MILWAUKEE (May 29, 2014) – Take a break from the rat race on June 22-23 to join the thousands of Harley riders around the world who are shedding the shackles of responsibility and hitting the open road during the Harley-Davidson™ World Ride.

“For these two days riders will unite to blow off the daily grind and celebrate that being free is a lot more fun,” said Nigel Villiers, Harley-Davidson Director of Integrated Consumer Experience. “Riding is more appreciated when you can steal the time from something you’d rather not be doing, so let the meetings and honey-dos wait until Tuesday and just ride.”   

One World, Two Days, Millions of Miles

Launched in 2008 by the Harley Owners Group® as Million Mile Monday®, the annual riding event was expanded into the two-day Harley-Davidson World Ride in 2012 to give more riders worldwide an opportunity to participate. In 2012, participants logged 7.7 million miles, but last year as riders celebrated the 110^th Anniversary of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and the 30^th Anniversary of H.O.G., riders from 66 countries blitzed that record by more than 25 percent, tallying an official total of more than 10 million miles. Riders logged their miles solo, in groups large and small, and through a variety of dealer-led events around the world, united by their shared passion for motorcycling.

Whether it’s across town, cross-country, or anything in between, every mile counts and can be recorded by logging into Harley-Davidson’s online   mileage accumulator at h-d.com/worldride, where a rolling odometer will record the collective distance traveled by all participants in the World Ride.

“Every mile we ride together strengthens the bonds between riders and showcases to the world the powerful expression of freedom the World Ride represents,” Villiers said.

New for 2014, ride participants can also log their post-ride mileage directly onto the World Ride web site from mobile devices and share their riding stories and photographs on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #HDworldride. Participants can also download a certificate of participation after logging their mileage on the World Ride web site.

To learn more about the Harley-Davidson World Ride, visit h-d.com/worldride.

Terra Topia is proud to host the inaugural Two Stroke Challenge sponsored by Global ASP.

The event specifically for multiple modern and VMX (Vintage Motocross) 2 – Strokes, and will also include classes for Vets, Masters and 4 stroke support.

The venue Terra Topia well known to riders and fans is 3.5 km north of  the Indaba Hotel and 4.5 km south of the N12 Freeway, Entry fees are R20 for Adults and kids under 12 get in free, racing starts on both  days at 10h00 and there is ample parking for all

Older Motocross riders are like one big family who share a unique fun-loving lifestyle. A lifestyle consisting of all life's ups downs, risks, challenges, defeats and victories. In motocross, money talks and BS walks.

There is no truer measure of one's abilities than the starting gate and the checkered flag. However since the mid 70's many people have ridden off road bikes and more specifically raced motocross, and are not keen to stop riding. Likewise with masters golf for the older golfers, petrol heads and racers now in their 40, 50's and 60's are frequently lining up at the start of dedicated races to relive their youth and enjoy riding again with their peers.

Regrettably modern motocross with its four- stroke   MX1 and MX 2 is not the ultimate home for a group of older racers and petrol heads who want to continue riding and racing just like back in there days. Modern motocross tracks are designed to be spectacular with the focus on timing and jumping.

To many of the older statesman of motocross, few find the current motocross tracks inspiring or even enjoyable. To many these older racers, modern tracks are downright intimidating and dangerous, with many riders expressing their reservations about lining up on the start line with the younger generations who in most instances spent enough time in the air to warrant an aircraft pilot’s license

 "Bikes change colours and styles, go from two shocks to one, from right-side up forks to upside-down forks, from 3 inches of travel to 12 inches, from 30 horsepower to over 60 and from four strokes to two strokes and back again.

What doesn't change is the rider who gets on the bike and gives it 100 percent every single time while constantly dealing with the weight of the hopes, dreams and pressures of winning. Ultimately, motocross is about people, not motorcycles, Hondas can be red, silver, black or any other colour but what matters is the man or woman twisting the throttle. It has always been this way and will never change.

Global ASP has had a long history of involvement in multiple facets of motorcycle racing. Unique from most companies, many of the senior executives spend much of their free time riding and racing motocross, therein it was a logical extension of its support of vintage motocross

Their aim was to encourage the older riders to come and participate and race as an alternative to mountain bike riding and golf.  To attract the older riders the focus in collaboration with Terra

Topia set out to host the inaugural South Africa Two Stroke Invitational Championship on a safe, rideable and retro styled track for both old and modern two strokes.

Multiple stars of days gone by as well as many riders who have continued to ride have indicated their eagerness to come and race.

