US NEWS: REED CONTINUES TO LEAD MX SERIES

Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Chad Reed battled the elevation as well as his competitors at Colorado's Thunder Valley MX Park and came away with his overall championship points lead intact.The two-time AMA Supercross champion finished in fourth place overall, thanks to...

US NEWS: WIMMER AND GUST DOMINATE MUDDY CREEK

Rockstar Makita Suzuki Racing's Dustin Wimmer and Doug Gust celebrated their first double podium of the season at the weekend's Muddy Creek AMA ATV Motocross National in Blountville in Tennessee.Wimmer piloted his Rockstar Makita Suzuki QuadRacer R450 to victory while team mate Gust...

NATE ADAMS WINS 3RD STAGE OF RED BULL X FIGHTERS

Double Backflip Comes to Cow Town!American rider Nate Adams claimed victory at the third stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009 in Fort Worth (Texas, USA) on Saturday night. In the Lone Star State 22,000 fans witnessed an FMX sensation as Cameron Sinclair (AUS) landed two...

AUS CHAMPS: MERRIMAN BACK TO HIS BEST

Ballard's Wellard Yamaha's Stefan Merriman displays the skill and determination that has delivered him four career world endurance titles as he easily claimed victory at rounds 5 and 6 of the Yamaha Australian Off Road Championship (AORC) at Murray Bridge on the weekend.Ballard's...

TRIUMPH'S FIRST PODIUM OF THE MODERN ERA

One for the Triumph Fans.WSS'09 Round 9 | Donington Park, race day.Team ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing scores a great result in Triumph's home round with as Garry McCoy puts on great performance to take the first podium for the brand in modern era. It is a historic result for the English...

THUNDERBIRD WINS BEST CRUISER ACCOLADE

Triumph's all-new Thunderbird cruiser has been awarded the title of 'Cruiser of the Year' by an influential American motorcycle magazine. Cycle World, the world's biggest selling monthly motorcycle publication, declared the 1600cc parallel twin as best in class in its annual awards issue. Thunderbird, the British company's first offering in the mainstream cruiser market, has been enthusiastically received since its introduction to the media at last...

FORTY YEARS OF BMW MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTION IN BERLIN

Forty Years of BMW Motorcycle Production in Berlin-Spandau.BMW Plant Berlin, where all BMW motorcycles are built, now looks back at a tradition of no less than forty years, with more than 1,882,400 BMW motorcycles coming off the production lines to date.What started in 1969 with 400 employees and 30 units of the new BMW /5 model series built per day, had however already contributed through efficient production to the success of the BMW Group in...

50 THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO

Was down at TriumphNZ today and the news is that there are 50 Triumph Thunderbirds dispatched ex-factory and on the way to New Zealand right now.Every one of them is spoken for too. Some are earmarked for dealer demos and a press bike. The rest have deposits and names pinned on them already.There will be a second shipment with dealer stock to follow shortly and sales are strong on those too - so if you are interested in the bike, now is the time...

KIMMY'S OPEN THIS WEEKEND

News in from Kimmy's:Hi everyone.Dust off the bikes, the Moto-X Track has been groomed.The Enduro Track will be good training for the Tarawera.Mention KIWIRIDER and you will get a discount.RegardsKimmyKimmy's Moto X P...

GOOD FINANCIAL NEWS FOR TRIUMPH

This will be welcome news for clan Bloor on the back of some bad press for the parent company in the Times last week.From Bikedeadline.Triumph Motorcycles Group Announce 2008 Financial ResultsTriumph Motorcycles Group has announced its financial results for the year to 30th June 2008, demonstrating a solid performance. Group turnover increased by 29% from £220 million in 2007 to £284 million and unit sales of motorcycles increased 19% from 41,125...

HAMPTON DOWNS TRACK UPDATE

from Darren Sweetman - Hampton Downs Ride Days.A week is a long time in construction - particularly when you arewaiting for a new racetrack to open! The site has progressedwell. The metal base layer onto which the seal is laid, is goingdown well, with about 1/3 of the 2.8 km National circuit now done.The pit paddock is also looking a lot flatter and the lime stabiliserapplication is progressing well in that area. In addition, thestabilising process...

