21 Nov 2008 at 10:51am Published in the August 2001 issue. They're called "thumpers" and with good reason. With one combustion event for every 720° of crankshaft rotation, big-bore (500cc and up) four-stroke single-cylinder motorcycles inherently produce the most ...
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20 Nov 2008 at 6:59pm The racing season at Infineon Raceway is over for 2008, with all of the racing championships decided. In the American Motorcycle Association Superbike, Supersport, Superstock and Formula Extreme categories, the winners have been announced. In ...
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12 Nov 2008 at 6:54pm The following is compiled from police reports. The Howard County Times includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible. Elkridge, Jessup Washington Boulevard, 6300 block, 6:24 p.m. Nov. 6. Witness ...
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12 Nov 2008 at 6:54pm Record-chasing Rutter on Provisional Pole for Macau Grand Prix Michael Rutter, the 35-year-old British roadracer, chasing a record- breaking seventh win in the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, threw down a warning to his rivals by claiming provisional ...
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11 Nov 2008 at 6:55pm Veteran motorcycle racer Richard Richter of Hayward culminated his 2008 season last month by winning his first national championship. Richter competes in the American Historic Racing Motorycle Association (AHRMA) grand prix and superbike road racing ...
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9 Nov 2008 at 6:58pm Harley-Davidson forged the next-generation, liquid-cooled V-Rod Muscle to appeal to a younger audience. Eager to rev up sales, the company has made supermodel Marisa Miller the, ahem, face of Harley's new muscle bike. But it'll take more than sex to ...
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14 Oct 2008 at 8:57pm The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, the unique two-wheel spectacular which has achieved iconic status with many road racing fans across the globe, boasts a fittingly dazzling field for the 42nd running of the event. Six-time Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix ...
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29 Sep 2008 at 5:26pm Discovering a motorcycle that suits you is like finding the perfect pair of Christian Louboutins (shoes, guys; what else?). You can't believe you've found something that's sexy yet comfortable; that both suits and fits. I've been through several ...
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27 Aug 2008 at 4:25pm Published in the July 1998 issue. The curators' eight historical periods seem arbitrarily drawn, though this does nothing to take away from the bikes. The first period, "Inventing the Motorcycle," covers the early days of the motorcycle, from 1868 to ...
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12 Aug 2008 at 5:25pm Two reputed Crips gangbangers were being questioned last night in the slaying of a correction officer who was shot dead at his Brooklyn home while trying to stop punks from grabbing his flashy, $11,700 motorcycle, police sources said. The thugs ...
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