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Two-Day Riding Instruction At Sébastien Tortelli’s Champ Factory

I hate to start a story this way, but I have some bad news: You’re not as fast as you think you are. No matter how talented, accomplished, brave, determined or just plain lucky you may be, there’s almost no way that you can actually ride a motorcycle as quickly or as well as you think you can. How do I know this? Because I used to not be as fast as I thought I was. But thanks to a two-time World MX champion with a thorough knowledge of the complex processes involved in hauling the mail and a knack for conveying this information, I’m slowly learning that it’s not at all about going as fast as you think you need to, it’s about breaking things down and building them back up in the correct order. Confused? Keep reading, this will all make sense in a minute…  Details

KEYSTONE — Motorcycle engines purr, then roar, as lady bikers zoom toward Dillon, handlebar fringe blowing in the wind. Meanwhile, women wearing black leather chaps chat on foot and check out each other’s bikes. And motorcycles are everywhere — they’re glistening red, ensconced in black leather or even decorated with stuffed animals. One bike was adorned with a Canadian flag, and everywhere you look, there’s a sea of sparkly silver helmets.

More than 850 women from 43 states, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Switzerland and Australia arrived at the Keystone Conference Center for the fifth biannual International Women and Motorcycling Conference: Riding to New Heights scheduled …  Details

Last Friday evening August 14, I was informed by an unofficial source that “Big Dog Motorcycles was stopping production for the rest of the month of August 2009. That for the remainder of the year there will be temporary production furloughs. That a 20% pay reduction across the board was applied to all employees left after the layoffs“.

At my request, Paul Hansen, Marketing Director of Big Dog Motorcycles, sent me the following statement:

“Cyril. Thank you again for the opportunity to comment on the information you received regarding the recent announcement at Big Dog Motorcycles. As you know, the challenging economy continues to …  Details

Youthstream is pleased to announce that the 2010 Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations, will be run at the Thunder Valley Motocross Park facility, just outside metro Denver, in Lakewood, Colorado on September 25 & 26.

Only three years after the amazing success of Budds Creek, Maryland, that marked the last professional motocross appearance of the legendary Ricky Carmichael, the Red Bull FIM Motocross of Nations will be back in the heartland of team USA, the winningest team of the last two decades.

Over 30 countries will send their three best riders to compete for …  Details