These stars include Rob Wicks, Tony Riddell, Jeff Den, and Neil Riddell, Ryan Hunt as well as more current racers Billy Flanagan , Gareth  Ireland, Michael Caldwell, Kent Wicks, Paul Alcock, Shaun Kirk,

Martinus Briers, Gary Killian, Gerlad Leightley, Dave Bevan, Adriaan De Hutton, and many others. A strong contingent of riders is expected to travel from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Natal.

Organizers say that they have received entries from, past SA National champions, Supercross stars, past enduro and off road champions and even some Supermotard riders and many legends from the past sixties, seventies, eighties and nineties.

All names that will bring back memories from the past and all riding the same motorcycles they did in those days. You will also hear the famous voice of Roger McCleery the man that commentated for motocross, Supercross and most motorsport event all his life not forgetting the legendary Camel Series and Camel International events that he handled

This event is expected to attract 150 riders. According to organizers the spectators will be able to view the great dirt bikes of the past along with many of the same riders that raced them in those days.

For more information go to www.terratopia.co.za or call Dave on 083 226 9416 or Gareth on 082 928 3363

Aubervilliers, 23 May 2014. As a company with a long and illustrious past in all areas and disciplines of motorsport, there was little doubt in the minds of the cognoscenti that Motul and ‘The Mountain’ would eventually come together as partners.

This came about in 2010 and, now, international specialist in the field of motorcycle lubricants and lubrication has renewed its links with the world’s most famous road race for the fifth consecutive year.  Named as Official Lubricant Partner to the Isle of Man, Motul will be present at the spiritual home of motorcycles and their riders to once again enjoy the mythology, history and excitement of the event.

Testing on the 37.73 mile public road course begins on Saturday (24th May), and the 100+ competitors have been putting themselves through their paces on the scenic Isle of Man, which lies in the Irish Sea between the North West coast of England and Northern Ireland. This year, Motul’s iconic red and white colours will be seen on two specific corners – Quarter Bridge and Gooseneck.

Motul views the IoM TT as an integral part of its two-wheel test and development programme and the complexity and duration of the event provides a perfect backdrop at which to carry out that research.

Furthermore, with the launch last year of its new technologically advanced motorcycle lubricant range, the event allows Motul multiple opportunities to reach its consumers on a personal level. Within the range is the 100% synthetic 300V Factory Line lubricant which will be used by partner teams and riders throughout the 2014 entry list. 

Under the banner of Honda Racing - Road Racing, formerly the Honda TT Legends project, the most notable rider is legendary, Mountain course maestro, John McGuinness, who will carry the No.1 in recognition of his 20th victory in 2013. He will be joined by Manxman Conor Cummins, both competing aboard the new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, and the duo promise to pose a serious threat on the roads with the combination of McGuinness’s unrivalled experience and Cummins’s undeniable talent and ambition. Cummins recently finished on the podium at the NW200 event and his confidence will be high going into the Isle of Man event.  Spectators and fans worldwide are eagerly awaiting the Senior TT race on Friday, 6th June – undoubtedly the highlight of the whole 14 days of action.

As part of its partnership with the event, Motul will also be offering the “Motul Award for Technical Performance” to the most meritorious team, to be awarded on Friday 6th June. 

Developed by Canadian company Lito Green Motion, the revolutionary Sora electric motorcycle has officially entered production. Sora is an eye-catching combination of street fighter and “bobber”: the Street Fighter influence can be seen in the dynamics of the front of the bike, while the bobber influence can be seen in the rear fender that is fixed to the wheel. The result? A big and brutal zero-compromise electric superbike. Sora offers impressive adjustable driving dynamics: it features the world’s first electrical seat that allows the driver to shift between “custom” and “sport” handling while driving – all at the touch of a button. It also offers an automatic “safe range” mode, which uses the bike’s integrated GPS and touchscreen to dole out the remaining charge in such a way that you’re guaranteed to reach your destination. The Sora goes for 300 km on a charge. Power is provided by a 12 kWh lithium polymer battery and a liquid-cooled, three-phase AC induction motor coupled to a continuously variable transmission (CVT). It’s said to go from standstill to 100 km/h in about 4 seconds, with vigorous acceleration all the way through to 190 km/h.

In the first Italian race at Imola Ayrton Badovini riding the Bimota BB3 crossed the finish line in first position in the EVO Class of the World Superbike Championship achieving the very first victory for Bimota this season.

It was an unforgettable day that marked history for Bimota after 14 years; they are back to their normal winning ways in world competition. When the new Bimota BB3, ridden by the talented Italian, crossed the line in a sprint to the line, followed by a victory wheelie, the complete box of the Alstare Bimota team exploded into a burst of joy that pervaded all the technicians, friends and guests present at the event.

