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Unique edition Vespas auctioned for Special Olympics World Winter Games

March 9, 2025 Michael Le Pard

One-of-a-Kind Art Pieces from Frank Gehry and Urs Fischer Auctioned for Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 with Support of Giorgio Armani Guests at the gala fundraising dinner will have the chance to […]

Inspiration Friday: Motorcycle Couple Circumnavigates the World

June 7, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Traveling on a Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT 20 months after their departure on the trip of a lifetime, Ollie Gamblin and Lavi Scholl not only circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle, claims the new Guinness world […]

Inspiration Friday: 2023 AMD World Bike Building Championships

July 21, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Not much is more inspiring than a Custom Bike Building Championship or holding the winning $1.08 billion Powerball lottery ticket. While I don’t have the winning Powerball ticket to share, I can offer up not […]

Fastest and most picturesque race circuits in the world

June 11, 2023 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP scorched around one of the fastest and most picturesque race circuits in the world for round six of twenty in 2023 and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing were lively players for the Gran Premio […]

NEW SPEED KINGS OF THE WORLD AS MOTOGP SPRINT MOVES MUGELLO

June 10, 2023 Michael Le Pard

The spectacular horsepower haven of Mugello was the setting for round six of 2023 MotoGP but also another strong and competitive display by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. Jack Miller blasted to 6th position in […]

Inspiration Friday: New World Adventures

February 3, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits! Welcome to our huge Inspiration Friday: New World Adventures week #231 of rider inspiration. Ever wanted to ride in Morocco? Greece? Turkey? Tunisia? France? Wales? How about a […]

MotoGP brought the world back to hot Sepang International Circuit

October 23, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The nineteenth and penultimate round of 2022 MotoGP brought the world championship back to the hot and difficult conditions of the Sepang International Circuit. Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Augusto Fernandez raced to 4th in Moto2™ […]

World’s most iconic enduro event got underway in Le Puy-En-Velay

September 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Taking place in Le Puy-En-Velay, France, the 96th edition of the world’s most iconic enduro event got underway with riders facing fast, dusty tests that soon became a lot rougher and cut up following the […]

Inspiration Friday Top Secrets of Adventure Riding

Inspiration Friday #210: Top Secrets of Adventure Riding

August 19, 2022 Michael Le Pard

“If someone else can do it, you can do it as well…” welcome to our 210th week of Inspiration Friday: Top Secrets of Adventure Riding! This week Total Motorcycle opens the adventure travel vault of […]

Nowhere in the world like the Isle of Man TT

June 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Isle of Man. After a pandemic forced break of three years, the road racers have returned to the Isle of Man TT. In 2022 one of the big favourites is Peter Hickman (GBR) from the […]

HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) most powerful motor racing team in the world

February 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Nine Spanish riders are outstanding pieces of the high competition of Honda Álex Palou, in cars, and Marc Márquez, along with Toni Bou, on motorcycles, are the main assets to repeat Honda’s triumphs in motor […]

Maxime Renaux and Vertex Pistons world MX2 champions

November 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

2021 Motocross World Champion. This is the title won by Maxime Renaux, rider of the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 Team, and the GP Racer’s Choice piston of the Italian specialist company Vertex Pistons. […]

Spectacular Circuit of San Juan WorldSBK offers great entertainment to fans from all over the world

October 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The spectacular Circuit of San Juan (Argentina) offers great entertainment to fans from all over the world. Race-2 of the twelfth round of the 2021 WorldSBK season ends with an extraordinary victory for Scott Redding (second in […]

Inspiration Friday: World Adventure Week 2021

July 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Did you participate in World Adventure Week 2021? 74 Countries and 1.5 million kilometers ridden by 735 groups around the world… Seven days, seven unique challenges, plus 1,000 km to complete. TMW’s Inspiration Friday: World […]

New scoring system and attractive prizes for best BMW riders in the world

March 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is back for 2021 – with a new scoring system and attractive prizes for the best privateer BMW riders in the world. The unique customer racing competition was launched […]

S&S Cycle presenting sponsor for the world’s most prestigious two-wheeled dirt track class

February 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 23, 2021) – Progressive American Flat Track is proud to announce that S&S Cycle has further increased its involvement for 2021 and will serve as both the presenting sponsor for the […]

Romaniacs 2020 World’s Toughest Hard Enduro Rallye Results

October 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Fighting all the way to the finish, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Graham Jarvis has put in a heroic week-long ride to narrowly finish as runner-up at Romaniacs 2020. Joining him on the podium, teammate […]

TICKLE TOUGHS IT OUT WITH BROKEN HAND RACING AT UTAH SUPERCROSS

June 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 9. JGRMX/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Racing’s Broc Tickle put in a strong effort aboard his Suzuki RM-Z450 at round 13 of the 2020 Monster Energy AMA/ FIM World Supercross series […]

Honda will gradually return to the new normal in Wizard of Oz World

May 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Brand dealers will join the “new normal” adapting to the de-escalation phases of each region Honda will gradually return to the “new normal” as it progresses through the different stages of lack of confidence in […]

Piaggio Group Q1 2020: World Economic Performance Instability

May 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Piaggio Group Chair and CEO Roberto Colaninno: “Despite the dreadful emergency created by the world pandemic, the Piaggio Group has successfully passed the first-quarter test and is investing in the future in terms of sustainable, […]

Broken Easter Eggs: BRP suspending/slowing all powersports and marine manufacturing operations around the world

April 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Valcourt, Quebec, April 12, 2020 – BRP Inc. (TSX:DOO; NASDAQ:DOOO) has announced that, due to the rapid evolution of the COVID-19 situation, we are temporarily suspending or slowing down all our powersports and marine manufacturing […]

MARTIN KEEPS 5TH AFTER TOUGH GLENDALE SUPERCROSS

January 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 27. Alex Martin: RM-Z250 – 8-8-9 – 7th overall. Suzuki’s Alex Martin weathered a Triple Crown event in Glendale, Arizona this weekend with three consistent top-10 Main Event finishes […]

WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE RACING ACTION – JANUARY 4th

January 5, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 4. The opening weekend of January sees the JGRMX Yoshimura Suzuki Team on track for the opening round of the 2020 AMA/ FIM World Supercross at Angel Stadium at […]

Rider Inspiration: World’s Rarest Motorcycles Buried in a Forgotten Los Angeles Warehouse

May 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

A treasure trove of incredibly valuable and rare motorcycles hidden away and lost for decades only found after the passing of a reclusive motorcyclist! These are the dreams of many motorcycle owners, collectors and story […]

The 18th BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen from July 6 – 8, 2018. More than 35,000 visitors at the biggest BMW Motorrad Festival in the world.

July 11, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Munich/Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The 18th edition of the BMW Motorrad Days from July 6 to 8, 2018 at the foot of the Zugspitze mountain was a resounding success once again. Apart from the rainy Friday, it was […]