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2026 Yamaha YZF-R7 Intro: A Practical Sportbike Gets Sportier

Think of it as the bike that saved Yamaha's sportbike sales. Yamaha's YZF-R7 has become the brand's number one selling retail motorcycle and has...

Intro: 2026 KTM 990 Duke R, “The Punisher” (With Video)

Delayed by KTM's financial challenges, the 990 Duke R is finally here. Starting from the base of the 990 Duke, the R model is...

Video: Stuman Rides The Kawasaki ZX-4RR At Chuckwalla

Former racer and track day instructor Stu Smith rides and reviews the Kawasaki ZX-4RR and discusses where a 400cc-class inline-Four fits into club racing...

Video: First Ride On A 2007 Ducati 999s Team USA Limited Edition

Racer, coach, CVMA new racer school instructor, and Ducati collector Stuart 'Stuman" Smith recently bought a 2007 Ducati 999s Team USA Edition. Ducati sold...

MotoAmerica’s Weird & Wild Super Hooligans, In the October Issue

Featured in the October Issue of Roadracing World:  A Ducati Streetfighter's Journey from Showroom to Racetrack         Roland Sands is the son of...

Quick Look: Long-Travel 2024 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX+

Featured in the October 2024 Issue of Roadracing World: They Call It A Sport Crossover!         Suzuki has bridged the gap between its...

Quick Look: 2024 Kawasaki Ninja e-1 & Maeving RM1S Electric Bikes

Charging Into Phase Two Of Electric Motorcycling By Michael Gougis “Cool ******* bikes!” the rider on the Suzuki GSX-R shouted at us. He had to shout...

Riding The Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 And Vitpilen 401: Bigger, Better Arrows

What's the same? The piston. That's the way a Husqvarna representative described the differences between the prior Svartpilen/Vitpilen 401 and the new 2024 platform....

Riding The 2024 Yamaha MT-09 SP: A Sharper Hypernaked

I could tell which state I was in on Highway 129 with my eyes closed. The Tennessee side of the Tail of the Dragon...

2024 Yamaha MT-09: A Decade On, Better Than Ever

Yamaha will tell you that the MT-09 is a hyper naked machine. The lack of fairing screams standard. The messaging surrounding tubular handlebars is...

2024 Kawasaki Ninja 500: The Little Ninja Comes Full Circle

Kawasaki's Ninja 400 is one of the best-selling sportbikes in the world, so Kawasaki marketeers and engineers had to tread carefully when they upgraded...

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Moto Guzzi 105th Anniversary Edition

A special edition celebrating the eagle’s historic anniversary and honoring Moto Guzzi’s new home. In this exclusive version, the Moto Guzzi Stelvio, V100 Mandello, V85...
CVMA Middleweight Shootout racers, Jack Roach [12], Haydn Meng [661], and Parker Mayer [775]. Photo by CaliPhotography.

CVMA Announces 2026–27 Winter Series Schedule

Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association (CVMA) is set to return to action for its 2026–27 Winter Series, with seven rounds scheduled from October through April....
Petronas Sepang International Circuit, in Malaysia. Photo courtesy MotoGP.

2027 MotoGP Pre-Season Dates Confirmed

First race announced, Season Launch revealed – here are the test dates for the new era of MotoGP.  MotoGP begins a new era in 2027...
AFM Buttonwillow Cunha Wins IMG 3142

AFM: Cunha Wins In Triumphant Return At Buttonwillow Circuit

Cunha Returns to AFM with Three-Win Weekend at Buttonwillow's The Circuit BUTTONWILLOW, Calif. — The American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) brought a full weekend of...

TrackDaz Heads Back to Laguna Seca September 12-13

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