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On a Sunday afternoon in early November, Jack Miller won his final Moto3 race, and on the following Monday, the 19-year-old Australian made his premier-class debut on a  230-hp “Open”-spec Honda RCV1000R. “It was the best day of my life,” Miller said. “I was living in a dream, but it was all true. I’m touching my elbow on the ground more than I ever did in my life through places that I wouldn’t expect. It was one of the most exciting experiences.” Miller finished the first day at Circuit...

In light of this latest news, we wanted to share a story from one of our contributors, Jim McDermott, who a few years ago had an unforgettable experience riding factory superbikes with Schumacher. Godspeed, Schumi. – Kevin Duke, Editor-in-Chief Circuit Algarve, Portimao, Portugal, October 2008: My second lap, and thoughts of crashing an Australian’s priceless Italian museum piece started to dissipate. Riding a bit looser, getting harder on the gas, I started to feel almost confident. And...

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It was the late 1970s and Graham Hilder was riding home from late duty as a technician at the airport in Wellington, New Zealand's capital city. At one intersection a car did something silly and Graham made an angry gesture at the driver. It wasn't a wise idea. As Graham rode away from the intersection the car, full of irate gang members, came after him. Graham was riding an older bike and he knew that, while he might be able to outrun the car, he risked crashing and being attacked. So he...

Nicky Hayden will not line up as hoped next month alongside Jared Mees, Brad Baker, Marc Marquez, Troy Bayliss and the rest of the star-studded international field at the Superprestigio in Barcelona, Spain. His doctor told the 2006 MotoGP world champion earlier this week that participation in the short-track invitational at the Sant Jordi Arena could aggravate his recently operated-on right wrist. “After watching Superprestigio last year and seeing how much it fun it looked, I would have...

After dominating one week earlier in Lille, France, Eli Tomac arrived in Italy for the next stop on his European Supercross tour as the main challenger for the reigning king of Genova, Justin Barcia, who would defend his title on the new JGR-MX Yamaha.  Before the event, Tomac spent a couple of days in Venice, while Barcia was in Rome with eight-time FIM MX1 World Champion Tony Cairoli. Did Barcia speak with Cairoli about Ryan Villopoto? “Just a little,” Barcia said. “We had a nice,...

Lebanese rider Mahmoud Tannir managed to climb on the podium during the first round of the 2014/2015 UAE Sportbike Championship that was held at the Dubai Autodrome this past weekend. Tannir’s task, however, wasn’t easy as a mistake while chasing the leader in the first race dropped him to the back of the grid for the second race. Nevertheless, the Honda CBR600RR rider finished second overall in the second race after a fantastic recovery ride. “I’m a little disappointed with what happened,...

Kawasaki Racing Press Release: The new-look Kawasaki Racing Team of Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea completed their first winter test in preparation for the 2015 season with two days of action at Motorland Aragon in Spain, on 17 and 18 November. It was the first chance for Jonathan Rea to ride the Ninja ZX-10R after he was recently confirmed in the KRT team for 2015. With several technical changes about to be introduced to the FIM Superbike World Championship next year the team worked on the...

I have heard it argued by some who prefer not to ride in groups that group riding is no more than playing 'follow the leader'. And since most of us that ride big bikes are far from being simply followers, group riding is for 'the other guys'.Well, I have no problem with people preferring to ride solo. But if the concept of group riding is generally thought to be simply playing 'follow the leader', I'd like to correct that impression immediately.When you join a group ride you do agree to be...

kenny Noyes rode 19 picture-perfect laps on Sunday at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain, to claim the 2014 FIM CEV International Superbike title. The 35-year-old American arrived in Valencia, the final round of the 10-race series, trailing former class champion Ivan Silva by four points. Noyes had to either win or finish second ahead of Silva to take the title. Starting fourth, Noyes got the holeshot and, with his Kawasaki Palmeto PL teammate, Robertino Pietri, in his slipstream,...