28.2.08

JS Online: Harley handles hard times

JS Online: Harley handles hard times: "Forty-eight percent of the dealers said they were selling new Harleys for below the manufacturer's suggested retail price" But you still have to get on a waiting list.

25.2.08

Soup :: Daytona: Two-Wheeled Activites For Bike Week :: 02-25-2008

Soup :: Daytona: Two-Wheeled Activites For Bike Week :: 02-25-2008: "Daytona International Speedway will continue the tradition of exciting, must-see activities as well as thrilling motorcycle racing"

Motorcycle racing takes a back seat in Daytona Speedway's own press release.

Superbike champion considers V8 Supercars switch | The Daily Telegraph

Superbike champion considers V8 Supercars switch | The Daily Telegraph: "The only thing I can say is I'm not saying the word 'retire'.
'The only thing I'm doing is stopping from motorcycle racing"

9.2.08

Workers with Speedway ties indicted with crime families FBI bribed ISC to let them dump contaminated fill dirt on Staten Island site.

5.2.08

WebZeum > Vintage Films > Classic BSA Circa??

WebZeum > Vintage Films > Classic BSA Circa??

WebZeum > Classic Conversatiions > Triumph

WebZeum > Classic Conversatiions > Triumph Pre WWII Triumph motorcycle manufacturing film.
Bloomberg.com: Worldwide: "Yamaha slumped 15 percent to 2,225 yen, the biggest drop since February 1982. The world's second-largest motorcycle maker forecast 2008 operating profit will slide 19 percent, the first drop in eight years, amid falling U.S. demand."

24.1.08

Bloomberg.com: Asia

Bloomberg.com: Asia: "Suzuki expects its U.S. motorcycle sales will dip 17 percent"

17.1.08

Sowetan - News

Sowetan - News: "A motor collision after a night out with friends has cost professional motorcycle racer Lance Isaacs a R5000 fine, or six months in prison, for negligent driving."

16.1.08

The Real Kings of Logistics (pdf)

CSB Announces Changes for Twins - MotorcycleUSA.com

CSB Announces Changes for Twins - MotorcycleUSA.com: "The new class structure is very similar to the top two classes of the SunTrust MOTO-ST endurance series in the United States, which is also sanctioned by PMP." If you say MotoST fast it sounds like "Mo' Toast."

Italy's Ducati to evaluate any acquisition opportunities with boosted finances - Forbes.com

Italy's Ducati to evaluate any acquisition opportunities with boosted finances - Forbes.com: "If there are opportunities that do not dilute our brand, we would consider acquisitions or alliances,' he said.
An acquisition is not 'a necessity' and Ducati's distinctive brand does not require this type of expansion, he said, rejecting becoming a mass producers."

12.1.08

Riding into History

Riding into History Mert Lawwill to be Grand Marshal at Riding Into History fundraiser.

11.1.08

Hardcard and AMA Superbike (Part I) « Hardcard Motorsports Weblog

Hardcard and AMA Superbike (Part I) « Hardcard Motorsports Weblog: "While the performance of the AMA as Superbike series manager has always been subject to public scrutiny and criticism, the feedback that Hardcard has received from the folks that have a major stake and investment in the series has been pretty damn positive."
Ohio Bike Week Sponsored by Budweiser and Progressive Insurance, a match made in heaven.

SPEEDtv.com - The Online Motorsports Authority | All News Page | The latest headlines from NASCAR, Formula One, Motorcycle Racing and more!

SPEEDtv.com - The Online Motorsports Authority | All News Page | The latest headlines from NASCAR, Formula One, Motorcycle Racing and more! Scroll down and vote for MotoGP in the Speed Poll.

