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THE idea of BMW entering MotoGP under the new regulations have surfaced again, with the German manufacturer linked to secret meetings with Dorna.

BMW’s General Director, Hendrik von Kuenheim supposedly met with the MotoGP-rights holder behind closed doors to discuss the potential of them entering the premier motorcycle Grand Prix series in 2012, when the regulations change. Originally the manufacturer has been linked with   …  Details

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Have you ever wondered how your trusty but rusty 2003 Kawasaki KX125 ranks in the grand scheme of things? 

No one on the planet has tested as many motorcycles as the MXA wrecking crew. Motocross Action is a motorcycle magazine—plain and simple. We aren’t a fan magazine or aimed at the teenybopper crowd. We are about machinery and how to make them better. We have ridden every machine made, and some that shouldn’t have been made. Nothing engenders as much interest and controversy as the “MXA Bike of the Year” awards. We have been handing them out for 30 years (MXA has actually been testing bikes for 38 years, but in the ’70s we weren’t smart enough to  …  More

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Former Canada Resident Dean Wilson Claims Supercross Lites Victory

TORONTO, Canada (March 26, 2011) – A huge crowd of 45,217 Canadian fans filled the Rogers Centre on Saturday night for the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, and its lone international race of the 2011 season. The 12th stop of the 17-race championship was host to even more of a shakeup in the championship standings as Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., captured his first win of the season. In Supercross Lites class action, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider and former Canada resident Dean Wilson, of Menifee, Calif., grabbed the victory.

As the gates dropped   …  Details

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What if it was possible to bust out a moto right behind the house? Not down on the lower 40 acres, but in the backyard with neighbors on all sides. For most motocross riders this is a far-fetched dream. Noise is the biggest issue with bikes in an urban area, but an electric dirt bike like the 2011 Zero MX makes the impossible a reality. Zero Motorcycles has been producing silent, eco-friendly two-wheelers for dirt and street in its Santa Cruz, California headquarters since 2006. For 2011, engineers went from top to bottom on the entire line, including the MX, to standardize and improve the effectiveness of this emerging motorcycle technology.

Zero is expanding its California-based design and manufacturing with a new facility in nearby Scotts Valley. This is just the beginning of a major overhaul that aims to establish Zero as a global brand rather than   …  Pictures & More

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