MEAD 6th, BIRCH 8th AT ERZBERG

HATTRICK FOR TADDY BLAZUSIAKRed Bull Hare Scramble, 14 June 2009, ErzbergHarder than ever, merciless like always - however the winner is again Taddy Blazusiak from Poland. In a red-hot battle the 26-year old becomes the first for 15 years to win the Red Bull Hare Scramble three times...

TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675 WINS SUPERTEST - AGAIN

Daytona 675 scores fourth straight Supertest win!!!Triumph's groundbreaking Daytona 675 sports machine has lifted the prestigious Supertest 'King of Supersports' award for an unprecedented fourth year in a row.The event, a collaboration between some of the world's leading motorcycle...

ANSTEY TAKES 19TH TT PODIUM

Team Suzuki Press Office - June 11.Relentless Suzuki's Bruce Anstey enjoyed his first podium of TT 2009 in the Relentless Supersport Race 2 yesterday. The Kiwi finished second on his GSX-R600 machine, making it 19 career TT podiums.The race was eventually started on the Mountain Course after a three-hour delay due to inclement weather conditions, but the battling Kiwi was always in the mix for honours.Bruce Anstey:"We finally got the gremlins sorted...

ANSTEY LET DOWN WHILE LEADING

With a buffer of over 10 seconds Kiwi Bruce Anstey looked to have the first Supersport race in the bag this morning before, for the second race in succession, his bike coasted to a stop.After running in third on the opening lap Anstey set a new lap record (125.549mph) on the second lap to take the lead. He then eased out a gap. Reports suggested that the Relentless team machine had run out of fuel in the final few miles of the 4 lap race, leaving...

ANSTEY PULLS OUT OF FIRST TT

Kiwi Bruce Anstey pulled out of Monday's delayed Superbike race on the first lap. A faulty fuel sensor ruled him out of the race barely 12 kilometeres(km) into the 360 plus km (226mile) event.John McGuinness won the race to claim his 15th TT win, moving him into second on the all time winners list behind Joey Dunlop. The Honda rider also broke his own lap (130.442mph) and race record with 3 x 130mph laps in winning the race.MotoGp legends Valentino...

ISLE OF MAN TT 2009

Cool as ever, NZ's own Bruce Anstey sat out the final practice session on Friday night. Anstey decided that he was happy with the settings on his Relentless Suzuki GSXR1000K9 so went shopping instead. Ironically his teammate, Aussie Cameron Donald, ruled himself out of the week's racing in the final session after a crash.Donald had set the quickest lap ever (over 131mph average) of the course in an earlier practice session. His demise left Anstey...

CROSS COUNTRY SERIES FINAL ROUND LOOMS

KR's Callan May in ActionIt was a stunning Yamaha 1-2 as the popular Dirt Guide Cross-Country Championships hit the halfway point near Atiamuri.Freshly-crowned national enduro champion Rory Mead (Yamaha YZ250) made his first appearance in the series a winning one when he led fellow...

NEWS: AUS SUPERBIKE RESULTS

Waters Doubles Up at ASBK Double-Header for Team Joe Rocket SuzukiBikedeadline/SuzukiTeam Joe Rocket Suzuki rider Josh Waters rode to four hard-fought second placings across a tension-filled double-header round of the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) at Queensland Raceway...

NEWS: BRUCE ANSTEY CRACKS 130mph AT IOM

Bruce Anstey has cracked a 130mph (average speed!) lap in practice for the Isle of Man TT. His Aussie teammate Cameron Donald has gone faster than the official record at 131.4 mph!Here's a link to the Belfast Telegraph coverage:http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/fastest-man-donald-is-the -one-to-watch-at-isle-of-man-14327990.h...

NEWS: HONDA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS RACING

Honda commemorates 50 years of World Championship racing with a very special site, featuring rare video footage and photographs from decades past, and unseen close-up racing machine videos, photographs, wallpaper and ringtones.We will be updating the site regularly during this month,...

NEWS: RORY MEAD (NZ) WINS RED BULL CITY SCRAMBLE

Red Bull City Scramble - Enduro Cross in Britomart Square, Auckland.Words: Red Bull - Pics: Graeme Murray, Andrew Bright & Big Dave.Local Yamaha rider Rory Mead takes the title and wins a trip to the Erzberg Rodeo in Austria.A huge crowd of over 10,000 fans witnessed Rory Mead ride to victory over an international field in a new and unique event for NZ. An entire city block was transformed over the weekend into a technical and challenging...