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Scooters in New York City [video]

Scooters in New York City [video] Scooters in New York City [video]
WNYC’s Jim Colgan produced this short documentary to show the trials and tribulations that scooter riders have to endure on the mean streets of New York city.  One of the big problems facing riders in NYC is the lack of dedicated motorcycle/scooter parking, the department of transport in the city installed its FIRST dedicated motorcycle/scooter [...] more

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MotoGP: Misano Friday Rider Talk

MotoGP Friday Results
The MotoGP weekend began this Friday morning with four teams and their set of riders topping the top eight spots at the Misano Circuit in San Marino. The top three teams (Honda and Yamaha) all posting under the 1:36 mark at the Mi…

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2011 Yamaha Off-Road Motorcycles

2011 Yamaha Motorcycles
The big news for 2011 is the return of the WR off-road motorcycles. Designed for racing and serious trail riding, the WR450F and WR250F are unchanged, but they are for sale.
The WR450F’s MSRP is $7650. The MSPR for the WR250F i…

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MotoGP: Misano Friday Practice Results

MotoGP Friday FP1 Results
After dominating last weekend’s race at Indy, Dani Pedrosa opened up the Misano Grand Prix in strong fashion, the Repsol Honda rider quickest in MotoGP Free Practice 1 on Friday.
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MotoGP: Yamaha Devoted to Environment

Yamaha Moto Racing
This morning on the pit-lane at Misano, Yamaha Motor Racing was presented by Cer.To , the Piedmontese agency, with the prestigious "Environmental Management System" certificate, a milestone in the process undertaken by Yama…

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Free: Motor Scooter Riding Tips

Scooter Guide
America appears to finally be discovering the ease and cost-effective mobility that motor scooters offer. Europe (and the rest of world for that matter) has been embracing the benefits of small displacement, relatively inexpensive scooter…

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MotoGP: Misano Stats & Facts

Misano GP 
Jorge Lorenzo arrives at San Marino for the Misano Grand Prix, Round 12 of the 2010 MotoGP Championship, with seven out of 11 wins under his leathers.
And when the Fiat Yamaha rider didn’t win, he was on the podium. He leads Repsol Honda ri…

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AMA Pro Racing: New Jersey List of Events

AMA Superbike / Sportbike
Heading to New Jersey Motorsports Park for Round 11 of 12 in the AMA Pro Racing Series, which includes Superbike, Daytona Sportbike, Supersport and the Vance & Hanes XR1200 Series? Here’s a guide to your AMA Pro Racing wee…

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2011 Yamaha Returning Sport Models

2011 Sport Motorcycles
While all Yamaha sport motorcycles are getting visual facelifts for 2011, some are also getting upgrades.
In response to many of our test riders’ criticisms about the on-/off-throttle behavior of the FZ1, Yamaha has given it a n…

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2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R Superbike Unveiled

2011 Ninja ZX-10R
A prelude to the World Superbike race in Nurburgring this weekend, Kawasaki unveiled the 2011 Ninja ZX-10R race bike to the international press on Thursday at the circuit.
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