Erik Buell is right: Everything would have been different if Buell Motorcycles had built this bike first, as he intended, instead of the quirky 1125R that parent company Harley-Davidson demanded in 2007. Motor Company management feared competing with Japanese and European manufacturers head-on, so rather than green-light a pure superbike they commissioned the offbeat 1125R. That bike’s failure to connect beyond a small group of outlier enthusiasts was the beginning of the end for the Buell brand.
Erik always believed he had the engineering and technological prowess to take on foreign competition. Now liberated from Harley and   … Pictures & More
Gene Romero’s West Coast Flat Track Series will bring its rolling thunder show to the Petaluma Speedway for the first time since the mid 1970s on Saturday, June 18, for round four of the West Coast Series. Spectator gates open at 4:30 p.m., with racing at 6:30 p.m.
The banked, clay 3/8-mile Petaluma Speedway will showcase the traditional and uniquely American style of motorcycle racing that combines speed and agility … More
Even if she breaks a bone, fans will never see Fast Fridays rider Rachalle Kerr shed a tear.
The 28-year old Auburn native made a fierce comeback, after a three-year absence, to the male-dominated sport of speedway motorcycle racing last week, winning first place in the second division. For Kerr, who has been racing since she was 11, having to prove she deserves to be on the track is nothing new.
“At first mom said, ‘no’ and dad said … More
Ducati Moto GP rider Nicky Hayden will try out DTM machinery for the first time at Lausitz this weekend.
The 2006 world champion will perform a series of demonstration runs at the German circuit on Saturday in a Mercedes C-class as part of  … More