A crash at the beginning of the MotoGP motorcycle racing series may leave Dani Pedrosa struggling for the world title before the first race of the season.
The Spanish Repsol Honda rider who came in overall third in last year’s competition sustained a fractured left forearm and reopened a left knee wound when he was thrown from his Repsol Honda during the Monday night Qatar test and was then hit by his RC212V.
e has undergone two operations on his left knee and arm, involving…Â Details
… Brammo Motorsports getting $10 million in venture capital funding, part of which came from Best Buy Capital. The obvious speculation was that Best Buy would carry the Brammo Enertia when it went on sale. Well, sure enough, that’s what is about to happen when the Enertia will go on sale in May at 5 west coast Best Buy stores with plans to eventually sell them through Best Buy locations all over the U.S. and possibly even in Europe and China…. Details
According to Kyodo News International:
A Tohoku University, Japan, study group and motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co. said Wednesday they have found riding motorcycles useful for brain training.
The group, led by Ryuta Kawashima, a professor who is known for brain research, looked into brain functions as measured by devices put on the heads of 21 males riding motorcycles and found their brains’ prefrontal areas activated. The area covers memory, information processing and concentration functions.
In another test, 22 males who had motorcycle licenses, but did not ride motorcycles often, were divided into two teams — one for … Details
Riding in the unseeded group, AMPM Boost Mobile Yamaha’s Jason Lawrence turned in a surprising performance during practice today, topping both San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart and Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps for the fastest time during qualifying for tonight’s round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida…. Details