Blog Posts by: Scott Sullivan   GT

Victory is revealing a new bike at the New York IMS show – but grabbed an early production bike for Zach to play with. Having some fun with this one – Can’t wait for you guys to see it.

According to the auction house, this bike… “may be the most rideable, original, matching numbers example to come on the market in many years. Its restoration was overseen and participated in by renowned Vincent experts Dick Busby, Mike Parti, Haig Altounian, and numerous others. Every aspect of the restoration was done ...    Read more

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 7) -- On a night when seemingly everything was working against him, GEICO Honda rider Eli Tomac gutted out an impressive third-place finish in the Supercross West Lites main event at Angel Stadium. It was the best result of the three GEICO Honda riders at the event as ...    Read more

For those that don't know, the brutal-cold winter has set in in Afghanistan and coffee is the Achilles heal of the Marine Corps and Navy. Marines and Sailors can fight without food, water, weapons, sleep and in all weather conditions, but the wheels fall off the bus and it goes ...    Read more

• Auctions America by RM’s debut Vegas auction to feature more than 450 collector motorcycles, Jan. 12-14

• Celebrity bikes from Criss Angel MINDFREAK Collection and Michael Jordan Motorsports to cross the block

• A rare 1938 Harley-Davidson and 1929 Scott Squirrel once owned by actor Steve McQueen will be offered

AMA amateur dirt-trackers will compete at half-mile and short-track venues, including the Daytona Flat Track Stadium's limestone oval, this March 10-13 in Georgia and Florida. Youth, vet/senior, the next generation's stars and vintage racers will all line up to battle at the featured series. In addition, three of the Daytona ...    Read more

The 2012 AMA Supercross series was launched in front of a capacity 45,000 crowd at the Anaheim stadium in Los Angeles last weekend and Joe Gibbs Racing’ James Stewart took his YZ450F to sixth position in the opening main event of seventeen on the U.S. calendar. The former Champion endured a ...    Read more

When riders set out at Mar Del Plata on the Atlantic coast of Argentina on January 1 there were 178 in the start list of Dakar 2012. Now in Copiapo, Chile for the one rest day of the 2012 rally after nearly 4500 km the 33rd edition of the world ...    Read more

CALIFORNIA, USA - Australian Supercross star Chad Reed has made a solid start to the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, finishing second in the opening round of the season at Anaheim's Angel Stadium tonight. The TwoTwo Motorsports owner/rider struggled to get comfortable on the tight track throughout ...    Read more

COPIAPO – Due to the bad weather conditions of the last days, snow and rain in the Andes Mountains, the sixth stage of the Dakar 2012 was cancelled. The day was only a long road connection of 660 km to arrive to Chile, to the bivouac in Copiapo by following ...    Read more

After an incredible debut season in 2011, Australian Chad Reed said his TwoTwo Motorsports team had undertaken the perfect lead-up to tomorrows opening round of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Anaheim's Angel Stadium. In stark contrast to the commencement of last season, when the ...    Read more

Scotts Performance continues to expand their stabilizer fitments for Ducati.  The latest being the 796 Hypermotard.  The Scotts Stabilizer features 3 fully independent circuits allowing the rider to adjust it exactly to suit their own specific needs, from a Sunday ride to the race track.  The stabilizer significantly improves the ...    Read more

Fiambala, Argentina, Jan 5, 2011: KTM's two lead riders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma continued on their quest to dominate the Dakar 2012 on Thursday in a close-knit battle that saw Despres take the stage victory and consolidate his overall lead one day before the rally enters Chile. With five stages ...    Read more

5th January 2011 The fifth stage of the Dakar 2012 is the last one in Argentina. The stage was shortened in 79 kilometers and finished in Fiambala. Lopez and his Aprilia are ninth and remain fourth overall, two minutes away from Rodrigues. Duclos faced problems today, but he made it to ...    Read more

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Jan. 2, 2012) - Today, Michelin Motorcycle Tires launches the MICHELIN® Commander® II tire.  Available immediately in 15 sizes in bias and radial construction, the Commander II tire offers a new standard in cruiser tire longevity and uncompromised handling and stability. A recurring issue with tires for the ...    Read more

• Auctions America announces five competition motorcycles from Michael Jordan Motorsports for its inaugural Las Vegas sale
• Offering includes bikes ridden by Jake Holden #59, Montez Stewart #123, Aaron Yates #20 and Geoff May #99
• More than 400 collectible motorcycles expected at the multi-day auction

Chilicito, Argentina, January 4, 2012: Following a navigation error yesterday, KTM factory rider Marc Coma rode with a passion in Stage Four to take his second stage victory in Dakar 2012 and claw back two minutes on overall leader and teammate Cyril Despres. Both riders are going for their fourth ...    Read more

4th January 2011 Good journey for Giofil Aprilia Racing Team with Alain Duclos seventh and Francisco Lopez ninth. The Chilean rider keeps his fourth position overall while the French-Malian, after his fourty minutes penalty, takes the fifteenth position. CHILECITO - On its march towards the Andes Mountains, the Dakar arrived to Chilecito, ...    Read more

The third stage of the Dakar is composed by an endless heat and Chaleco Lopez and his Aprilia are 8th of the day and 4th overall. Duclos was 5th and waits for a time penalty due to a navigation mistake. SAN JUAN - A true burning Dakar: two continued days with ...    Read more

DAKAR 2012: STAGE 3 TO KTM'S CYRIL DESPRES; NOW LEADS STANDINGS KTM factory rider and three-times Dakar Rally winner Cyril Despres of France turned up the heat on Tuesday to take the Stage Three victory in the world's toughest rally and assume overall lead. In a change of fortune in the ...    Read more

Francisco Lopez obtained the forth position of the stage and takes the second place in the standings. Alain Duclos made it ninth. SAN RAFAEL - Today the Dakar 2012 started to become serious. Yesterday stage was just a brief warm-up, kind of a long prime, but today it was a true ...    Read more

San Rafael, Argentina, January 2, 2012: KTM's two triple Dakar Rally winners Marc Coma and Cyril Despres got down to serious business in Stage Two of the 33rd edition of the world's most challenging rally with Coma notching his first stage victory for 2012 ahead of factory teammate Despres to ...    Read more

Mar Del Plata, Argentina, January 1 2012: New Year's Day 2012 and KTM's Dakar riders opened their bid for the eleventh consecutive Dakar Rally victory for the Austrian sports motorcycle specialists. Starting their engines under picture book summer skies on Argentina's eastern coast riders absolved a 57 km special just after ...    Read more

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