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First Ride: 2025 Yamaha R9

Posted by Ryan Nolan | Mar 19, 2025 | Bikes & Gear | 0 |

J & P Cycles Ultimate Builder Winners, Round ...

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jul 28, 2021 | Bikes & Gear, Industry & Racing | 0 |

Trackside At Laguna Seca

Posted by Ryan Nolan | Nov 24, 2020 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 4 |

A Weekend Of Speed At Sonoma

Posted by Ryan Nolan | Nov 14, 2020 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 0 |

First Ride: 2025 Yamaha R9

by Ryan Nolan | Mar 19, 2025 | Bikes & Gear | 0 |

Fast forward a few months and I happily found myself packing my track gear and jumping on a plane for sunny Sonoma, California for the official Yamaha R9 press event at Sonoma Raceway. With such anticipation and hype around the bike over the years and having recently watched the bike debut in World Supersport with a win, I was extremely excited for the opportunity to be one of the first people stateside to throw a leg over the bike.

J & P Cycles Ultimate Builder Winners, Round 1

by Road Dirt Crew | Jul 28, 2021 | Bikes & Gear, Industry & Racing | 0 |

As the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows roll across the country this summer and fall, so too does the J & P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show. The custom competition is actually in its 11th year now, but the partnership with IMS Outdoors this year means the show will expand to a nationwide, multi-venue, open-air competition, holding regional bike shows in nine cities as part of the IMS 2021 tour. The UBCBS, as it’s often called, has a rich history as the nation’s largest motorcycle builder competition, featuring hundreds of motorcycles and offering the chance to win tens of thousands in cash and prizes across the 2021 IMS tour this year. The opening round of the “bike build-off” took place at Sonoma Raceway this past weekend, and the bikes taking top prizes were stunning.

Trackside At Laguna Seca

by Ryan Nolan | Nov 24, 2020 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 4 |

As exciting as a track day is, especially when one is riding a new track like Sonoma Raceway, I knew our West Coast racing adventure had just begun. To have a successful weekend we needed to do two essential ingredients- preparation and relaxation. Those two tend to go hand in hand in my experience as the more prepared you are, the more relaxed you’ll be when the racing starts.

A Weekend Of Speed At Sonoma

by Ryan Nolan | Nov 14, 2020 | Ride Life, Rides & Roads | 0 |

A few months ago, I was discussing the 2020 CCS (Championship Cup Series) season with friend and fellow racer Pat Coleman. Pat was telling me about his plans to race select MotoAmerica rounds in the Supersport class including his home round of Laguna Seca. Seeing as I had been there in 2019, I told him to count me in if he ended up going. Honesty, I did not need much convincing to justify a visit to the historic track and beautiful Monterey area. In this case it was made even sweeter by a few elements: I get to go help a friend, attend the final MotoAmerica round of the season, and see the debut of the Bagger class first-hand. It was going to be a heck of a trip!