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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...

Video: Triumph Daytona 660 Proves The Middleweight Sportbike Is Not Extinct

By Michael Gougis Don't call them supersports or racer-replicas. The new breed of middleweight sportbikes are designed to be accessible, easy to use and affordable...

Intro: Suzuki GSX-8R: Fun, Friendly, SPORTY! In The February Issue

Featured In the February 2024 issue of Roadracing World:         “I was in a room full of North American-based moto-journalists and Suzuki...

Intro: 2024 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide ST Is A High-Performance Hog

I kicked the shift lever, slammed the transmission into fourth and cranked the throttle open wide, taking full advantage of the immense amount of...

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Marc Marquez was fastest this afternoon at Brno. Photo courtesy Dorna.

MotoGP : M. Marquez Fastest Friday Afternoon at Brno

Marc Marquez led MotoGP World Championship wet practice Friday afternoon at Automotodrom Brno, in Czech Republic. Riding his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec...
American Joe Roberts during the MotoGP Round in Italy. Photo courtesy American Racing Team.

Moto2 : American Roberts Breaks Record At Brno

American Joe Roberts led Moto2 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Automotodrom Brno, in Czech Republic. Riding his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex on...
Alvaro Carpe was fastest this afternoon at Brno and set a new lap time record. Photo courtesy Dorna.

Moto3 : Carpe Sets New Lap Record At Brno

Alvaro Carpe led Moto3 World Championship practice Friday afternoon at Automotodrom Brno, in Czech Republic. Carpe used his Pirelli-shod Red Bull KTM Ajo to...
Marc Marquez was fastest this Friday morning at Brno. Photo courtesy Ducati Corse.

MotoGP: M. Marquez Heads Opening Practice At Brno

Marc Marquez topped MotoGP World Championship Free Practice 1 Friday morning at Automotodrom Brno, in Czech Republic. Riding his Michelin-shod Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25,...
Tony Arbolino during the MotoGP Round at Assen., Photo courtesy BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha.

Moto2 : Arbolino Tops Opening Practice At Brno

Tony Arbolino was fastest during Moto2 World Championship Free Practice 1 Friday morning at Automotodrom Brno, in Czech Republic. Riding his BLU CRU Pramac...