Sport Motorcycles Linked To Soaring Number Of Deaths

Sport Motorcycles Linked To Soaring Number Of Deaths

31.12.07

30.12.07

AdelaideNow... Glitz for Mick Doohan's dream

AdelaideNow... Glitz for Mick Doohan's dream Doohan opens Cat House in Las Vegas

Surge in Off-Roading Stirs Dust and Debate in West

Surge in Off-Roading Stirs Dust and Debate in West: "off-highway vehicles do damage disproportionate to their numbers. In addition to loud engines, they have soft tires and deep treads that bite more deeply than a foot or a hoof. When they go off-trail, consequences often follow: erosion, destruction of fragile desert soils or historical artifacts, and disturbance of wildlife habitats"

21.12.07

Expo facto

Expo facto: "a little birdie told us five-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi may make it to the Yamaha stall in Delhi"

19.12.07

Track Venues

Track Venues New Jersey road course set to open.
The Jockey Journal » Blog Archive » The Board Track In Motion Board track racing in 1920. OK, so it's not Daytona but it's still pretty dang cool.

Do Not Attempt This

Do Not Attempt This
Top award for Ducati man. - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

15.12.07

Energy Tech Stocks – The Financial News Site for The Global Energy Tech Revolution 2007 on track for electric motorbike sales of 20 million.

The FINANCIAL, News That Makes Money, Business News & Multimedia - SmartWeb: The mobile future for car drivers and motorbike riders

The FINANCIAL, News That Makes Money, Business News & Multimedia - SmartWeb: The mobile future for car drivers and motorbike riders: "...a motorbike rider can receive information from the internet at any time without distraction. The menu can even be navigated when wearing motorbike gloves." So it's only a distraction if you have to take off your gloves?
Raceway developers look to 2009 for first races

10.12.07

Motorsport.com: News channel

Motorsport.com: News channel DuHamel to race in 24 Hours of Daytona. (scroll down)

3.12.07

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway IMS Road Course Paving Complete; Work Continues On Schedule

26.11.07

OneWheelDrive.Net - DNW 2007: Ducati 1098S vs. Ford GT: "I caught them by the chicane and rode their tail until passing them on the back straight while leaving a darkie."

25.11.07

3-D Printers Redefine Industrial Design

3-D Printers Redefine Industrial Design: "It's like the Terminator self-replicator machine or something,' Summit says. 'Machines are making the next-generation machines"

22.11.07

World Motorcycles Forecasts for 2011 & 2016

World Motorcycles Forecasts for 2011 & 2016 Demand for motorcycles worldwide will rise 5.4 percent annually to 55.7 million units in 2011, with growth emanating from a mix of developed market incremental improvements and emerging market expansions.

15.11.07

My Favorite Year (so far): 2002

13.11.07

The mother of all Ducatis - AutoWeek: "it is time to canonize the 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR"

www.kansascity.com | 11/12/2007 | Temporary layoffs a worry for Harley, but motorcycle maker confident in future

www.kansascity.com | 11/12/2007 | Temporary layoffs a worry for Harley, but motorcycle maker confident in future

Lci : Bourse - Actualites

Lci : Bourse - Actualites: Brembo reports: "the motorcycle segment grew decidedly (+41.2%) thanks to the main motorcycle manufacturers positive sales trend, magnified by the extension of supplies to Harley Davidson"

10.11.07

Spoil Sports

Spoil Sports: "Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have, after all, done rather well out of the recent oil boom. In the past four years they have made $1.5 trillion - that's $1,500,000,000,000 - and they have to spend it on something other than hotels and luxury holiday homes. That something is, increasingly often, sport."

KMEG 14 Your Hometown News - Sioux City News, Weather, and Sports | State seeks access to defense dealings

KMEG 14 Your Hometown News - Sioux City News, Weather, and Sports | State seeks access to defense dealings

Don’t Throw Out Your Broken iPod; Fix It via the Web - New York Times

Don’t Throw Out Your Broken iPod; Fix It via the Web - New York Times

Cycle News Mobile

Cycle News Mobile: "Spies was riding as a journalist and was prohibited by Rizla Suzuki from talking to any of his fellow journalists. "

Good thing he writes that column for Soup.

5.11.07

Motorcycle Daily

Motorcycle Daily NCR does Hypermotard.

4.11.07

Doonesbury Doonesbury seeking publicity?