019) – American Flat Track’s inaugural Laconia Short Trackpresented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys proved to be an intense, multi-stage affair that ultimately saw the emergence of a first-time winner in Bronson Bauman (No. 37 […]

Vinales and Rossi Take 3rd and 5th in Catalunya Qualifying

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi found extra speed on the second day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. They secured third and fifth place on the grid in today’s Q2 for the […]

STRONG QP AND GOOD PACE FOR RINS AND MIR AT CATALAN GP

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 15. Alex Rins: 8th – 1:39.870 Joan Mir: 11th – 1:40.240 Sylvain Guintoli 23rd – 1:41.270 • Alex Rins with fantastic rhythm before costly crash. • Joan Mir proves […]

Dovizioso seizes second row Grand Prix of Catalunya for Ducati

The Mission Winnow Ducati team resumed action today at Montmeló (Spain) for the qualifying session of the Grand Prix of Catalunya, the seventh round of the 2019 MotoGP World Championship. In sunny weather conditions – […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Prepare to Battle in Barcelona

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team started work at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya today, in preparation for Sunday‘s Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya. Working on various setting and tyre options, Valentino Rossi and Maverick […]

MIXED BUT QUICK FRIDAY FOR SUZUKI IN CATALUNYA

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 14. Alex Rins: 11th – 1:40.727 (+0.648) Joan Mir: 19th – 1:41.070 (+ 0.991) Sylvain Guintoli: 23rd – 1:41.987 (+ 1.908) • Alex Rins feeling ready to attack home […]

AMA Pro Hillclimb Freemansburg & Gunstock Recaps

LACONIA, N.H. (June 14, 2019) – The AMA Pro Hillclimb series made its third stop at the legendary Bushkill Valley Motorcycle Club in Freemansburg, Penn. The first round of the 450 class kicked off at noon and it was obvious […]

Save $2,350 on Zero Electric Motorcycle Demo Models Promotion

Are you ready to save up to $2,350 on a lightly used Zero? Right now the very last 2018 Zero Motorcycles Demo Units have been incentivized with massive savings, but there are hardly any left. […]

Inspiration Friday: The Art of Motorcycle Passion

There was a time, not long ago, when manufacturers offered stunning paint jobs in creative colors, wild patterns and embraced artistic passion. Black, grey, white, silver colors are the rage now, the “safe choices“. Today, […]

With 42k Votes Harley-Davidson picks USA Finalists in “BATTLE OF THE KINGS” Competition

MILWAUKEE (June 14, 2019) – After fierce online competition, the people have spoken, casting 42,000 votes for the coolest custom motorcycles in the United States. Twenty-one U.S. custom bike builds reign as the “People’s Choice” […]

Moto Ain Win FIM Endurance World Cup

The Moto Ain team lifted their first FIM Endurance World Cup title after finishing fourth on the Superstock Yamaha YZF-R1 at the 8 Hours Oschersleben last weekend. After placing in the top three of the […]

Yamaha bLU cRU Riders Enjoy Successful Jerez WorldSSP300 Double Header

Yamaha R3 Challenge bLU cRU riders, Galang Hendra Pratama and Andy Verdoïa, put in two stand out performances at the Jerez WorldSSP300 round, which for the first time featured two races. It was Verdoïa who led the […]

KYLE CHISHOLM TO FILL IN FOR JUSTIN HILL IN AMA MOTOCROSS

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 13. Kyle Chisholm will be joining the JGRMX/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Factory Racing Team this weekend at the High Point National for round four of the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro […]

Adrenaline Packed Evel Live 2 Coming to History Channel

Los Angeles, CA – In less than a month jaws will once again drop as two motorcycle daredevils attempt to cheat death and make history on HISTORY®. July 7th, renowned freestyle motocross athlete Axell Hodges […]

Clothes For Your Motorcycle – Crazy New Trend or Just Crazy?

