Laconia Motorcycle Week® Welcoming Press Conference Thursday, June 10, 2021 at North East Motor Sports Museum at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 922 NH Route 106, Loudon, NH 03397. The 98th Anniversary of Laconia Motorcycle Week® begins Saturday, June 12th, 2021 and the Laconia Motorcycle Week® Association invites all media personnel to help us kick-off this […]
Laconia Motorcycle Week Press Conference invitation Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com It’s not hard to link Harley-Davidson with racing. The moniker has been at the forefront of such efforts in all sorts of competitions over the years, going deep and wide all across the nation to take part in the most insane of races. Most recently, the Milwaukee company is doing
Custom Harley-Davidson Monaco by Thunderbike Read More »
One Rider’s Unique Racing Project by Kyle Smith from Hagerty.com I dreamt up the idea of racing six different disciplines on one machine about a year ago. Registered for all events in the Novice category, participating in events will encompass six racing disciplines in motorsports. The final push: Six Ways to Sunday racing begins this
Six Ways to Sunday Racing Read More »
by Joe Werkmeister from https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com The organizer of a proposed drag racing series at the Enterprise Park at Calverton addressed a number of concerns related to safety, noise and the environment during Thursday’s Town Board work session. Pete Scalzo, who has a pending special event application for an multi-series event called Race Track Not Street
Proposed drag racing series faces safety, noise concerns Read More »
Magnificent Mugello awaits Lowes and Fernandez. Round six of the 2021 Moto2 World Championship takes Elf Marc VDS Racing Team riders Sam Lowes and Augusto Fernandez to the technically challenging Mugello track in Italy’s picturesque Tuscany region. Lowes and Fernandez may not have come away with the results their pace deserved in Le Mans, but
Round six of the 2021 Moto2 World Championship Read More »
RACE REPORT – NHDRO $67K Big Bracket Shootout Season Opener presented by Liguori Drag Racing by Tim Hailey event: NHDRO $67K Big Bracket Shootout Season Opener presented by Liguori Drag Racing when: May 13-16, 2021 where: National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio, USA NHDRO’s Brian and Niki Welch have really perfected their Big Money bracket shootout
NHDRO Race – Lee and Adams Take $67,000 Shootout Read More »
by Tom Rysinski from https://pvtimes.com Pahrump Valley Speedway is for sale. Again. But don’t expect any imminent news on that front. “The 12 years that I’ve had it, the racetrack has been for sale for eight of those years,” owner Chad Broadhead said. “It’s just that real estate is getting up there, and I’m trying
Pahrump Valley Speedway back on the market for sale Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com 2022 Yamaha YZF-R7 Breaks Cover as $9,000 Piece of New Japanese Supersport For decades now, fans of Yamaha motorcycles treated themselves to a special range of bikes the Japanese company likes to call Supersport. The current lineup, comprising some five models, just got its sixth member this week. YZF-R7 is
Yamaha YZF-R7 for 2022 Supersport Read More »
This Month is Packed with Lots of Two Wheel Goodies GET ON! MOTO FEST WILL BE PACKED WITH ROYAL ENFIELD THIS YEAR! Don’t miss out on the inaugural event at the world-famous Texas Motorspeedway. And more importantly, don’t miss out on everything Royal Enfield has planned for the weekend. This weekend, May 21st, 22nd, &
Royal Enfield Goodies on Two-Wheels Read More »
from https://www.bonhams.com The Summer Sale The International Classic MotorCycle Show (Three-Day Auction) 2 – 4 Jul 2021 Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground 1940S RACING MOTORCYCLE LEADS SUMMER STAFFORD SALE An ultra-rare example of arguably the ‘Holy Grail’ of classic racing motorcycles – a 1940s AJS 497cc E90 ‘Porcupine’ Grand Prix racing motorcycle, previously owned by post-war
Bonhams Motorcycles Offers Ultra-Rare AJS Porcupine Read More »
Both Elf Marc VDS Racing Team riders crashed out of promising positions in the early laps at Le Mans after showing podium potential in tricky conditions. After heavy rain through the morning, the 2.6-mile Le Mans Bugatti Circuit was soaking wet for Sunday’s warm-up sessions, but dried sufficiently to give riders a clear tyre choice
Unlucky end to French Grand Prix for Lowes and Fernandez Read More »
by Mary Grace Keller from https://www.fredericknewspost.com The 100th Anniversary of Barbara Fritchie Classic There’s a short list of factors that can prevent the country’s oldest continuous dirt track motorcycle race — the Great Depression, World War II, rain and most recently, COVID-19. But not this year. The Barbara Fritchie Classic will return to the Frederick
Fritchie Classic motorcycle race to return to fairgrounds July 4 Read More »
