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Electric Dirt/Trail Bike

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Green is in even if gas is relatively cheap again. So Jay Leno takes a look at Zero Motorcycle’s new dirt bike. At 7500.00 it is a very expensive trail bike, but green is usually expensive… Even so, the allure of having a completely silent dirt bike that has 100% torque available at all rpm’s [...]

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Pocketbike Racing

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

It has been about 20 years since I did any real racing, but that may change soon. Well, actually, what I’m going to do is not real racing, it is just for fun. The cool think about pocketbike racing is that you can set up a track in just about any parking lot that will [...]

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BMW Builds a V-Strom 650- Sort Of

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Well, it’s more of a dual sport, but the basic layout is there- 650cc twin, upright seating, and a decent price (for BMW). I really think this will be a winner and I can see the aftermarket guys salivating over the possibilities if BMW imports enough of them.  From BMW-
BMW’s All-New Entry Level Model Makes [...]

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Custom Suzuki SV650’s

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

One of the most popular bikes on the road today is the Suzuki SV650. They are comfortable, handle well, get great gas mileage and retail for about $6000.00 in the US. Used SV’s are really great deals. It comes in 2 variations- a Sport model with a quarter fairing and a standard naked model. [...]

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McGrath Will Quit After His Invitational

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Photo: Steve Cox, MXi
Speed is reporting that Jeremy McGrath will quit Supercross after his Invitational Race in October-
Seven-time AMA Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath announced that his Jeremy McGrath Invitational Supercross at Home Depot Center in Carson, California, on October 6-7, will be his last supercross race ever, in an exclusive phone interview with Motocross Illustrated [...]

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Stewart wins at Washougal

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Ricky Carmichael made an uncharacteristic mistake and Stewart jumped on it to take the win- but Carmichael still has a huge lead in the overall points. The AMA site has all the details.
 
Kawasaki’s James Stewart took advantage of a late-race crash by Ricky Carmichael in the second moto today to win before a crowd of 27,442 at [...]

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Carmichael and Villopoto win at Unadilla

Monday, July 17th, 2006

The Unadilla round of the 2006 AMA/Toyota National Motocross Series marked the halfway point of the 12-round series. In the 250cc class, Ricky Carmichael extended his points lead, while the 125cc class saw a switch at the front of the championship chase. Read the whole story over at Speed.

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Motocross at Red Bud

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

From:http://www.kawasaki.com/content.asp?url=/news_promotions/
Buchanan, Mich. (July 2, 2006) – Team Monster/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider, Ryan Villopoto, thrilled all in attendance with an outstanding ride on his Kawasaki KX250F as the 2006 AMA/Motocross Series came to Red Bud Track and Trail, near Buchanan Mich., this weekend. The 17-year-old rookie sensation from Poulsbo, Wash., went unchallenged for all 13 laps in [...]

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