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BMW North America Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary In The USA

(Part Of BMW North America's 50th Anniversary History Series, from a press release issued by BMW North America) BMW NA 50th Anniversary | 50 Stories...

R.I.P.: Motorcycle Designer, Racer, Author, Ad Man Mick Ofield

Retired motorcycle racer, designer, and Roadracing World contributor and illustrator Mick Ofield died Sunday, February 23rd at home in McMinnville, Tennessee. He raced in the...

TrackDaz Reschedules First Event on New Buttonwillow Track

TrackDaz Reschedules Inaugural Motorcycle Event at New Track at Buttonwillow Raceway Park Buttonwillow, CA – TrackDaz has been forced to reschedule the highly anticipated event...

MV Agusta Celebrates 80th Anniversary

MV AGUSTA CELEBRATES ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY Since January 19th 1945, MV Agusta has been creating masterpieces on two wheels, infused with innovation, beauty, and proudly...

Triumph Icons Tour Visiting 13 Cities Across The USA

ALL-NEW 2025 MODELS WILL BE ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING ICON LIMITED EDITIONS, TIGER SPORT 800, AND THE OFF ROAD TF 450-RC TOUR VISITING 13 CITIES ACROSS...

AHRMA: Motobilia Signs As National Road Racing, Dirt Track & Off Road Sponsor

Motobilia named the National Title Series Sponsor of the AHRMA Roadracing, Off-road and Dirt Track racing series for 2025 to 2027 The American Historic Racing...

WCM Co-Owner Peter Clifford Remembers Partner Bob MacLean (Updated)

Remembering Bob MacLean   By Peter Clifford   Thanks for running an obit on Bob. He was the very best friend and business partner anyone could wish for....

RIP: Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Suzuki Motor For Decades, Dead at 94

Osamu Suzuki, who led the Japanese motorcycle and car manufacturer for nearly five decades, died in Japan on December 25th, at the age of...

Quail Motofest Announces Featured Classes For 2025 Event

Carmel, Calif. - Carmel’s premier motorcycle celebration returns to The Quail Golf Club as The Quail MotoFest on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The newly...

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1957 Moto Guzzi 350, In the October Issue

Featured In the October 2024 Issue of Roadracing World:         Everyone loves a David versus Goliath story or even simplicity beating complexity....

Ducati Introduces Its Lightest Twin-Cylinder Engine Ever

New V2 Engine: The Lightest Ducati Twin-Cylinder At only 120 lbs, the new V2 is the lightest in Ducati’s long history of twin-cylinder engines The new...

SoCal Norton Club’s 45th Hansen Dam Rally Is Sunday, November 3rd

The SoCal Norton Club's 45th Annual Hansen Dam Rally (largely for British bikes and their fans) will be held tomorrow, Sunday, November 3rd. Hansen...

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New Zealand’s Suzuki International Series Set For December Kickoff

Once again the rest of the world is looking this way as the Suzuki International Series prepares for blast-off in December, a competition seen...
Stefano Mesa (37), Taylor Knapp (44), Nate Kern (12), Eli Bloc (9V), Michael Hilton (10C) and Gus Rodio (296). Photo credit Etechphoto

AHRMA: Announces Winners of the ProChampionship at Barber

Mesa wins Pro Challenge race at the 20th Annual Barber Vintage Festival. Stefano Mesa, riding Brian Larrabure’s 2006 Ducati 749RS built by Boulder Motorsports wins...
MotoGP race start at Balaton Park. Photo courtesy Dorna.

MotoGP: Pre-season Test Dates Confirmed

With the calendar out and the Season Launch revealed, the final pieces of the puzzle are put in place.  2026 is coming! After next year’s...
Team USA takes second place at 2025 Motocross of Nations. Photo credit Jeff Kardas.

Team USA Lands on Podium at 2025 FIM Motocross of Nations

Eli Tomac, R.J. Hampshire and Justin Cooper race to second-place finish as United States hosts 2025 FIM Motocross of Nations.  PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The United States secured...

Results From Ramming Speed Superbike Showdown At Willow

Willow Springs Superbike Showdown Results On Saturday, October 4, more than 70 racers and track riders gathered at Willow Springs International Raceway to take on...