The rewards for the Bimota continued on the day thanks to the performance of Christian Iddon with his great second place in Race 1 and Race 2 which gave him a third place on the podium giving Bimota an historical presence on the podium of two Bimota BB3’s.

Now the race of Bimota continues in the other way, the production of the first 125 units and the need to begin to get the points in the races. In Imola the BB3 was exposed to public for the first time a complete road version of the BB3, a good two weeks ahead of schedule and a record created by the production department at the Bimota factory in Rimini .

The road replica of the beautiful Bimota BB3 EVO will be the guest star of the Bimota Experience Weekend on June 14/15 at the brand new circuit Tazio Nuvolari a weekend dedicated to the track where the emotions for this wonderful Italian motorcycle can be shared by all. It can also be viewed at Cayenne Kyalami in the near future.

 “We also celebrated this win” said Craig Langton the South African Bimota agents and division of the Cayenne group as the new brand is a win for us, as we have a few of the new BB3’s on route to this country that have already been taken up by new customers.” “There is something about the Bimota brand that does things to motorcyclist who will buy the motor cycle without seeing the machine.” 

Varese, 7 April 2014 – After a long period of illness, Massimo Tamburini, recognised as the world's greatest motorcycle designer, died yesterday at the age of 70.

For over 13 years Tamburini was head of the MV Agusta Design and Engineering Division at CRC (Centro Ricerche Castiglioni) in San Marino, for which he dedicated a significant part of his career, designing Cagiva, Ducati and MV Agusta motorcycles together with Claudio Castiglioni, all of which renowned as the most beautiful bikes in the world. Among these, motorcycle enthusiasts acknowledge first and foremost the outstanding MV Agusta F4 and Brutale models.

“Massimo Tamburini was one of the legends of the motorcycle industry. I want to remember his passion, enthusiasm and determination. He was a great designer, but above all he was truly passionate about motorcycles. He left our company a precious heritage and will always occupy a place of honour amongst motorcycle’s all time greats,” stated Giovanni Castiglioni, President of MV Agusta. “His name will go down in history for his ingenious intuition and perfectionism applied to every small detail.”

Bimota and Superbike Racing are two names linked in motorcycle racing history back in time, Bimota had won the last World TTF1, the first race of the new World Superbike Championship, Bimota in 2000 won an incredible race with Antony " The Go Show" Gobert. Then for a number years silence and nothing from the famous Bimota factory keeping the industry thinking the worst.

The Industry then saw the small Bimota factory come alive again it had been redesigned and restructured, transforming it. In September 2013 the Bimota operation had changed totally, the new energies had awakened the instincts of a brand that was born with racing on international stage in its blood, they were now back in their natural place on the race tracks of the world.

 Bimota officially returned to International SBK World Superbike racing this year at round two in Aragon Spain and immediately making its presence known.

Bimota brought out its latest creation the BB3, a motorcycle presented at EICMA 2013, 5 months after that it was already on the track and a few weeks later in dealerships around the world. An operation that defined difficulty and to say complex would be an understatement.

It was all made ??possible by the great partner BMW, the German motoring giant was immediately keen on the project and created a synergy which was immediate, almost empathic, which allowed Bimota to proceed in stages. This is now all history.

At Aragon, Bimota began to write a new page in its racing history and did so with class, but knowing that it will all start from zero again and they must earn the respect of the riders, the teams, the press, and all in the race paddock. They were excited again for the smell of rubber on the track, racing fuel, the multi colours in the pits and the great moral support from riders and teams at the circuits. Bimota started this adventure this year with a major fan that will follow all the races around the world, its historic founder, Massimo Tamburini.

Bimota debut at Aragon was fast, elusive and remarkable achieving a 2nd place in race 1 and 3rd place in race 2.

The success was unexpected, because the bike had just obtained the necessary license to participate in round 2.

Only a few days before the race they had only accumulated 200 km of testing

"We were confident of scoring with the motorcycle performance" said Andrea Acquaviva, the designer of BB3. "But we were all surprised for it to happen so soon.” “The emotions we felt when watching the new motorcycle competing at these levels was amazing, in an instant all the efforts and sacrifices made were rewarded”.

The factory has great admiration for the young riders Ayrton Badovini and Chris Iddon, who started the season immediately with an overall good feeling for the new motorcycle.

KTM Rally Factory Riders Marc Coma and Jordi Viladoms, both of Spain, wrapped up the Sealine Rally in second and fourth place respectively after the conclusion of the final Leg 5 in the desert of Qatar on Friday. The rally was the second round of the FIM Cross Countries World Championship.

