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MotoCzysz to AMA Superbikes?

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There's a very good article on the MotoCzysz motorcycle and production facilities in the September issue of Roadracing World. It's not on their site so you'll have to pick it up at the news stand. Lots of photos in and around the shop showing the engine in various states of assembly, the triple cam setup, the one piece cylinders and head and lots more. A good read, especially … [Read more...]

Ducati Leaves AMA Superbike

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Ducati will end its factory support of AMA Superbike at the end of this season. Press release from Ducati Corse: DUCATI ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO USA RACING STRATEGY FOR 2007. Ducati North America and Ducati Corse today announce that their participation in the AMA Superbike Championship with a factory team will cease at the end of the 2006 season. The Parts Unlimited … [Read more...]

Formula Xtreme – Now Motorcycles Are the Stars

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Some folks go to the races to see the personalities, Valentino Rossi or Nicky Hayden, Ben Spies or Mat Mladin, but a lot of us aren't really interested in that part of the sport. We like motorcycles, we get a kick out of different engines, suspension setups and all of the other variables that make a motorcycle unique or maybe just a bit better than what the other guy has to … [Read more...]

AMA Expands Formula Xtreme Equipment List

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The AMA has just announced expanded equipment eligibilty for Formula Xtreme beginning next year. Looks like everyone will be pleased with these changes, especially the very vocal Triumph crowd that would love to see the 675 do battle: From the AMA: The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and AMA Pro Racing today announced changes to the equipment eligibility list for … [Read more...]

Tony Foale Motorcycle Seminar Review

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The average sport motorcycle today has adjustments for all sorts of things related to suspension and handling. You can raise or lower ride height at both the front and rear, change compression and rebound damping, swap tires for a different size, profile or stiffness, change the wheels, change springs, get a performance swingarm or new forks and this doesn't address the truly … [Read more...]

Traction Control Legal for AMA Superbike and Formula Xtreme

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The new AMA rules committee just met for the first time last Thursday and already they have made a change that was rumored and then denied just one month ago. According to Cycle News, a notice went out this morning with a rules change that states traction control is not allowed for AMA Supersport and Superstock, which of course is a backwards way of saying it IS allowed for AMA … [Read more...]