Republican pedantry costs motorcycle industry $1 billion

Want to know why kid's motorcycles and ATVs haven't been granted an exemption from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act? There's one reason: Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairperson Nancy Nord, a Republican Bush Appointee….

Race kit makes 2009 Triumph Daytona 675 faster

Triumph has released a range of hop-up parts for the 2009 Triumph Daytona 675. Running from engine internals to a reprogrammable ECU, a quickshifter and the usual Arrow rearsets and exhaust, the kit is available as a whole or as…

2009 Kushitani Nexus racing suit comes in millions of variations

Kushitani's latest range-topper, the Nexus, may be the coolest racing suit on the market. The company's site allows for just about any possible color combination including metallics, variable font combinations, personalized patches, an option to ditch the unsightly logos and…

Seven manufacturers take to Phillip Island SBK grid

Rookie Ben Spies took Superpole at the opening round of the 2009 SBK season at Phillip Island today, kicking off what's sure to be an exciting season. Seven manufacturers — Aprilia, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Ducati, Honda, Suzuki and BMW — are…

Marco Melandri, Kawasaki back on for 2009 MotoGP

Last month, Kawasaki quit MotoGP. Now, it seems that after some Geneva Convention-defying negotiations with Dorna, the team will race with one rider this year. Kawasaki's decision to go with former Ducati rider Marco Melandri is already proving controversial; a…