Long a fixture in the Italian motorcycle industry, legendary designer Pierre Terblanche has now signed up with Norton Motorcycles UK to design for the returning British marque. You should know Terblanche from such bikes as the Ducati Multistrada (first generation), Hypermotard, and the entire SportClassics line. Then there is his recent design work for Moto [...]
After a record breaking 2010 MotoGP season, Jorge Lorenzo earned the number 1 plate. Lorenzo confirmed today that he will be riding with the coveted number one plate, and revealed a logo which incorporates his initials J and L into the number 1 design. “Today I can reveal my No 1,” said Jorge Lorenzo. “I [...]
Carlos Checa wasn’t the fastest rider around the Portimao track during the first official testing session of the 2011 World Superbike season, but the Althea Racing team is happy with the results. The WSBK riders only got one day with a dry track, as the second and third days of the testing session were plagued [...]
When you talk about the MotoGP, you’re most likely talking about Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, or Dani Pedrosa. But Alvaro Bautista is confident that he’ll be in the conversation this year. Bautista is about to embark on his second year in the MotoGP, and he is hoping to score some podium finishes this year. Bautista [...]
The start of the 2011 MotoGP season is closer than you think. Sepang will host the opening testing session in just a few short days, signaling the beginning of the 2011 season. The MotoGP riders haven’t been on their bikes since the post-season test at Valencia on November 17th. But that doesn’t mean that the [...]
Ural, like most of the motorcycle industry, was hit particularly hard by the Great Recession and suffered a significant fall in sales numbers. However, 2010 numbers have now been released and it appears that the U.S. operations experienced a 39% increase over fiscal 2009. Each quarter of the year witnessed gains over the same period [...]
What do snowboards and motorcycles have in common? Well, if you enter Ride Snowboards latest contest you can win both. Ride Snowboards and KTM have teamed up for a new giveaway. The “Every Good Ride Deserves Another” sweepstakes will award the winner with a KTM 250 SX-F motorcycle and a full Ride set up that [...]
Life In America 1978 – The average income is $17,000/year, and inflation is still an issue. A new home sells for $58,000. The first mobile phone is introduced. The Japanese now account for 50% of import car sales. 918 followers of Jim Jones’ People’s Temple commit mass suicide in Guyana. The Blues Brothers debut on [...]
Just because you ride a motorcycle does not mean you cannot take certain things with you. 2×2 Cycles has created some products that allow you carry items on your motorcycle that you would not have thought possible. The newest product released from the company is the Motorcycle Bicycle Rack. CEO Garrett Blake has designed a [...]
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