MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi has committed his future to Yamaha by signing a new two-year deal.

He joined the Japanese manufacturer in 2004 and two of his seven world titles - in MotoGP, 500cc, 250cc and 125cc - have come with the team...

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From a Yamaha press release:

Cypress, CA - July 2, 2008 - Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S. will once again offer an incredible opportunity to bid for a set of riding gear worn by Colin Edwards at this year's upcoming MotoGP at Laguna Seca. The gear will be presented, in person, by the "Texas Tornado" himself at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. All monies raised will benefit the Joe Parkhurst Memorial Scholarship Fund, a motorcycle industry-based effort to honor the founder of Cycle World Magazine and support the scholarship program of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. All proceeds from the auction will be used to provide an avenue to a higher education for survivors of childhood brain tumors.

The Colin Edwards package includes a full set of gear worn by the American during the weekend, including Spidi leathers, his Arai Helmet, and Sidi boots and gloves.

This package will also include a pair of weekend three-day general admission passes to the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, July 18-20, 2008 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and a pair of passes to an exclusive Team party on Friday evening the 18th.

The winning bidder will be invited on stage during Saturday ceremonies to receive their personally autographed gear directly from the Texas Tornado himself, Colin Edwards.

The auction will be conducted on eBay starting Friday, July 4 and continuing until 12 noon Pacific, Sunday, July 13.

Click here to see the leathers and helmet after the auction closes.

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The man in black, Kenny Coolbeth, won his second AMA Flat Track Twins Championship in a row before a packed house on Saturday at the Mountain Raceway Park in Maryville.

The Harley-Davidson Factory-backed Coolbeth once again led all 25 laps of the main event, holding off Joe Kopp and his Screamin' Eagle/Latus Harley-Davidson backed XR-750.

The original start was aborted when

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Eight riders sped past their vantage point in the first two hours of testing, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Wednesday. Seven were test riders; the other was American rookie Ben Spies. Another 23 AMA U.S. Rookies Cup riders practice Thursday.

When the real race begins on the revised 2.62-mile road course, as many as 20 MotoGP riders from eight...

Read Phillip B. Wilson's full story in The Indy Star

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The reaction to Daytona Motorsports Group's planned changes to the AMA Superbike series may have finally reached the boiling point. This article at webBikeWorld announces the potential for a revolt and the formation of a new series. Will it happen?

Motorcycle Industry Council to Organize New U.S. Road Race Series?
IRVINE, Calif., June 26, 2008 - Is this a bluff to get DMG to change its plans, or is it for real?

The Motorcycle Industry Council, with headquarters in Irvine, California, is a not-for-profit, national trade association representing more than 300 manufacturers and distributors of motorcycles, scooters, motorcycle/ATV parts and accessories and members of allied trades.

The MIC announced that, on behalf of its 300-plus members, it is evaluating whether to...

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DUCATI's Troy Bayliss survived scorching heat on what he called one of the hardest days of his career to increase his lead in the World Superbike championship today.

Bayliss claimed two third placings in the San Marino round of the championship as on-track temperatures soared to 52 degrees at Italy's Misano circuit.

German Suzuki rider Max Neukirchner won the first race, half a second clear of Troy Corser's Yamaha with fellow...

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Grand National Champion Gene Romero marshals AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio

PICKERINGTON, Ohio-The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is proud to announce that 1970 Grand National Champion Gene Romero will be a grand marshal at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, July 25-27, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in central Ohio.

Romero will be honored as grand marshal along with seven-time AMA Grand National Enduro Champion Bill Baird. Each racing star rose to prominence riding Triumph motorcycles, the Marque of the Year for this summer's AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
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High-speed Flat Track motorcycle racing will return for the first time in four years at Don Kazarian's famous Perris Auto Speedway (PAS) on Saturday, June 14. Gates open at 4. Heart-pounding five-class racing begins at 7 on the quarter-mile clay oval.

Presented by the SoCal Harley-Davidson Dealers Association, the event will feature American Motorcycle Association (AMA) professional racing put on

Read C.J. “Sparkplug" Stewart's full article about the return of Flat Track motorcycle racing in the Valley News

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This year's pirate themed bike rally is to include the thrill and excitement of fireworks and incredible "flame cannons" with the attractions of the Ohio Women Rider's Symposium (featuring the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum's "Women in Motorcycling" display), antique bike displays, bike shows, poker runs, Jay Allen's Broken Spoke Saloon, an AMA Dirt Track Race and the AHDRA Drag Racing Nationals.

This annual event features daily live entertainment, vendors and many more shows and attractions. This week includes activities planned around not only Sandusky and its tourist attractions; but the five county region surrounding the area, including Kelleys and Put-in-Bay Islands...

Read the full announcement at The Beacon

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With a shop full of motorcycles, machine tools and people with tattoos, Franko's Custom Cycles could easily pass for Orange County Choppers, the bike-building business made iconic on Discovery Channel's “American Chopper.”

Like its TV counterpart, Franko's in San Antonio is a family operation that creates eye-popping works of two-wheeled art, including a bike that won “best custom chopper” at last year's annual Republic of Texas Biker Rally in Austin.

There are other parallels. If he weren't so camera-shy, for instance, FCC owner Frank “Franko” Guerrero could...

Read this great article by David Uhler at San Antonio Life

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