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Jorge Lorenzo Named MotoGP Legend

Jorge Lorenzo named MotoGP™ Legend The five-time World Champion is inducted into the Hall of Fame in Jerez Saturday, 30 April 2022 Five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo...

Aprilia All Stars Event Schedule Released

APRILIA ALL STARS 2022 - THE SCHEDULE FOR THE BIG APRILIA CELEBRATION IS RELEASED ON SATURDAY 7 MAY, THE MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT WILL BE OPEN...

Royal Enfield Sponsoring AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

Royal Enfield Named Presenting Sponsor of 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Long-time motorcycle manufacturer returns as presenting sponsor for second year running PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Royal...

Harley-Davidson Homecoming Scheduled July 13-16, 2023 In Milwaukee

HARLEY-DAVIDSON HOMECOMING EVENT AND 2023 DATES ANNOUNCED Four-Day Festival in Milwaukee Celebrates Harley-Davidson's 120th Anniversary and Kicks Off the Annual Homecoming Event MILWAUKEE, WI (April 25, 2022) –...

Kawasaki Ninjas Will Be Featured In “Top Gun: Maverick” Movie

Kawasaki Ninja® Models To Be Featured In “Top Gun: Maverick” Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell returns to the big screen, once again riding a Kawasaki Ninja®. There are few motorcycle movie...

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days: Race Registration Is Now Open

Race Registration for 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, Presented by Royal Enfield, is Now Open AMA VMD race registration, schedules and information available PICKERINGTON, Ohio —...

Racing History: When Two-Strokes Took Over The Daytona 200, In The April Issue

Feature In the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World:           The world of motorcycling has never known a bigger earthquake than the...

Historic Racebike Illustrations: AMA Superbikes Of The 1980s, In The April Issue

Featured In the April 2022 issue of Roadracing World:           Citing the need to reduce power and weight to avoid tire problems...

Aldana Named Grand Marshal Of AMA Flat Track Grand Championship

David Aldana Named Grand Marshal of 2022 AMA Flat Track Grand Championship AMA Hall of Famer and On Any Sunday alum to race the Du...

30th Anniversary Honda Fireblade Is Coming To America

Honda Unveils 12 Motorcycle Models in Broad-Ranging Announcement March 29, 2022 — TORRANCE, Calif. Five different motorcycle categories represented Announcement includes 2022 and 2023 year models Today’s new-and returning-model...

Video: MV Agusta Documentary Now Available Via Streaming Platforms

“YOU SEE A BIKE”, MV AGUSTA DOCUMENTARY FILM NOW AVAILABLE ON MAJOR STREAMING PLATFORMS From the end of March on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV...

Schwantz Named Grand Marshal Of 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

Kevin Schwantz Named Grand Marshal of 2022 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 30th Annual AMA VMD event will highlight Schwantz’s AMA Superbike and Grand Prix career...

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FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum Opens To The Public

The new FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum (RMM), that was inaugurated in December on the day of the 2025 FIM Awards Ceremony, will officially open...

Return of the Legends: BMW’s Iconic Daytona Superbikes

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – In March 1976, the "unassuming" image of BMW was shattered forever when a pair of flamboyant R90S superbikes thundered across...

MotoGP: M.Marquez Fastest on Day 1 at Sepang

Day 1 is in the books with a familiar #93 on top, but there’s drama elsewhere as Quartararo crashes and withdraws to recover. One day...

Supercross: More From Teams at Houston

More from a press release issued by Yamaha: Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb bounces back with a clutch Houston Supercross victory to keep...

World Intro: Triumph’s 2026 Trident 800

When I woke up in Cyprus for the intro of the 2026 Triumph Trident 800 and looked out the hotel window, the wind was...