Is MotoGP in the middle of a golden generation? It’s hard to argue otherwise. If names like Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and defending champion Jorge Lorenzo weren’t enough to spoil fans, the premier class can currently boast eight different winners in as many races, and there aren’t many championships that can boast that in world motor racing. One of those winners was Britain’s Cal Crutchlow, …

Crutchlow held off seven-time champion Valentino Rossi by 0.583 seconds Britain's Cal Crutchlow finished second in a dramatic British MotoGP at Silverstone as Spain's Maverick Vinales dominated to take his first-ever win. Pole-starter Crutchlow, 30, held off title leader Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi on the final lap. Andrea Iannone had threatened to take a podium place but crashed on his Ducati with five laps …

Braking for turn one was made all the more difficult thanks to a downhill incline covered in plentiful painted road markings. Get it wrong and you'd end up sliding to the McDonald’s located a half block beyond. No thanks, mate, I have no appetite to Super Size that! Celebrating its 25th running, the annual Paeroa Battle of the Streets held this past February in the …

Traction on dirt is limited—AMA flat-track racing is a spec-tire series. Gray referred to the rear as “the 70-hp tire, ” so a dirt-track engine has to provide smooth controllable torque to allow the rider to get the most from what grip there is. Committing to a project this compressed and ambitious required confidence, not only that the design would be right, but that reliable …

Nicky Hayden, the World Superbike Championship rider and 2006 MotoGP world champion, has died five days after being involved in a road collision. The 35-year-old American was cycling along the Rimini coastline in Italy last Wednesday when a car collided with his bicycle. Hayden, from Owensboro, Kentucky, suffered head and chest injuries in the collision and was transferred to the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Cesena, …

"The motorbikes were everywhere today, even when I was in the second group. It's not Kwiatkowski's fault, because if the motorbikes come in front of me I would do the same, but we need to do something about it and have some rules about the distance between riders and motorbikes. Kwiatkowski was strong, but he was no stronger than everyone else. We tried to work, …

Cycle World: Mr. Zanolini, how well did the Moto Guzzi Stelvio and the Aprilia CapoNord sell during their respective lives? Davide Zanolini: Moto Guzzi Stelvio had two separate editions, the first in production from 2008 to 2011, and the second in production from 2011 to 2016. In total the Stelvio sold about 7, 000 units. In comparison the short lived Aprilia CapoNord 1200 sold better …

1959: The First Steps Towards Greatness Until the 1950s, the World GP races were held exclusively in Europe, and dominated by European manufacturers. The 1959 Isle of Man TT witnessed the first entry from a Japanese team in the World GP series, the four 125cc Hondas being managed by Kiyoshi Kawashima, who had the complete trust and support of Soichiro Honda. This first challenge resulted …

The Vivaro Race Van Concept ready to roll with a Yamaha YZ450F The van ... possibly the most versatile piece of transportation man has ever crafted. We've seen vans do hard work as cozy mobile living quarters for man and dog, four-wheeled offices, rolling toolboxes, off-road ramblers and even motorized raw bars – and that's just in the past two months. Now Vauxhall shows a …

District 36 Motorcycle Sports Committee, Inc. An American Motorcyclist Association Recognized and Chartered District Organization Founded in 1955 “Mission Statement” District 36 is a volunteer-based non-profit organization of motorcyclists and like-minded enthusiasts who organize and enhance responsible family recreation and exercise environmental conservation for the purpose of promoting today’s activities and protecting our sport for the future. Description American Motorcyclist Association District 36 Motorcycle Sports …