2014 July - Motorcycle News

July 31, 2014

Herlings Undergoes Succesful Surgery After Crash at Charity Race

KTM Racing has confirmed that Red Bull KTM factory rider Jeffrey Herlings has sustained a fractured femur during a crash at the Everts and Friends charity race in Genk, Belgium on Monday. Read the full article »


July 31, 2014

Career First MX2 Grand Prix Victory For Jordi Tixier

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jordi Tixier captured a career first MX2 GP win at Round 14 of the 2014 World Championship in Loket in the Czech Republic. Teammate Tony Cairoli had to settle for third overall in the MXGP class after former teammate Jeremy van Horebeek slipped by him at the beginning of the final lap of the second moto. Read the full article »


July 30, 2014

Kawasaki Racing News: Mid Season Tests Complete For KRT Riders

All three of Kawasaki Racing Team’s riders, Tom Sykes and Loris Baz in the full Superbike class and David Salom in the Evo category, took part in the official tests at Portimao between 21 and 22 July, before the long summer break in track action begins in earnest. Read the full article »


July 30, 2014

Kawasaki confirms assault on World Endurance Championship

With an enviable record of achievement in one of the most challenging of motorcycle racing disciplines, Kawasaki Motors Europe have confirmed their official support for the SRC Kawasaki team in selected rounds of the 2014 World Endurance Championship and beyond. Read the full article »


July 29, 2014

2015 Honda CRF250R Development

Honda's CRF250R has a long history of winning championships, and the records show that the bike earned another AMA 250 Supercross championship in 2014. Read the full article »


July 29, 2014

BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy: Adventure and Competition

With barely a month to the start of the fourth BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, the North America 2014 edition, the preparations of the organizers and the competitors are nearing completion. Read the full article »


July 28, 2014

Double Podium For Gowland At Brands Hatch Supersport

The Smiths Triumph Racing Team endured mixed fortunes at round five of the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend with Graeme Gowland taking second place in both races while team-mate Billy McConnell suffered a first race crash and came home sixth in race two. Read the full article »


July 28, 2014

Desalle back in the frame for Czech MXGP

Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MXGP could be back to full strength for the Grand Prix of Czech Republic and the 14th round of 17 in the FIM Motocross World Championship this weekend. Read the full article »


July 27, 2014

Suzuki teams line up for Suzuka 8-Hour

A star-studded line-up of Suzuki teams is ready for Japan’s most prestigious motorcycle race, the Suzuka 8-Hour World Endurance Championship second round that gets underway tomorrow. Read the full article »


July 27, 2014

Walker triumphs at Red Bull Romaniacs

Red Bull KTM’s Jonny Walker took an outstanding first victory at the 11th edition of the notoriously tough Red Bull Romaniacs on Saturday, following four intense days of hard battle in the Carpathian Mountains, where the KTM ace pieced together a phenomenal race to prove he really is the man of the moment in Hard Enduro. Read the full article »