When Lonnie Isam Jr., honcho at Jurassic Racing in Sturgis, South Dakota, talked to some of his fellow vintage bike buddies about climbing on their old scooters and going for a ride, he let the cat out of the bag. Almost overnight he had nearly 100 people clamoring to take part in a 3,000-mile jaunt from the sand dunes of North Carolina to the beaches of Southern California. But a reality check clicked in when the concept of climbing mountains, traversing deserts, and having to deal with Sunday traffic in L.A. culled the number of entrants to an even 44.
The band of merry men, and two merry women, ran astride a literal wealth of antique machines, including a … Details
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The news coming out of the Santa Cruz area today is that there’s been a management shake-up at Zero Motorcycles, as multiple people at the top of the company’s leadership have been given pink slips, including company Founder & CTO Neal Saiki. Recently talking to PlugBike.com‘s John Adamo, Zero Motorcycles CEO Gene Banman denied that Saiki had been let go from the company, saying that Saiki’s absence at the company was due to his child’s recent birth and Saiki’s desire to spend time with his newborn.
However multiple sources close to the company have confirmed to Asphalt & Rubber that Neal Saiki was a part of a larger management shake-up that was precipitated by  … More
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It was October 15, 2009. Harley-Davidson announced that Buell motorcycles were immediately discontinued. In a press conference the same day, a very emotional Erik Buell confirmed the news. Immediately, in the same city of East Troy, WI Erik founded Erik Buell Racing, a company not affiliated in any way with Buell® or Harley-Davidson, to produce only racing sport bikes and provide technical assistance to the teams.Â
Erik Buell was prevented by contract with Harley-Davidson to build any street bikes during a period of one year after the breakup. In exchange he kept  … Details
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Valentino Rossi declared himself happy to be able to ride consistently during the second day of testing at Sepang. The Italian admitted his injured shoulder was not getting worse despite the riding, and although he conceded it was still a problem, he was pleased to be able to cover significant mileage.
“I’m happy because I was able to ride again today,” said Rossi, who finished as 14th quickest, over 1.5sec off Dani Pedrosa’s pace … Details
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