Japanese fashion designer takes on Yamaha Motor’s Jinki Kanno development ideal. Hideaki Shikama, the designer behind the fashion brand Children of the Discordance, has designed a small collection, named Over, based on the Yamaha motorcycles […]

Weekend Motorcycle Racing Action: June 15-16: MotoGP – AMA – WorldSBK – BSB

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 12. The third weekend of June will see Team SUZUKI ECSTAR riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir in action at the Catalunya MotoGP in Spain for round 7 of […]

YOSHIMURA SUZUKI ANNOUNCES 2019 SUZUKA 8 HOUR TEAM

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 12. Yoshimura Suzuki MOTUL Racing has announced its team for the final round of the 2018-2019 FIM Endurance World Championship next month will comprise Yukio Kagayama, Sylvain Guintoli and […]

CATALUNYA CALLS FOR MotoGP ROUND SEVEN

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 12. Straight after the rolling green hills of Mugello, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR move to another historic and fascinating circuit; Montmelò. The track near Barcelona will, as always, host the […]

Motorcycle Sales Up – BMW Motorrad Sells 17,944 Motorcycles Globally in May

BMW Motorrad sales continue to grow strongly, with year-to-date deliveries up 7.1% (74,958). In May, a total of 17,944 (+5.2%) premium BMW Motorrad motorcycles and maxi scooters were delivered to customers around the world. Electrified sales […]

Ventura Begins Italy Yamaha YXZ1000R Cup Campaign with Dominant Victory

The first round of the Yamaha YXZ1000R Cup Italy kicked off last weekend at the Maggiora Offroad Arena in Piedmont, which jointly hosted the second stage of the Italian Rallycross Championship alongside the Yamaha side-by-side […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Head To Catalunya Contest

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team are travelling to Barcelona for round seven of the MotoGP World Championship. It is a very important round for the Factory Yamaha team as the event boasts the same […]

Yamaha’s MXGP & MX2 Riders Keen to Build on Russian Success in Latvia

After a successful Russian Grand Prix that saw three YZ450F riders finish inside the top five with two on the podium for the second Grand Prix in a row, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP and […]

Victory for Delgado in thrilling Rally TT Mar de Olivos at Spanish Yamaha YXZ1000R Cup

The second round of the YXZ1000R Spanish Cup at the Rally TT Mar de Olivos delivered accomplished performances for the Yamaha YXZ1000R in the Stock and Open categories. The fourth edition of the Rally TT […]

AFT Rallies to Inaugural Laconia Short Track

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 11, 2019) – Already established as a featured attraction during both Daytona Bike Week and the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, American Flat Track adds another of the largest, most historic two-wheeled events to its calendar. […]

Indian Motorcycle Ride Free Until 2020 (No Interest and No Payment) or 1.99% Finance Promotion

June 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

SPECIAL OFFERS Every Indian Motorcycle is uniquely crafted and designed to take the riding experience to a new level that will live on long after the ride ends. Ride home today on an all-new 2018 […]

3,500 Vespa Scooters ride in Vespa World Days 2019 Rally

FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM 40 NATIONS ATTENDED THE MOST IMPORTANT GATHERING OF VESPA ENTHUSIASTS IN THE WORLD AND IN 2020 THE VESPA WORLD DAYS WILL DOUBLE DOWN WITH TWO EVENTS: IN PORTUGAL AND ON THE […]

Super Hooligan National Championship Series 2019 race schedule

June 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Los Alamitos, CA (June 11, 2019)— Roland Sands and crew have ignited a two-wheeled lifestyle explosion with the “Moto Classic Series” and as the 2019 Super Hooligan National Championship (SHNC) presented by Progressive and powdered […]

Success for the BMW racers in FIM EWC, IDM and CSBK

June 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

FIM Endurance World Championship: Success for BMW teams at Oschersleben. The 8-hour race at Oschersleben (GER) was the penultimate round of the 2018/19 season in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). The long-distance race […]

New 2020 Yamaha and 2020 KTM Motorcycles – Two-fer One

Two very different motorcycle manufacturers but one very exciting update! Total Motorcycle is proud to present the new 2020 Yamaha and 2020 KTM motorcycle models in our 2020 Motorcycle Model Guides. This first update is […]

SUZUKI KEEPS EWC SERIES TITLE ALIVE AFTER FIGHTBACK

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 10. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team have kept a 16th series victory alive after fighting back from two crashes during the Oschersleben 8 Hours Endurance penultimate fourth round in Germany […]

Heartbreak for Honda Endurance Racing at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben

There was heartbreak in Germany this evening as the Honda Endurance Racing team was forced to retire from the fourth round of the 2018/2019 FIM Endurance World Championship, the 8 Hours of Oschersleben, with just […]

Double Crashes for Ducati Aruba.it Racing in Race 2 at Jerez de la Frontera

After another dominating victory by Álvaro Bautista in the morning’s Superpole Race, both riders of the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team were forced to retire after crashes during Race 2 of the Spanish Round at […]

Pata Yamaha’s Van Der Mark Storms to Race 2 Victory in Jerez