Coma, who raced to the finish line together with overall winner Joan Barreda conceded defeat by just one minute 23 seconds after almost 20.5 hours and five days of hard desert racing in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius and very difficult navigation.

Teammate Jordi Viladoms finished fifth in the final leg to miss his podium third
by a narrow margin. Portugal’s Ruben Faria wound up his week with a very solid final leg, finishing second to stage winner Helder Rodrigues. Faria was out of the final reckoning because he did not finish Leg 2. Sam Sunderland, the team’s latest signing retired in Leg 4 with a suspected wrist fracture.

Coma said he was still happy with his second place. “We added some good points for the World Championship and we again did a good job. We had a consistent race with a good pace, just as we did in the first round in Abu Dhabi. It is very difficult to be competitive in all the stages because they are really different races. These rallies are also short and it is only the small details that decide the outcome. We tried right up until the end of the last stage but it was not been possible to break away from the group of riders.”

KTM Results
Sealine Rally Qatar
Leg Five results
?1, Helder Rodrigues, PRT, Honda 4:17,59
2, Ruben Faria, PRT, KTM 4:19.05
3, Joan Barreda, ESP Honda 4:21.54
4, Marc Coma, ESP, KTM at 4:23.58
5, Jordi Viladoms, ESP, KTM 4:28.00

Final overall Results
1, Barreda 20 hours 28.46
2, Coma 20:30.09
3, Rodrigues, 20:30.36
4, Viladom, 20:36.05
5, Goncalves, 20:38.16
6, Mohammed Al-Balooshi, ARE, KTM 23:41.22

On a day where navigation remained the key issue for riders competing in the Sealine rally in Qatar, KTM factory rider Marc Coma finished Leg Three as part of a closely fought group of four lead riders in second place with a small 2 minute 15 seconds deficit to leader Joan Barreda.

Coma is in second overall about 1 minute 30 behind Barreda. Coma’s factory teammate Jordi Viladoms was fourth and is third overall setting up a battle between these three Spanish riders.

Coma said this year’s edition of the rally was very difficult. “There are longer stages, also for the final two days, and the surface is very stony and white so it is very difficult to see the piste. It’s also wet. We still have a long way to go and after three days of hard riding and we must really stay very focused and try to push.” He said the rally will probably only be decided on the last day.

The KTM factory team’s two other riders, Sam Sunderland of Britain and Portugal’s Ruben Faria finished 6-7 in the stage. Sunderland is sixth overall but Faria, who did not finish on Tuesday, is using the remainder of the rally as training. Sunderland, the team’s newest signing was the Stage 2 winner and had to open the track, a difficult task given how hard the navigation is proving to be. All of the KTM factory riders are competing on the 2014 KTM 450 Rally bike on which Coma in January won his fourth Dakar victory and KTM's thirteenth.

Wednesday was the longest stage in this year’s rally. Thursday, the penultimate day of the 2014 edition takes riders on a 410.91 km loop stage around southern Qatar, of which 404.18 is timed special. The rally will finish on Friday afternoon after riders complete another 362.97 km of timed special.

Sealine Rally Qatar
Leg Three results
?1, Joan Barreda, ESP Honda 4 hours 53.43
2, Marc Coma, ESP, KTM at 4:55.28
3, Helder Rodrigues, PRT, Honda 4:57.45
4, Jordi Viladoms, ESP, KTM 4:59.54
5, Paolo Goncalves, PRT, Honda, 5:01.46
6, Sam Sunderland, GBR, KTM, 5:03.52
7, Ruben Faria, PRT, KTM 5:21.34

Overall standings after Leg 3
1, Barreda 11 hours 10.37
2, Coma 11:11.56
3, Viladoms 11:17.58
4, Goncalves 11:20.13
5, Rodrigues 11:20.32
6, Sunderland 11:25.48

KTM Results
Sealine Rally Qatar
Leg Three (of five) results
?1, Joan Barreda, ESP Honda 4 hours 53.43
2, Marc Coma, ESP, KTM at 4:55.28
3, Helder Rodrigues, PRT, Honda 4:57.45
4, Jordi Viladoms, ESP, KTM 4:59.54
5, Paolo Goncalves, PRT, Honda, 5:01.46
6, Sam Sunderland, GBR, KTM, 5:03.52
7, Ruben Faria, PRT, KTM 5:21.34

Overall standings after Leg 3
1, Barreda 11 hours 10.37
2, Coma 11:11.56
3, Viladoms 11:17.58
4, Goncalves 11:20.13
5, Rodrigues 11:20.32
6, Sunderland 11:25.48