Ohio Technical College (OTC) and its branch campus The PowerSport Institute (PSI) have selected a group of students to build a custom motorcycle live during the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, Nov. 1-4, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Avid motorcyclist John Viscomi was so surprised that he won a customized Triumph Rocket III Touring motorcycle with more than $2,000 in custom audio equipment that he did his own due diligence with Triumph to confirm it wasn't a hoax.
Motorcycle Product News is excited to announce a partnership with MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com to bring dealers a direct feed of MIJ's powersports industry job listings.
CTEK, makers of the “wolrd’s smartest battery chargers,” has partnered with motorcycle racer Valerie Thompson and the Kerry Alter/Julian Bivins Racing Team in their quest for land speed records at the 8th Annual BUB Speed Trials on the famed Bonneville salt.
VP Racing Fuels recently announced an agreement whereby over the coming months company owner Steve Burns will sell his interest in the company to Alan Cerwick, former executive at Valero Energy and 19-year veteran of the petroleum industry. Cerwick will take over as president, while Burns will remain CEO and...
Claudio Castiglioni, president of MV Agusta Motor S.p.A., has passed in Varese, Italy, after a courageous battle against an illness. He was 64 years old.
Michael MacGregor has signed on as the product manager for Scorpion Sports, Inc. In his new role, the avid street and off-road rider will handle product development for both helmets and ExoWear apparel, not to mention running the racer support and PR/marketing functions for the company.
AMA Hall of Famer Gary Nixon died, Aug. 5, at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., from complications related to an illness. He was 70 years old.
Drag Specialties recently announced that Rob Bluma has been named central regional sales manager. Bluma spent the previous 14 years at Suburban Harley-Davidson in Thiensville, WI.
Roger DeCoster's name is practically synonymous with the sport of motocross, and he is generally recognized as the best-known MX racer in the first 50 years of the sport. On Friday, Nov. 18, he will be honored as a Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend at the annual Motorcycle Hall of...
Parts Unlimited recently announced that Ron Carter has been appointed Northwest regional sales manager.
Out of 10 technicians who participated in the preliminary rounds of the Yamaha United States Technician Grand Prix (USTGP), three top technicians emerged to compete in the final round of the competition that was held in June at Yamaha's Southeastern headquarters in Kennesaw, Georgia.
S&S Cycle has announced the hiring of Stephen K. Iggens as company president. The duties of president have been handled by Executive Chairman and CEO George B. Smith since late 2008. Iggens first official day on the job will be August 8, and he is planning to attend the rally...
Yamaha recently announced a special opportunity for motorcycle enthusiasts around the world to bid on a one-of-a-kind YZF-R1 as ridden by “King” Kenny Roberts around the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca circuit. This special GYTR-equipped R1 features a unique 50th anniversary Red/White paint scheme and many Genuine Yamaha custom performance...
Avon Motorcycle Tyres North America recently announced the addition of Dana Counts to the team as account manager. Most recently employed by Freedom Harley-Davidson, Counts brings more than six years of experience in retail motorcycle sales and service to his new position.
Bel-Ray Company, Inc., a leading USA-based lubrication manufacturing company, recently announced a new partnership with Blake "Bilko" Williams for the 2011 Freestyle Motocross season.
