He’d been talking about it for years, so much so that the rest of the band had dubbed him ‘Captain America.’ Coddy, the bassist with the Po’boys and long time mate of mine had always rattled on about one day embarking on a coast to coast motorcycle jaunt right across the US. M...

but hopefully we were doing our bit for East-West relations by piloting a Russian Ural sidecar outfit across the USA. One thing’s for sure, we were certainly spreading some Ural luuurve around the Land of the Free. All the way across America we were set upon

THE United States has become the number one market for Ducati motorcycles, with more bikes sold in North America than in Italy.Announcing at a North American Ducati dealer meeting on Monday, the president of Ducati Motor Holding, Gabriele Del Torchio said: “We sell more bikes her...

STATISTICS released from the Governers Highway Safety Association in America show that use of motorcycle helmets dropped 13% in 2010 compared to 2009.Helmet use in the USA stood at 54% in 2010, compared to 67% in 2009.The GHSA data also revealed

Warrs Harley-Davidson racer and newly crowned British XR1200 Champion, Jeremy McWilliams, has won a major race in the USA.The ex MotoGP star rode the guest Vance and Hines Harley XR1200 at the Barber Motorsports round of the USA series

MAX BIAGGI leads the race for the 2010 World Superbike championship following his double win at Miller Motorsports Park, USA.The Italian was gifted victories in both races after leading rider Carlos Checa was forced out of both US rounds through

EUROPEAN motorcycles are set to double in price in the USA if a proposed import duty goes ahead. The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is in uproar over the proposed tariff and has written to the Office of the U.S. trade Representative

Honda have announced that they are going to close their manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio and move production to Japan in what we can only imagine is a cost-cutting excercise.This story must be salt in the wounds of Honda employees, especially since Honda have announced tha...

MOTORCYCLE USA have announced the winners of their 2012 awards.They announced their motorcycle of the year as the Kawasaki ZX-14 (ZZR-1400). Here's what they had to say about it: "Versatility is yet another weapon in the Ninja’s arsenal. With its

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