Fiambala, Argentina, Jan 5, 2011: KTM's two lead riders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma continued on their quest to dominate the Dakar 2012 on Thursday in a close-knit battle that saw Despres take the stage victory and consolidate his overall lead one day before the rally enters Chile.

Free Ride

It’s not supercharged like recently revealed patent documents suggested, but Kawasaki’s 2012 Ninja ZX-14R does get a displacement increase to produce more horsepower, along with variable power modes and traction control to make that added power easier to harness. All this plus sharpened styling and a slew of incremental chassis upgrades make this essentially an all-new model. It’s the first redesign since the ZX-14 debuted in ’06, and formidable competition for Suzuki’s Hayabusa, the dominant hypersport.

5th January 2011

January 4, 2012 Cypress, Ca..... Yamaha Motor Corporation is pleased to announce the formation of a new super team. During the off-season Star Racing and Valli Motorsports joined forces to form the Star Valli Yamaha Race team.

4th January 2011

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 4) - For the 18th straight year, GEICO Honda's Kevin Windham is ready to start another Monster Energy AMA Supercross season, much to the delight of his legion of faithful fans -- 50,000 of which will fill out Angel Stadium this Saturday for the first of 17 rounds of action.

Chilicito, Argentina, January 4, 2012: Following a navigation error yesterday, KTM factory rider Marc Coma rode with a passion in Stage Four to take his second stage victory in Dakar 2012 and claw back two minutes on overall leader and teammate Cyril Despres. Both riders are going for their fourth Dakar title.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 4) - "Starts" are going to be the focus for GEICO Honda's Supercross Lites West riders when the AMA Monster Energy season opens Saturday night at Angel Stadium.

* Auctions America announces five competition motorcycles from Michael Jordan Motorsports for its inaugural Las Vegas sale
* Offering includes bikes ridden by Jake Holden #59, Montez Stewart #123, Aaron Yates #20 and Geoff May #99
* More than 400 collectible motorcycles expected at the multi-day auction

We’ll admit to being less than stunned by the 2012 CBR1000RR. This is, after all, the 20th anniversary of Honda’s original RR-labeled superbike, the CBR900RR that revolutionized the sportbike world in 1992. Anyone expecting a similarly ambitious offering this year will likely be underwhelmed, as upgraded suspension components and slight restyling are the only updates to Big Red’s flagship superbike.

The duel has been declared

KTM is pleased to announce a partnership with SW-Stahl for the supply of tools to the KTM Factory Racing Teams.

Mar Del Plata, Argentina, January 1 2012: New Year's Day 2012 and KTM's Dakar riders opened their bid for the eleventh consecutive Dakar Rally victory for the Austrian sports motorcycle specialists.

DAKAR 2012: STAGE 3 TO KTM'S CYRIL DESPRES; NOW LEADS STANDINGS

January 3, 2012 (Wortham, Texas) - Freestone County Raceway, LLC, promoter of the AMA Spring Championship, is pleased to announce a partnership with James Stewart Entertainment (JSE) to form the James Stewart AMA Spring Championship at Freestone Raceway in Wortham, Texas from February 28 through March 3, 2012.

3rd January 2011

Dakar 2012, Stage 3
San Rafael - San Juan
563 km in total, 270 km special test

January 2, 2012

Dakar 2012, Stage 2
Santa Rosa de la Pampa - San Rafael
781 km in total, 295 km special test

San Rafael, Argentina, January 2, 2012: KTM's two triple Dakar Rally winners Marc Coma and Cyril Despres got down to serious business in Stage Two of the 33rd edition of the world's most challenging rally with Coma notching his first stage victory for 2012 ahead of factory teammate Despres to take the lead in the overall standings.

Team Suzuki Press Office - January 3.

FARMINGDALE, NJ -- January 3, 2012 Bel-Ray Company, Inc. - the leading USA-based lubrication manufacturing company - is pleased to announce the extension of their partnership with Chad Reed and TwoTwo Motorsports for the 2012 and 2013 racing season.

Chaleco starts the Dakar on top!

Dakar 2012, Stage 1
Mar del Plata - Santa Rosa de la Pampa
763 km in total, 57 km special test