Tech Tuesday: Slippery When Fast
Crew chief Glenn Grenfell services the clutch on Jake Gagne's Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike last year at Indianapolis. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. During morning Superbike practice, while approaching turn one…
Crew chief Glenn Grenfell services the clutch on Jake Gagne's Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike last year at Indianapolis. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. During morning Superbike practice, while approaching turn one…
Cory Burleson in 2006 at Mid-Ohio. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Virtually all of the riders who have won the Nicky Hayden AMA Horizon Award have been kids...except for the…
Hey, Ducatisti, there's a new dealership in Indy, care of Graham Rahal. Photo courtesy of Rahal Ducati. A lot of people thought it had something to do with Coca-Cola. They…
https://youtu.be/2s2JCnlRlrA Conjoined Yamahas: The moment it all came together for Supersport riders Gerloff and Beach...literally. By definition, a turning point is the point of highest tension in a narrative work.…
Under Team Hammer's M4 ECSTAR Suzuki canopy, you'll find wrenches, sockets, ratchets, hex-socket bits, and a slotted screwdriver or two...but no Phillips-head screwdrivers or screws. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.…
The teams and riders in the MotoAmerica series are a highly competitive lot. They race each other hard on the track. But, in the paddock, there is a lot of…
New Altus Motorsports team rider Hayden Bicknese at speed aboard the team's Kawasaki Ninja 400. Photo by CaliPhotography. In 2020, Oklahoma-based Altus Motorsports had their best-year ever, winning the Stock…
A phalanx of Robem Engineering-sponsored Suzuki SV650 Twins Cup bikes equipped with K-Tech Suspension. Photo courtesy of Robem Engineering. The following is from Robem Engineering... Orient Express Racing has reached…
New Hampshire's "Hometown Hero" Gloddy in action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Fifteen-year-old Ben Gloddy, who finished fourth in the 2020 Liqui Moly Junior Cup Championship…
From "Hurricane" Hannah to "Hurricane" Hayes, Keith McCarty's Yamaha career was a whirlwind bookended by legendary racers. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. On December 31, 2020, it will be the…
Jason DiSalvo (40) on the Supersport pole at Daytona, alongside Kawasaki teammates and Hayden brothers Tommy (22) and Roger (95), with DiSalvo's Yamaha teammate Aaron Gobert (96) completing the front…
Don't the MotoAmerica riders use such awesome wrapping paper? Proof that it's not just the thought that counts. Last year’s Superbike Riders’ Holiday Gift Exchange was such a big hit…
2002 AMA Supersport Champion and Blimpie Yoshimura Suzuki team rider Aaron Yates leads Miguel Duhamel, Jamie Hacking, Tommy Hayden, Tony Meiring, Damon Buckmaster, and Anthony Gobert. Photo by Brian J.…
Escalante's middleweight mauler brought Kawasaki its first Supersport Championship since Leandro Mercado in 2009. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. First introduced in this iteration back in 2013, the Kawasaki ZX-6R…