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Team Yoshimura Suzuki's Aaron Yates Wins 2005 AMA Repsol Superstock Championship

Team Yoshimura Suzuki's Aaron Yates Wins 2005 AMA Repsol Superstock Championship

BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 4 -- American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) congratulates Team Yoshimura Suzuki's Aaron Yates on winning the 2005 AMA Repsol Superstock Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., on Sunday, Sept. 4. "Thanks to Suzuki for putting together such a great motorcycle because the Yoshimura Suzuki ... Continue reading

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis in fourth after three of five qualifying runs

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis in fourth after three of five qualifying runs

Visit our website at www.g2motorsports.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDER: CHIP ELLIS MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 51ST ANNUAL NHRA MAC TO ... Continue reading

G Squared Motorsports: Chip Ellis turned back in round 2 at BIR

G Squared Motorsports: Chip Ellis turned back in round 2 at BIR

Visit our website at www.g2motorsports.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDER: CHIP ELLIS MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 24TH ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS ... Continue reading

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis No. 3 Runs Career Best

G Squared Motorsports: Ellis No. 3 Runs Career Best

Visit our website at www.g2motorsports.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDER: CHIP ELLIS MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz PHONE: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net 24TH ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: MINIMUM WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ANNOUNCED FOR SUZUKIS IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

NHRA NEWS: MINIMUM WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ANNOUNCED FOR SUZUKIS IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761 NHRA ANNOUNCES MINIMUM WEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FOR SUZUKIS IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE GLENDORA, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2005) - NHRA officials announced today that the minimum weight requirement for all Suzuki entries in Pro Stock Motorcycle will be reduced by 10 pound ... Continue reading

New Ulysses and Lightning Long Lead Buell Line for 2006

New Ulysses and Lightning Long Lead Buell Line for 2006

New Transmission and Stiffer Swingarm for All XB Models EAST TROY, Wis., July 23 -- Buell Motorcycle Company will extend the reach of its product line in 2006 with the introduction of two new models, the Ulysses XB12X Adventure Sportbike and the Lightning Long XB12Ss, a longer version of the original Lightning XB12S th ... Continue reading

Nunn Thrills Packed British Grand Prix

Nunn Thrills Packed British Grand Prix

RINGWOOD, England, June 6 -- Factory KTM rider Carl Nunn electrified the 27,000 fans packed into Matchams Park yesterday when he won a leg of the British Grand Prix; round seven of seventeen in the FIM Motocross World Championship. The 25 year old from Mildenhall claimed his first chequered flag since 2000 and became t ... Continue reading

James Dean Motorcycle Joins Celebrities in Whatcom Museum of History & Art Exhibition

James Dean Motorcycle Joins Celebrities in Whatcom Museum of History & Art Exhibition

Bellingham, WA May 31, 2005; He lived fast, died young, and left an indelible mark on American popular culture. In honor of the 50th anniversary of his death this year, James Dean’s first motorcycle – a 1949 CZ – will be installed June 14 in the new retrospective exhibition Motorcycles: the Good, the ... Continue reading

East Bay Native Gets AMA Ride with Michael Jordan

East Bay Native Gets AMA Ride with Michael Jordan

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 East Bay Native Gets Motorcycle Ride of his Life with Michael Jordan SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - It wasn't long ago that Lafayette native Steve Rapp was a struggling motorcycle rider, working part-time as a bell-hop at the Lafayette Park Hotel in the East Bay. Now, he's r ... Continue reading

'Bike Night on Grant Avenue' in Novato Returns AMA Weekend

'Bike Night on Grant Avenue' in Novato Returns AMA Weekend

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 'Bike Night on Grant Avenue' in Novato Returns During AMA Weekend SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Downtown Novato will turn into a motorcycle wonderland during the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown weekend at Infineon Raceway. Be sure to mark down Saturday, May 14, on your cale ... Continue reading

Team Makita Suzuki Racing's Ricky Carmichael Clinches THQ AMA Supercross Championship in Houston

Team Makita Suzuki Racing's Ricky Carmichael Clinches THQ AMA Supercross Championship in Houston

HOUSTON, May 1 -- American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) congratulates Team Makita Suzuki Racing's Ricky Carmichael for capturing his fourth AMA Supercross Championship at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Tex., on Saturday night, April 30, 2005. With one round remaining in the 2005 series, Carmichael and his Makita Suzuki ... Continue reading

Matchams Park to Host Motocross British Grand Prix

Matchams Park to Host Motocross British Grand Prix

RINGWOOD, England, April 22 -- The motocross British Grand Prix is the top off-road motorcycle racing event in the United Kingdom. This year the spectacle represents round seven of the FIM World Championships and is set to occur at the impressive Matchams Park facility at Ringwood near Bournemouth on June 4th-5th. Sale ... Continue reading

Suzuki's Carmichael Wraps Up World Supercross Title

Suzuki's Carmichael Wraps Up World Supercross Title

SEATTLE April 17, 2005; The AP reported that Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael wrapped up his first THQ World Supercross GP championship with two races to go Saturday night, finishing third in front of 49,532 fans in the series' first race at Qwest Field. "This championship means a lot to me and I look forward to the rest of t ... Continue reading

Southern California Volvo Retailers Team Up With Cycles Veloce for 2005

Southern California Volvo Retailers Team Up With Cycles Veloce for 2005

IRVINE, Calif., April 15 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) & Southern California Volvo retailers will be a sponsor of Cycles Veloce, during 2005. The relationship is consistent with Volvo's commitment to people who embrace life as well as its rich tradition in cycling. Since its inception in 1982, Cycles Veloc ... Continue reading

Viper Motorcycle Company Enters into Production Agreement with Performance Assembly Solutions

Viper Motorcycle Company Enters into Production Agreement with Performance Assembly Solutions

MINNEAPOLIS, April 14 -- (Pink Sheets: VPWS) Viper Motorcycle Company, a subsidiary of Viper Powersports, Inc., today announced that Performance Assembly Solutions will manufacture and assemble Viper's proprietary motorcycles and motorcycle engines at its Livonia, Michigan manufacturing facility. Viper plans to support ... Continue reading

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