by James Warren from https://www.theolivepress.es SPAIN has often been called the mecca for motorcycle racing, with world champions being cultivated from the moment they can sit on a bike. Household names like Marc Marquez, Aleix Espargaro and current champ Joan Mir all started riding and racing while they were at school, making use of Spain’s
A 17-year-old is taking the motorcycle racing world by storm Read More »
Hey, What’s the deal today? It’s motorcycle month. The sun is shining in Deadwood. The news is packed, and I’m waiting to close on our Sturgis property so I can unpack. The Bikernet Weekly News is sponsored in part by companies who also dig Freedom including: Cycle Source Magazine, the MRF, Las Vegas Bikefest, Iron
May Motorcycle Bikernet Weekly News for May 6, 2021 Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com SEE VIDEO BELOW – It’s been an exciting weekend for motorcycle enthusiasts as the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta hosted a number of MotoAmerica events. For us, by far the most spectacular was the first race of what is now the King of the Baggers series. Born last year as a
Epic Indian vs Harley-Davidson Bagger First Race of 2021 Read More »
After a tough start, Sam Lowes saved his best for last to claim his third podium finish from the opening four races of 2021, while Augusto Fernandez suffered an unfortunate early crash from third. The Moto2 field had to navigate 23 laps of the Circuit of Jerez Angel Nieto in ambient temperatures of 21 degrees
Lowes fights back to third at the Spanish Grand Prix Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com Recreating a historic Harley-Davidson racing model without the original parts except the original engine. Believe it or not, it’s been 118 years since the foundations of the company we now know as Harley-Davidson were laid. Somehow, the company managed to get through two hot world wars, a cold, long one,
Creating a 1916 Harley-Davidson from only an original engine Read More »
from https://www.roadracingworld.com Racing Legend Dick Mann passes away – from a press release issued By American Motorcyclist Association AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and Racing Legend Dick Mann Passes Mann, a two-time AMA Grand National Champion, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998 PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Dick “Bugsy” Mann, one of the most
American racing champion Dick Mann passes away Read More »
by Daniel Patrascu from https://www.autoevolution.com This CZ Motorcycle Arrived in New York Decades Ago, Was Left Untouched Say you read these two words: Ceska zbrojovka. For an English speaker, they are tongue-twisting, and they probably don’t mean that much either. Except, perhaps, if you’re into firearms. Or motocross machines. That’s because the Czech company by
Rare unused CZ Motorcycle at Mecum auction Read More »
by Dragos Chitulescu from https://www.autoevolution.com MotoGP Inspired Honda RC213V-S Costs as Much as a Ferrari, Comes With Zero Miles. When Honda first announced the RC213V-S a few years ago, quite a few people were hoping that they would at least get a chance to see this bike with their own eyes. After Honda took Dani
MotoGP Inspired Honda RC213V-S Limited Edition Read More »
It’s Sorta Nuts, But Happening! It’s great to see events popping up all over the country. We have news from the Climate Depot, El Diablo Run, Builtwell, Lowbrow, Harley, Laconia, Mo’s Egg House, News Max, Readers, Monks, Lifestyle Cycles, Covid, Royal Enfield, the Bagger Racing Empire, Vance and Hines, GMA, and the Gun Nut Report.
The Move-Out Bikernet Weekly News for April 29th, 2021 Read More »
Lowes and Fernandez chasing big gains in Spain The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team remains on the Iberian Peninsula to make the short trip across the border from Portimao to Jerez for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The famous Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto hosted the Spanish and Andalusian rounds as part of a double-header that
The weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix Read More »
by Ian Randall from https://www.dailymail.co.uk Guy Martin will attempt to break the 376.3 mph motorcycle speed record in a 30-ft-long vehicle incorporating a Rolls Royce engine used in helicopters British engineer and ex-bike racer Alex Macfadzean, 77, and his team designed the new ‘streamliner’ bike Racer turned TV presenter Guy Martin will make the record-breaking
Santa Fe Springs CA – April 26, 2021 – The Vance & Hines Racing Team will return to the road courses for MotoAmerica’s three-race King of the Bagger series, leveraging the staff at the company’s new Racing Development Center (RDC) to build this year’s entry. Fielding one of the highest performance Harley-Davidson touring bikes ever
Vance & Hines and Hayden Gillim to Enter MotoAmerica’s 2021 King of the Baggers Series Read More »
