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Last Ride of Valentino Rossi

Posted by Rob Brooks | Nov 15, 2021 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 0 |

The Doctor Departs

Posted by Rob Brooks | Aug 6, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Suzuki Unveils 2021 GSX-R1000R Legends Bikes

Posted by Rob Brooks | Dec 30, 2020 | Bikes & Gear, Industry & Racing | 2 |

Nicky Hayden Tribute

Posted by Rob Brooks | May 22, 2020 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 2 |

Coming To America

by Rob Brooks | Feb 7, 2022 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

There are many signs indicating the health of a national racing series, and two if which are (1) its top riders are invited to race in international series, and (2) international riders want to come race in that country’s national series. MotoAmerica has made incredible strides in both of these, with the likes of Garrett Gerloff, Cameron Beaubier, Sean Dylan Kelly, among others making the leap to the world stage in World SBK and MotoGP, and Toni Elias, Loris Baz, and now Danilo Petrucci joining the MotoAmerica paddock. American motorcycle road racing is alive and well again.

Through The Lens: Kenny Roberts

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Jan 7, 2022 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 5 |

Kenny Roberts is a legend in American motorcycle racing. Born in Modesto, California in 1951, Kenny took to racing at a young age, quitting high school to compete in dirt track and going pro by the time he was 18. In 1978 Roberts became the first American to win a Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing world championship, now known as MotoGP. A two-time winner of the AMA Grand National Championship here stateside, Roberts is only one of four motorcycle racers in AMA history to take the coveted AMA Grand Slam, with wins in the mile, half-mile, short-track, TT Steeplechase and road racing.

Last Ride of Valentino Rossi

by Rob Brooks | Nov 15, 2021 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 0 |

I tuned in to NBC Sports Sunday to watch the final MotoGP race of the season, taking place at the famed Valencia track in Spain. It was a fantastic race, with Ducati taking a first-ever sweep of the podium as Francesco Bagnaia took the checkered flag, with Jorge Martin and Jack Miller rounding out the all-Italian brand winners circle. But what I followed was the number 46 of Valentino Rossi, the legendary veteran in his final race as a competitor. It was a bittersweet moment, watching Rossi cross the finish line one last time, taking a respectable top 10 finish for the Petronas SRT Yamaha team. The day and the race was all about him, and deservedly so.

The Doctor Departs

by Rob Brooks | Aug 6, 2021 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

We all knew it was impending, even though we secretly wished it would never end. After 26 seasons and nine world championships, seven of which in the Premier class, motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi has announced he will call it quits at the end of this 2021 MotoGP season. Nothing lasts forever in this life, and Rossi’s ride had to pit in eventually.

Suzuki Unveils 2021 GSX-R1000R Legends Bikes

by Rob Brooks | Dec 30, 2020 | Bikes & Gear, Industry & Racing | 2 |

Now with this year’s crowning of Joan Mir in the 2020 MotoGP road racing series, Suzuki has revealed a special edition run of their GSX-R monarchs over the years, each in the paint scheme of the year it stood atop the GP championship. Each will come stock with an Akrapovic exhaust system and livery-matched seat cowling. They are beautiful recreations of their championship counterparts, and we thought we’d share them with you, if you haven’t beheld them yet.