Valentino Rossi will race in the Vallelunga Six Hours this weekend in a GT3-class Ferrari 430 run by Kessel Motorsport.
The seven-time MotoGP champion will share the car, which will carry his traditional No. 46, with his best friend Alessio “Uccio” Salucci and GT veteran Andrea Ceccato … Details
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KTM North America, Inc. concluded a successful two-week launch of its 2010 street model line to media and dealer members at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the help of track day partner Skip Barber.Â
KTM North America, Inc. has made a strategic move to increase its presence in the street bike segment starting with adding a new leader to their initiative with the announcement of Brad Hagi as Vice President of the new street bike division and weeks later announcing 6 new street models to its already powerful line up.
New to the US for 2010 are the KTM 690 Duke R, 990 SM T, 990 SM R, 1190 RC8 R, 1190 RC8 R IDM Red Bull Limited Edition and the 1190 RC8 R Akrapovic Limited Edition …Â Details
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It’s the end of the line for Buell, literally, as the final of 136,923 motorcycles produced by the American manufacturer rolled off its East Troy assembly line. The announcement, sent through the Harley-Davidson newsline, announced the final bike in a terse paragraph:
“On October 30, a Buell Lightning XB12Scg rolled off the company’s East Troy, Wis. assembly line, the last of the 136,923 motorcycles built in the company’s 26 years of operation. Parent Harley-Davidson announced on … Details & Pictures
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Harley Davidson press release:
On October 30, a Buell Lightning XB12Scg rolled off the company’s East Troy, Wis. assembly line, the last of the 136,923 motorcycles built in the company’s 26 years of operation. Parent Harley-Davidson announced on October 15 that the Buell lineup of motorcycles would be discontinued effective December 18, 2009. Buell motorcycles will continue to be sold through existing dealers until inventory is depleted.
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