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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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Super Mini grid 061425.jpg - Maverick Johnson (#163), Tanner Rhodes (#11), Kellan Funkhouser (#279), Craig Thompson (#144) on the starting grid for the GP190/Super Mini race, KartMoto, Cresson, TX. Photo Credit: Photographer Jeff Kulchinski/Model T Photography.

Texas Mini Cup Final Race Preview

Final Round For Texas Mini Cup This Weekend.    The Texas Mini Cup's final round will be held this Saturday, July 12, at KartMoto in Cresson...
A Honda technician demonstrates skill and focus during the National Technician Contest. Photo courtesy American Honda Motor Co.

Honda National Technician Contest Returns for Year Two

Online qualification test is now open to technicians from Honda dealerships Finalists will earn a trip to Georgia to compete for $16,000 in...

Opinion: More About MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Racing

History You Should Know About Super Hooligans, By a Racer FIRST PERSON/OPINION: By Andy DiBrino For years the RSD Super Hooligan class has had a weight rule...
The Mission King Of The Baggers will invade WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend on the Monterey Peninsula. Photo by Brian J. Nelson

MotoAmerica: Mission King Of The Baggers Back In Action At Laguna Seca

Wyman Has A Big Baggers Lead, Jacobsen Vs. Scholtz In Supersport, And A Ton More Action As MotoAmerica Heads To Monterey.     Forty-two days will...
The California Highway Patrol will be honored by MotoAmerica as its Grand Marshal for the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca round, July 11-13. Photo by Tucker Scott

MotoAmerica: California Highway Patrol Named Grand Marshall For Laguna Seca

Round Five Of The MotoAmerica Superbike Championship Will Honor The CHP As Grand Marshal.  MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is proud to...