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June 2009 Motorcycle News
The Horse Backstreet Choppers Announces Third Sturgis Bike Show
STURGIS, S.D. June 30, 2009-- After the success of last year's show, The Horse Backstreet Choppers will bring its third annual The Horse Backstreet Choppers Bike Show to a new venue this year, The Full Throttle Saloon, during Sturgis Bike Week 2009. This FREE show will be held Monday, August 3rd, 2009 and will feature guest judges, door prizes and giveaways, a burnout pit, live music and beautiful women. No registration fee or entry fee, this is a completely free show this year.The Horse's missi…
KTM 990 Super Duke Approved for Daytona SportBike
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June
30, 2009) - The AMA Pro Daytona
SportBike presented by AMSOIL class is already one of the most diverse
divisions in major league motorcycle road racing, but the competition is going
to get even more interesting beginning with this weekend's Red Bull U.S. Grand
Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
The KTM 990 Super Duke is the 11th different motorcycle approved and
homologated for AMA Pro Daytona SportBike competition, and one of the unique
twin cylinder bikes will…
The Sound of the Fury--Released Cobra Introduces Swept Speedster Exhaust System for New Honda Fury
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Camron BussardPhone: 714-692-8180Fax: 714-692-5019 E-mail camron.bussard@cobrausa.com Yorba Linda, CA –-Cobra Engineering announced the
release of its Swept Speedster exhaust system for the new Honda Fury, the bold
chopper based loosely on Honda’s very own VTX1300. Expected to be in
dealerships in July, the $689.95 Swept Speedsters incorporate the Power-Port
crossover chamber, which increases horsepower while lowering the sound levels
over a more traditional shotgu…
National Share the Road Highway Safety Program Visits Blessing of the Bikes Motorcycle Rally
COLEBROOK, N.H., June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Life-saving highway driving tips were presented today as part of the
American Trucking Associations' national Share the Road highway safety
tour by top professional truck drivers.
The Gold Wing Road Riders Association 2009 Blessing of the Bikes
motorcycle rally provided the perfect backdrop for the elite group of
million mile accident-free drivers to share their message of road
safety. According to the National Highway Traffic Saf…
HINES BEATS KRAWIEC IN ALL-HARLEY NHRA FINAL AT NORWALK
NORWALK, Ohio - In an all-Harley final round, Screamin'
Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines
prevailed over Screamin' Eagle/Vance &
Hines teammate Eddie Krawiec to win the NHRA
Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at Summit
Motorsports Park. It was the first event win
for Hines sinc…
SMITH RIDES HARLEY-DAVIDSON TO VICTORY ON LIMA HALF-MILE
LIMA, Ohio - Moroney's
Harley-Davidson/Screamin' Eagle rider Bryan Smith prevailed in a
thrilling seven-lap duel with Blue Springs Harley-Davidson/Screamin'
Eagle rider Jared Mees to win the AMA Grand National Twins main event
on the Allen County Fairgrounds half-mile. Mees finished second and
takes over the season points lead. Halbert Family/Kings Kustoms rider
Sammy Halbert finished third. All three riders were on Harley-Davidson
XR-750 motorcycles.The 25-lap main
started with Mees, Sm…
Ride Your Yamaha on Track at the Red Bull US Grand Prix
MONTEREY, Calif. - Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca announced the details of the "Yamaha Grand Prix Special."
This special ticket will give race fans at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix
the opportunity to not only experience some of the best two-wheel
racing in the country, but also take a lap of the legendary Monterey
Peninsula track led by Yamaha's AMA American SuperBike riders Ben
Bostrom and Josh Hayes. "I always look forward to hanging with
the fans at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, what better way…
Revisions to AMA Pro Flat Track National Hot Shoe Series Announced for Remainder of 2009 Events
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
- In an effort to streamline the class structure and improve the
quality of the racing product, AMA Pro Racing announced today that the
Pro Twins and Expert Twins classes will be combined at all AMA Pro Flat
Track National Hot Shoe Half Mile events beginning with the Frederick,
Md. event to be held on Saturday, July 4th. Three classes will compete
for their share of the $10,000.00 purse; Twins, Expert Singles and Pro
Singles.The Twins class will run according to…
Local Riders Racing at the Red Bull US Grand Prix
MONTEREY, Calif. -
The 2009 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix is on July
3-5 and three classes of AMA Pro Racing: AMA
Pro SuperSport presented bh Shoei, AMA Pro
Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL and AMA
Pro National Guard American Superbike
presented by Parts Unlimited will be competing
…
Rockstar Makita Suzukis Blake Young to Race Upcoming World Superbike Round
BREA, Calif. - American
Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) announced today that Suzuki factory racer Blake Young
will compete in the next round of World Superbike racing at Donington Park in
Great Britain next weekend, June 26 - 28, 2009. Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Young
will race the 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 of injured rider Max Neukirchner for the
Team Suzuki Alstare Brux team.
According
to ASMC, the World Superbike ride came about while Young and former World Champion
Kevin Schwantz were attending…
MEES AND COOLBETH ON THE PODIUM AT VOLUNTEER SPEEDWAY
BULLS GAP, Tenn. –
Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew riders took two spots on the podium in
the AMA Grand National Twins main event at Volunteer Speedway, as Blue
Springs Harley-Davidson/Screamin' Eagle rider Jared Mees finished
second and Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle factory rider Kenny Coolbeth
was third. Mees finished 0.568 seconds behind the winner, Halbert
Family/Kings Kustoms rider Sammy Halbert. All three riders were on
Harley-Davidson XR750 motorcycles.It
was t…
James Callahan and Bogdan Asciu form strategic custom builder alliance
Boca Raton, FL (June 23,
2009) –James Callahan, pro custom builder, and Bogdan 'Bo' Asciu,
artist and conceptual designer, announced today the launch
of Promotional Corporate Customs, LLC., www.ProCorpCustoms.com. This dynamic duo has teamed up motivated by the abundance of interest in promotional corporate projects. “It was a natural progression for our relationship”, says James Callahan, who owns Callahan Custom Cycles, www.CallahanCustomCycles.com,
with his brother John. “The mo…
MEES AND COOLBETH ON THE PODIUM AT VOLUNTEER SPEEDWAY
Coolbeth Takes AMA Grand National Twins Points Lead BULLS
GAP, Tenn. (June 20, 2009) – Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew riders took
two spots on the podium in the AMA Grand National Twins main event at
Volunteer Speedway, as Blue Springs Harley-Davidson/Screamin' Eagle
rider Jared Mees finished second and Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle
factory rider Kenny Coolbeth was third. Mees finished 0.568 seconds
behind the winner, Halbert Family/Kings Kustoms rider Sammy Halbert.
All three…
Re: Second issue of AMA Racer focusing on vintage racing now available
The second issue of the American Motorcyclist Association's newest publication, AMA Racer,
is now available. In addition to highlighting all AMA-sanctioned
amateur competition, this issue includes additional coverage of vintage
racing and previews the first AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships,
set for July 24-26 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington,
Ohio, during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.The latest issue is available at AmericanMotorcyclist.com/AMARacer.AMA Racer
…
Motorcycle Riders Foundation Urges Congress to Swiftly Pass Right to Repair
Legislation Protects Individual Vehicle Ownership Rights Today and in the Future
BETHESDA, Md., June 22
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Motorcycle Riders Foundation strongly
supports the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (HR 2057) and
urges Congress to swiftly pass the legislation in order to safeguard
individual vehicle ownership rights today and in the future.
"We have formally committed our support to the Right to Repair Act
because we believe that consumers are entitled…
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