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Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards, the lone Americans in MotoGP, posted solid finishes at yesterday’s season-opening race in Doha, Qatar. The 22-lap race featured curious crashes which took out many of the top riders in the field, including two-time champion Jorge Lorenzo who crashed while leading on the very first lap. Defending series champion, 21-year […]
Rectifiers are hardly new technology and iterations of them have been around about as long as motorcycles themselves. This week, we’ll explore how these vital pieces work and why they’re necessary. Without going into extreme detail, this post searches for the background and proper information at just what this piece of technology does and […]
It appears as though Yamaha has had it with Kawasaki controlling the lightweight motorcycling market for the past five years and is likely to announce a new 300cc sportbike called the R3 to compete directly with the recently-upgraded Ninja 300R and the Honda CBR250R. Several outlets have reported the potential news and Yamaha has released […]
Photo via AMAProRacing.com DAYTONA BEACH, FL — The shortened American Motorcycle Association racing season got under way this past weekend with six races on the famed 2.5-mile track that saw close finishes, dominating performances, and runaway wins. Daytona 200 In the big race of the weekend, the 73rd annual Daytona 200, Danny Eslick rode his […]
Surely, if you’re just starting out, you will find sites like Craigslist your primary source for finding motorcycles for sale. The problem with Craigslist is that it’s full of crap quite frankly. But, great bikes and deals can be found with a little work. Hopefully you can manage to find both in the same place. […]
6. Hop On The Forums And Search For Common Problems This is a big one. Most sportbikes have little quirks about them that tend to go bad on a consistent basis. Take whatever bike you’re looking at (R6, GSX-R, CBR, etc.) and go to the most popular forum for that bike. Head into the correct […]
Ford today announced production of its all-new 2016 F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks will shift from Mexico to Ohio Assembly Plant starting early next year, with the trucks on sale in spring 2015. As part of the production shift, Ford is investing $168 million to retool the Cleveland-area plant for the new medium-duty trucks. Ohio […]
The “Rembrandt Bugatti” is the fourth Legend from the brand. To launch the “Les Légendes de Bugatti” edition last year, Bugatti presented “Jean-Pierre Wimille” at California’s Pebble Beach, “Jean Bugatti” at the IAA in Frankfurt and “Meo Costantini” at the Dubai Motor Show. The “Rembrandt Bugatti” is based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport […]
In developing the 2014 Camaro Z/28, the team scrutinized every component looking for ways to improve track performance, lap after lap. Even the iconic Chevrolet bowtie faced audit. During aerodynamics testing, Powertrain Cooling Development engineer Richard Quinn noticed that the bowtie on the Z/28’s grill was displacing air away from the radiator, which can impact […]
Recent rumors around the internet make claims that a future Toyota Tundra model could receive it’s power from a Cummins 5.0 Liter Diesel Engine. This is said to be the same 5.0 Cummins Diesel as the Nisssan Titan pickup. It is unknown if this is fact or rumor – we can’t get verification from our […]
