Valerie Thompson, World’s Fastest Female Motorcycle Racer (304.263 mph) To Be Inducted In August 2018 Sturgis Hall Of Fame.
Royal Enfield Diversifies Its Offerings With The Official Anouncement of a New Fully-Electric Model. Royal Enfield has been investing important resources into the newfound electric powertrain technology for the Indian market. Rudratej Singh, President of Royal Enfield in an interview with a scribe gave hints of their future plans. He said “Royal Enfield has several projects in the pipeline and the electric platform is one of them. We are in an investment phase in the project where we have a team that is working on different ideas and concepts with a long-term focus. We will disclose our plans at an appropriate time.”
Kuryakyn Sponsors Pro Twins Grand National Champion Jared Mees. The partnership marks a return to the racing scene for Kuryakyn and extends throughout the 2018 American Flat Track season. “The thrill of flat track racing recaptured an entire industry and fan base with its recent resurgence,” said Kuryakyn Creative Marketing Director Undria Davis. “We’re incredibly proud to support Jared and his team in their pursuit of retaining the No. 1 plate.”
Ivano Beggio, The Founder Of Motorcycle And Sscooter Maker Aprilia has died age 73. Aprilia grew out of a bicycle workshop Beggio worked in with his father. The motorcycle company is now one of the brands owned by Piaggio. Having started as a manufacturer of bicycles it moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. In more recent times Aprilia has produced large sportbikes such as the 1,000 cc V-twin RSV Mille and the V4 RSV4. Aprilia has enjoyed considerable success in road-racing.
looking forward to electric bikes……………for other people to ride
Great motorcycles, from a great inspiration. Marketing in the US…not so much.
I am very optimistic about new electric motorcycles, and I honestly admit that I would like to test it.