Motorcyclist Magazine Up To Speed

8 February 2012 Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Hard & Extra-Hard; Rear: Medium & Hard The first round of pre-season MotoGP testing was completed last week, with Bridgestone supplying its 2012 specification tyre to both the private Valencia test and the IRTA test at Sepang as it forges ahead with its preparations ...    Read more

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- A key U.S. House committee has approved a bill that would require an independent scientific study of the effects of ethanol-gasoline blends on engines, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. By a 19-7 vote on Feb. 7, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved H.R. 3199 ...    Read more

Team Suzuki Press Office - February 7. Crescent Suzuki has unveiled its new 2012 GSX-R and named bespoke Foreign Exchange Solutions company Fixi as co-title sponsor for John Hopkins and Leon Camier's 2012 World Superbike Championship title assault. And, as the wraps came off the newly-liveried Yoshimura-powered GSX-R1000s at the ...    Read more

Team Suzuki Press Office - February 7. Former MotoGP racer and Suzuki test rider Nobuatsu Aoki talks about his recent visit to Indonesia to coach Suzuki's Indoprix riders. I have just got back to Japan after visiting countries around Asian. I guess many people already know this as some websites, ...    Read more

Milan, 7 February 2012 - The stage is set for the 2012 World Superbike season which will start on the 26th of February at the Australian track of Phillip Island. For the fourth year in a row, the Aprilia Racing Team participates as a key player in the WSBK ...    Read more

Team Suzuki Press Office - February 7. Team Suzuki Racing goes behind the scenes with Yoshimura Suzuki's AMA Supercross and Motocross rider Brett Metcalfe during training and testing aboard his RM-Z450 for the 2012 season in this short video released on www.suzuki-racing.com. The 27-year-old Australian - fourth overall in the ...    Read more

Corona, CA - February 7, 2012 - Despite enduring a tough economic climate in the past few years, Husqvarna Motorcycles North America (HMNA) is proud to report that 2011 was a landmark year. HMNA managed to set an all-time sales record under BMW care for the 2011 calendar year ...    Read more

Following the first winter test at Sepang, where his participation was limited due to his left shoulder lacking the strength to ride well, Nicky Hayden traveled directly to Fremont, California, for a thorough examination at Doctor Arthur Ting’s clinic. There, tests revealed damage to cartilage in the American’s shoulder, as ...    Read more

Valentino Rossi underwent a small operation this morning at Cattolica’s Cervesi hospital to remove the rod that was inserted in his right tibia following his practice crash at the 2010 Mugello GP. The injury is now completely healed. The operation went well, and the Ducati Team rider will be ready for ...    Read more

Irvine, Calif. – The fireworks and explosions are always bigger the second time around at Angel Stadium for Monster Energy AMA Supercross, but the winner remained the same on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto grabbed his second holeshot of the season, established the lead, and ...    Read more