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Team Obsolete To Race Ex-Bob McIntyre AJS 7R Special In 2024

Team Obsolete has yet another Barn Find!  It is a one-off 1961 ex-Bob McIntyre AJS 7R Special.  It was envisioned by Bob’s longtime sponsor/engineer...

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1978 Laverda V6 1000, In The November Issue

  Featured In the November 2023 issue of Roadracing World:       1978 Laverda V6 1000             In the motorcycle world, six-cylinder...

Grattan Raceway Park Is For Sale…And It Has Been For Years

Recently, some motorsports news websites posted stories reporting that Grattan Raceway Park, located near Grand Rapids, Michigan, is for sale, causing a lot of...

Video: Energica Looks Back At Its 2023 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Season

Editorial Note: Scroll down to watch the short video Looking back to look forward: setting the stage for a successful Super Hooligan effort   2023 has been...

Hanging With MotoAmerica CFO Richard Varner, From The April 2022 Issue

Editorial Note: This article originally appeared in the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine. Bonus photos and content have been...

Former Broadcaster Art Eckman, R.I.P.

Rest In Peace, Art Eckman (1942-2023)    Broadcast Icon and Indelible Voice of the Sport Passes   The SuperMotocross community and the motocross industry as a whole is...

Ducati Releases Panigale V4 SP2 30° Anniversario 916 Limited Edition

Editorial Note: Scroll down to watch the launch video Panigale V4 SP2 30° Anniversario 916: Ducati celebrates the supersport icon The Borgo Panigale manufacturer pays homage...

AHRMA: 2024 Vintage Cup To Feature 350cc Grand Prix

350cc Grand Prix Motorcycles Featured in 2024 AHRMA Vintage Cup   (November 06, 2023, Knoxville, TN) The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) 2024 Vintage Cup will...

Pennsylvania Senate Honors Harley-Davidson And Davidson Family

Pennsylvania Senate Honors Harley-Davidson, Willie G. Davidson and Davidson Family Harrisburg PA - Last week, the Pennsylvania Senate issued a proclamation honoring Willie G. Davidson, the...

More On Suzuki’s Hayabusa Homecoming On November 11

Suzuki Motor USA invites Suzuki owners to join the Hayabusa Homecoming, a commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the legendary Suzuki Hayabusa during the...

Intro: 2024 Kawasaki ZX-6R Makes Cleaner Old-School Power

Featured In the October 2023 issue of Roadracing World:         Big changes can occur so slowly that it is tough to look...

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1992 Norton NRS588

Featured In the October 2023 issue of Roadracing World:         It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was part of a...

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Honda Expands E-Clutch Lineup With New CB750 Hornet

E-Clutch enables shifting with or without the clutch lever Four models now offered with the innovative technology New more competitive pricing, including reduced...

Women Sidecar Racers Roundtable & Live Sidecar Display

Upcoming event highlighting women competitors in motorcycle sidecar racing. On Saturday, January 17, the New England Racing Museum will host a public roundtable discussion with...

Video: Racer’s Daughter, 14, Completes Mexico-To-Canada Ride In 56 Hours

  Last year, 14-year-old Ashley McIntyre, daughter of former Formula USA racer Tracy McIntyre, rode her CFMOTO 300SS from the U.S.-Mexico border at Santa Teresa,...

Dakar Rally: Americans Brabec 2nd & Howes 3th In Stage 4

Tosha Schareina claimed back-to-back stage victories to strengthen his status as one of the favourites at this year’s Dakar Rally, moving into the overall...

Motorcycle Community Unites to Support Steve Biganski

The motorcycle community has always been defined by one core principle: we take care of our own. Today, that principle matters more than ever. Steve...