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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....

Intro: Continental ContiAttack SM 2 Tires

Featured In the August 2024 issue of Roadracing World:         Continental Tire was founded in 1871 and was a leader in motorcycle,...

Track Test: Riding Alpha Racing’s Excellent BMW M 1000 RR, In The August Issue

Featured In the August 2024 issue of Roadracing World:           In 1888, Mrs. Bertha Benz loaded her two teen-aged boys on the...

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...

Honda Planning Production Of Electric Powersports Vehicles In North Carolina

Honda Celebrates 40 Years of Production in North Carolina with Investment in ATV Production and Plans to Build Electrified Products August 13, 2024 — SWEPSONVILLE, N.C. ...

Video: Army Of Darkness Tours The Krämer Motorcycles Factory

Krämer Motorcycles is famous for making the stellar Krämer Motorcycle track weapons. Roadracing World's Sam Fleming had the opportunity to spend a morning with...

Honda Bringing E-Clutch Technology To America

CB650R & CBR650R Bring Honda E-Clutch Technology to the U.S. Powersports Market July 23, 2024 — ALPHARETTA, Georgia Honda's middleweight sport and standard machines get important...

Kawasaki Does World’s First Public Demo Of Hydrogen-Fueled Motorcycle

World’s First Public Demonstration of Hydrogen Engine Motorcycle   On July 20, Kawasaki Motors, a member of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, conducted the world's first...

MotoAmerica: Energica Returning To Happy Hunting Grounds

SUPER HOOLIGANS: A REBEL READY TO ROLL IN LAGUNA  The PETRONAS iona liveried Energica Eva Ribelle RS KCC (Kit Corsa Clienti) will be once again in the...

SBS Introduces New Brake Pad Backing Plate Technology

SBS Introduces New Backing Plate Technology For DS Dual Sinter Svendborg, Denmark - SBS Friction A/S, the leading manufacturer of brake parts for motorcycles, scooters, ATVs,...

BMW Introduces 2025 R 1300 GS Adventure

The new 2025 BMW R 1300 GS Adventure. The big GS for adventure riding and long-distance touring. Optional ASA Automated Shift Assistant. Clever fuel...

Video: Yamaha Introduces Yamaha Automated Manual Transmission

Editorial Note: Scroll down to watch the video Y-AMT: YAMAHA AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION NEXT GENERATION SHIFT TECHNOLOGY BRINGS NEW LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT TO MOTORCYCLING A NEW...

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Mathew Scholtz (1) and PJ Jacobsen (15) are just three points apart in the battle for the 2025 MotoAmerica Motovation Supersport Championshp as the series heads to VIRginia International Raceway, August 1-3. Photo by Brian J. Nelson

MotoAmerica Preview: Supersport Heads to Virginia

It’s probably fair to say that PJ Jacobsen and Mathew Scholtz won’t be breaking bread together anytime soon as their on-track rivalry and fight...
Dakota Mamola (80) at Brands Hatch. Photo by Turn One Photography.

Taking Kids Racing, Part 1: Advice From Dads Who Raced

  Part 1 of a series, reprinted from the April 2011 edition of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology Magazine. Copyright 2011, 2015, 2020, 2024, 2025....
Hendry continues to lead the MRA’s premiere class. Photo by: Kelly Vernell

MRA: High Plains Raceway Delivers a Grueling Weekend of Racing

The Motorcycle Roadracing Association (MRA) returned to High Plains Raceway for Round 3 of the 2025 championship season, and the Colorado sun made sure...
Sportbike Track Time. Photo by US129 Photos

Track Days Coming Up Soon

Next weekend, August 9-10, Sportbike Track Time is bringing you double the action at two incredible venues: Barber Motorsports Park and Putnam Park Road...
Etienne Masson (0) on his Suzuki GSX-R1000R. Photo courtesy EWC.

EWC: Masson Aiming Higher As Suzuki Makes Its Return

Étienne Masson is banking on more than just a top five finish when Team Suzuki CN Challenge makes its second appearance in the FIM...