The Economic Meltdown Is Affecting Everyone
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past 6 months, it’s been pretty difficult for a day to go by without hearing yet more gloomy news on the economy. And for many of us, it hasn’t been just watching/reading news or water cooler conversation–it’s been a brutal, harsh reality. Like most big corporations, SR’s parent publishing company has trimmed staff down to skeletal levels, and a few friends outside the magazine have been let go after years of service by their respective companies. For quite a few of us, the New Year was rung in with, “So long 2008, don’t let the door hit you on your way out.”
Nowhere in the motorcycle industry has the economic meltdown been felt more severely than with… Details
 An Italian motorcycle manufacturer is moving into the dirty world of Motocross with its first ever model for the off-road enthusiasts hitting American dealership showroom floors.
Aprilia has extended its competitive streak into the motocross category with the debut of the new 2009 Aprilia MXV 450. The company’s first-ever motocross bike – and the only V-Twin-equipped motocross bike in the world – combines all the benefits of the Italian manufacturer’s compact high-performance engine with authentic Italian style, light weight, advanced technology and a championship-winning lineage. A distinctive choice for the rider who wants to leave pack mentality in the dust, the MXV 450 is designed to play and compete hard and fast, on track or trail…. Details