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Kenny Roberts Yamaha XS 650 Dirt Track racer
For Sale: Ex-Kenny Roberts Yamaha XS 650 Dirt Track Racer
April 19, 2012 | No Comment

This Dirt Track Yamaha XS 650 racer is one of the bikes used by King Kenny on his way to winning the 1974 AMA Championship and becoming one of just four riders (the second at the …

HBBB Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza
Photo Gallery: 2012 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza
April 12, 2012 | No Comment

The fourth Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) has wrapped up at the State Motorcycle Sports Complex in Victoria, having delighted thousands of enthusiasts and spectators over the Easter weekend.

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Video: BMW Motorsport in the 1980s
September 29, 2011 | No Comment

This great video series takes a look at BMW’s rich Motorsport history.
Part 1 looks at the Brabham BMW’s and the evolution of the turbo 4 cylinder stock block engine.

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Photo Gallery: 2011 HBBB + the event DVD is now available
September 3, 2011 | One Comment

Motorcycling Australia’s (MA) 2011 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) was a huge success with 3000 motorcycle enthusiasts attending the 2011 event over the Easter weekend at the State Motorcycle Complex at Broadford.
Nearly 750 …

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Photos: Sammy Miller Museum
June 23, 2011 | One Comment

Here are some great photos from Derek Hanbidge’s trip to the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. Sammy has a massive private collection of totally functional motorcycles all housed in a multi room Museum which …

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Legends: Gary Nixon
April 15, 2011 | One Comment

Back-to-back AMA Grand National Champion, Daytona 200 winner, US road-racing champion, battered in crashes and duded out of a ‘world’ title. Gary Nixon, from Anadarko, Oklahoma, has seen it all – the epitome of the …

Ron Lechien Daytona SX 1983
Supercross stars Ward, Henry, Lechien and O’Mara discuss their best and worst races
March 23, 2011 | No Comment

Jeff Ward
After winning the 1985 and 1987 250cc Supercross Championship (and 20 Supercross main events) in a career which spanned well over a decade, Jeff Ward chose to go car racing upon retiring from the …

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Video: Barbour Bike Jacket celebrating 75 years
March 13, 2011 | No Comment

I love this ad. I think its fabulous that the Barbour brand is doing  authentic work and using its motorsport heritage so successfully. Its also impressive to see what guys can do on twin shock …

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ISDT 1970: The story of the 1970 International Six Day Trial
February 10, 2011 | One Comment

A new book has been written about the 1970 International Six Day Trial (ISDT) held in Spain. The world famous enduro is legendary and by all accounts the 1970 edition was no different. The book …

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1978 Bultaco Frontera 370 set to tackle Dakar
December 10, 2010 | No Comment

Wes from Hell for Leather Magazine sums it up best
“Ignacio Chivite has a dream. He wants to become the first Spaniard to complete The Dakar rally on a two-stroke Spanish bike and he’s not going …

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Legends: Steve Wise
December 8, 2010 | 2 Comments

Made famous by wins in ABC Wide World of Sport’s The Superbikers, Steve Wise, the only rider in AMA Pro racing history to win a supercross, motocross and roadracing National, just may be the best …

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The Great Victory Day Race
November 19, 2010 | 2 Comments

Dateline:  Strahov Stadium. Prague, Czechoslovakia. May 9, 1956

As Americans, we’ve all been taught that the birth of supercross took place on a sandy, purpose-built track dropped between the 31-degree high banks of Daytona …

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Red Bull Catalina Grand Prix: The race returns after a 52 year absence.
November 11, 2010 | No Comment

Historic Motorcycle Race to Take Place on Catalina Island for First Time Since 1958
This December, the stars will align for the rebirth of one of California’s most historic motorcycle races – the Red …

The bike was plagued with problems
English Beat: The story of the 500cc Titanium BSA
October 24, 2010 | One Comment

For the 1966 500cc World Championship, Birmingham Small Arms schemed up a silver bullet of a motorcycle created from space age materials such as titanium, aluminum alloy and magnesium. However, and despite the company’s best …

Ron Lechien 1983
Ron Lechien: 20 Laps and the Truth
October 20, 2010 | 7 Comments

For the 1983 season, Team Yamaha hired a 16-year-old kid from El Cajon, California, named Ron Lechien to contest the AMA 125cc National MX Championship Series. Lechien had turned 16 in December of 1982, less …