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Canadian teen Jonathan Finn makes solid debut in Spain

IM Admin — Wed, 03 May 2017 19:19:58 +0000

13-year-old Jonathan Finn began the 2017 season on April 23rd in Valencia, Spain competing in the Spanish RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad national championship at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The Bushell Park, SK teen is competing in the 85GP class this year as he starts his second year of racing internationally. “Racing […]

Latest issue of Inside Motorcycles AVAILABLE NOW!

IM Admin — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:05:18 +0000

The highlight of the May issue of Inside Motorcycles is our third annual How-To special section! Find out how to do change your own oil, get the most value when selling your bike, take better photos, turn your dirt bike into a flat tracker, engage a community (yep) and more! Proving you don’t need more […]

Exclusive MotoGP Season Preview: Is Vinales Ready?

Colin Fraser — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 19:51:31 +0000

The 2017 racing season gets fully underway this weekend under the lights, in the desert at the Losail Circuit in Qatar, at the first of 18 scheduled MotoGP rounds. After a crazy 2016 season with an unprecedented nine race winners, attention at the top tier of motorcycle racing is steadily building.

Dan Kruger’s blog: A Year to Forget (2016 recap)

Dan Kruger — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 23:46:31 +0000

It is hard to believe another race season is almost behind us. 2016 is definitely a year for me to forget in terms of racing. It started off strong back in January where I won an endurance race over in China. I was in good form and had a big year planned with both my BMW team on the roads in Europe and my Kawasaki Superbike team in Asia.

Yamaha Motor Canada announces winner of Canada Grand Prix technician’s competition

Colleen McCourt — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 20:55:49 +0000

Ten of Canada’s best technicians converged on Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd.’s headquarters on June 14, 2016 for the seventh Canada Grand Prix contest. This bi-annual competition is open to all Yamaha Technical Academy (YTA) technicians that are certified Bronze and above.

Rossi gets revenge in Barcelona thriller

IM Admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:59:17 +0000

Anticipation for the MotoGP™ World Championship race at the circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya continued to grow as the riders sat on the grid, hiding from the scorching sun beneath their umbrellas. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was on pole position, but both Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) seemed to have found something on the new layout in warm up.

Lorenzo dominates crash-filled French MotoGP round

Graeme Jones — Mon, 09 May 2016 18:16:35 +0000

Jorge Lorenzo ran away with the French GP, taking a flag-to-flag victory as former championship leader Marc Marquez fell.

Rossi gets first win of 2016 in commanding fashion in Spain

MotoGP.com — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:43:37 +0000

The Gran Premio Red Bull de España saw Valentino Rossi lead from start to finish, winning from Lorenzo and Marquez with ease.

Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo starts MotoGP title defence with win in Qatar

IM Admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:40:31 +0000

With new Michelin tires and new unified electronics, the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar was set to not only start a new season of the MotoGP™ World Championship, but also begin a new era. Testing had given fans a preview of who was fast and what bikes were working well, but few had any idea what would happen as the lights went out on the first race of the 2016 season.

Dan Kruger’s blog: Recovering from a major crash – what most people don’t see, Part II

IM Admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:27:32 +0000

The long road to recovery: endless doctor appointments, scans, tests, and readjusting life to allow for as much recovery as quickly as possible. With a head injury, the recovery time varies and it is near impossible to predict how long you will be unfit to ride. I spent days and days inside a hyperbaric chamber to increase the oxygen flow in my body and speed up recovery.

IT’S ALIVE! Honda finally introduces MotoGP-based RC213V-S street bike

Graeme Jones — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:39:39 +0000

After years of speculation and months of anticipation, Honda finally unveiled its MotoGP-derived street bike, the RC213V-S, live on the internet from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ahead of the weekend's MotoGP race.

Dan Kruger’s Racing Blog: Year in Review, Part 2

IM Admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:35:25 +0000

Read Part 2 of Dan Kruger's exclusive Year in Review blog now! Iconic teammates, rubbing shoulders with the stars of road racing, dealing with loss, the intensity of racing on the roads, and more...