Angelle Sampey to Return with Vance & Hines 4-Valve Suzuki backed by Mission Foods
The Vance & Hines team has announced that Angelle Sampey, NHRA’s winningest female racer, will ride the company’s new four-valve Suzuki-powered Pro Stock Motorcycle in the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. The team’s quest for the championship in 2021 is a partnership between Vance & Hines and global food producer Mission Foods. Sampey’s
Matt Smith Captures 4th NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship
Matt Smith Racing blazed to victory this weekend at the Dodge NHRA Finals in Las Vegas, with Matt Smith crowned the 2020 Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion, the fourth time he has captured the prestigious trophy. After Matt Smith was awarded the title, Angie Smith closed out the Camping World NHRA season by winning the final round of the weekend race. “Our entire team has so much to celebrate,” said Matt Smith, who thanked the fans, his team, DENSO and others
The Science of Speed in Motorcycle Drag Racing
The 10-time champion H-D Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines drag racing team talk through the skills, strategies, and experience of running a motorcycle through the quarter-mile dragstrip.
How to Split Motorcycle Engine Cases
In this video, Cyclepedia shows how to split engine cases using a crank case splitting tool.
2021 AIMExpo Postponed
Following the third-quarter meeting of the MIC Board of Directors, AIMExpo issued the following statement from Cinnamon Kernes, vice president and general manager, MIC Events: “We have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 AIMExpo, the industry’s annual trade show, and while this wasn’t an easy choice it is certainly the right one. “With
Harley-Davidson’s Screamin’ Eagle 131 Crate Engine
Harley-Davidson offers power-hungry street riders a new performance option with the introduction of the Screamin’ Eagle Milwaukee-Eight 131 Crate Engine for select Softail model motorcycles. The new 131 cid V-Twin engine delivers the biggest, most powerful street-compliant engine Harley-Davidson has ever created. The Screamin’ Eagle 131 is a bolt-in replacement engine for select 2018-later model Harley-Davidson Softail
American Flat Track to Join NASCAR Cup Series
American Flat Track has announced the 2020 Charlotte Half-Mile doubleheader races will run Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 on the same weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400. This three-day racing extravaganza will be the first time in history these two historic motorsports will run races in the same market, at the same venue, on the
The V-Twin Engine Market
The V-twin market has been slowly tumbling downhill for the past few years, but it’s not all bad news. The two-wheeled community is coming together to form initiatives that will bring in new riders, and Harley says it signed up more than 3 million of them in 2019.
AMSOIL V-Twin Oil Change Kits
AMSOIL Synthetic V-Twin Motorcycle Oil provides excellent protection for powerful, hot-running V-twin motorcycles.
Video: Engine of the Week – GSX-R1000 Nitrous Engine
This week we take you inside the build of the engine behind the XDA Series’ Nitrous Bulls ‘Dead Man Walking’ motorcycle, which is a GSX-R1000 nitrous engine built by Landon Ingram of G-Force Race Engines in Lewisville, NC.
The Motorcycle Engine Market
At its peak, the market was booming with new bikes, ATVs and UTVs flying out the door almost as fast as the dealers could get them in. Nearly 1.8 million powersports units were sold in 2006, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC). In 2018, the number of new units sold was down to 661,000.
Making New and Improved Vintage Motorcycle Engines
Bruce G. Argetsinger of Branford, CT, is a tool and die maker who found a niche manufacturing racing engine parts for vintage Harley and Indian motorcycles. His motivation for manufacturing such items grew out of his own motorcycle-racing career and explains the trade name that Bruce uses – EnfieldRacing.com. He operates Enfield as a division