BMW’s timing was just right. Due to the economic meltdown, the two-year cycle for sportbike updates finally came to an end. And as it were, BMW took aim to diversify and conquer the exclusive literbike wars.
The result was the S1000RR, and by now everyone knows how that quest turned out. If you don’t, you can read about Kevin’s first ride and our 2010 literbike shootout. BMW fans (and sportbike enthusiasts in general) came to expect big things from the German brand and the manufacturer knew it would have to bring not just any gun to the gun fight, but a cannon. Boy did it ever  … Pictures & More
MotoGP Season Preview
A few weeks ago in Australia the World Superbike Championship series made its debut for 2011 with Spaniard Carlos Checa taking a double win aboard his Althea Ducati.
Last week welcomed the official start of the AMA Pro Road Racing series at the traditional opening round at Daytona. The results were amazing (albeit controversial).
And now, as I write this, the … More
Honda Racing Corporation chief Shuhei Nakamoto has admitted that the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan could affect Honda’s MotoGP program this year.
Although HRC’s main facility was undamaged in last week’s natural disaster and its staff escaped injury, Nakamoto said … Details
Though it no longer quite stands as the international judge of motorcycle road racing that it once was, the Daytona 200 is still one of the last races where motorcycles require the spectacle of refueling and tire changes. Recent years have been marked by attempts at night racing and growing pains as DMG took over running the event and the AMA Pro Racing series. While many long for “the good ol’days,†these photographs from 35 years ago, at the 1976 Daytona 200, give one a sense of what once was, and might be again  … Pictures & More