UPDATE: 3-12-10
POWERSPORT NEWS 2





TM RACING ARE HAND BUILT BIKES AND RACING KART MOTORS IN ITALY. TM RACING BUILD RACE READY PRODUCTS THAT ARE OF SUPER QUALITY AND RANGE FROM 4 STROKES TO 2 STROKES AS THE PICS ABOVE SHOW. WE WILL COVER SPECS LATER, WE WANTED TO SHARE THE 2010 RELEASE OF TM RACING BIKES.


SHERCO HAS JUST SENT US THE 2010 LINE-UP PICS AND OF COURSE THEY LOOK AWESOME. SHERCO MADE ITS NAME BUILDING THE ULTIMATE TRIALS BIKE. SHERCO THEN STARTED DABBLING IN THE MOTOCROSS WORLD AND NOW HERE THEY ARE. THE TOP PIC IS THEIR VERY FIRST FULL OUT MOTOCROSS BIKE, NOT A ENDURO. WE WILL COVER MORE IN DEPTH A LITTLE LATER, ENJOY THE PICS AND KNOWLEDGE!



DO WE REALLY HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE FINEST HAND BUILT PRO MINI BIKES IN THE WORLD. NOT ONLY ARE THESE THE BADDEST AND FASTEST MINI BIKES IN THE WORLD, THEY ARE BUILT HERE IN THE USA!!!! THAT IS RIGHT, THE USA PRODUCT IS THE WORLD'S FINEST MINI PRO RACER. THE NAME IS COBRA! COBRA HAS JUST SENT US THE 2010 BIKE LINE-UP AND THEY WILL NEVER LET US DOWN. EVERY PRO MINI RACER RIDES ONE OF THESE. NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD BUILDS A PURPOSE BUILT MINI FOR KIDS TO START THEIR RACING CAREERS. THESE BIKES HAVE AWESOME SUSPENSION, BRAKES, AND A FAST MOTOR. IT ALL ADDS UP TO FUN AND WINNING EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP IT IS ENTERED IN. CHECK COBRA FIRST!!!



WELCOME THE 2010 KTM 450SXF, THE KTM FLAGSHIP MOTOCROSS BIKE. KTM HAS WORKED HARD TO ESTABLISH THEIR PLACE IN THE RACING WORLD TO MAKE CHAMPIONSHIPS A FIVE MANUFACTURER BATTLE INSTEAD OF FOUR. EVERY YEAR, KTM GETS BETTER AND THEIR LEARNING CURVE IS FAST AND STEADY. NO REAL CHANGES EXCEPT FOR THE STEERING HEAD BEING LOWERED 10MM AND A FEW MOTOR UPGRADES FOR 2010. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING BIKES ON THE TRACK AND MOST OF THE TIME IS THE MOST POWERFUL TOO.



I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE 2010 YAMAHA YZ 250. AFTER READING AND RESEARCHING MORE DATA FROM YAMAHA, THERE IS MORE THAN JUST MEETS THE EYE WITH THIS FLAGSHIP 2 STROKE THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE HIGH SALES NUMBERS. YAMAHA HAS COMBINED A SUPER LIGHT ALUMINUM FRAME WITH A YPVS POWER VALVE THAT MAKES THIS BIKE EXPLODE WITH POWER AND SPEED THAT RIVALS THE 450 STROKERS! THE YPVS POWER VALVE SYSTEM GIVES THIS PINGER CRISP AND HARD HITTING ACCELERATION, A STRONGER MID RANGE, AND A EYELID RIPPING TOP SPEED! YAMAHA FITTED CARBON FIBER REED VALVE PETALS TO IMPROVE THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE 38MM KEIHIN PWK CARB WITH A POWER JET AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, DIGITAL CDI IGNITION SYSTEM, WORKS CLUTCH LEVER, KYB 48MM FORKS AND SHOCK, YZF BRAKES, TITANIUM FOOTPEGS, RACE SPEC DUNLOP TIRES, AND PROTAPER BARS. WITH A MSRP OF $6,999. THAT MAKES THIS BIKE A NO BRAINER TO BUY AND SUPPORT THE 2 STROKE CAUSE. YAMAHA BUILDS THIS BIKE TO COMPETE WITH THE WORLDS BEST 4 STROKES AND IT DOES THE JOB. BEFORE YOU BUY, BE SURE AND CHECK THIS BIKE OUT FIRST, YOU WILL BUY!



YEAH BABY!!! KAWASAKI FINALLY GOT THE HINT AND TURNED ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PLAY BIKES INTO THE BIKE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN PAYING MONEY TO DO. WELCOME THE 2010 KLX 110L. THE MOTOR IS MORE POWERFUL AND THE BIKE RECEIVES THE 4 SPD TRANSMISSION IT SO NEEDED. AS YOU SEE FROM THE PICS ABOVE, KAWASAKI ADDED MORE SUSPENSION AND A STRONGER FRAME. ONE OF THE BEST PIT/PLAY BIKES HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION THAT IT NEEDED AND REQUIRED. WE HAVE OWNED ONE OF THESE AND THEY ARE A BLAST TO RIDE AND BULLET-PROOF. WE WILL COVER MORE AT HINSON TECHNOLOGIES. THIS IS A BREAD N BUTTER BIKE FOR KAWASAKI AND I AM PROUD TO SEE THEM LISTEN TO THE CUSTOMERS!!!




WE WERE THE FIRST TO SHOW YOU THE IMAGE THAT HAD THE REVERSE CYLINDER 450 IN IT FROM YAMAHA. WELL, JUST AS WE REPORTED, HERE IS THE BRAND NEW YAMAHA YZF450 WITH THE REVERSE CYLINDER DESIGN. THE REASONS FOR THIS DESIGN IS TO EXPLOIT COMBUSTION FORCE AND RECIPROCATING MASS. THE EXHAUST EXITS THE REAR OF THE MOTOR FOR EFFICIENCY BECAUSE OF THE DIRECT PATH FOR FLOW. IT ALSO HAS A 44MM THROTTLE BODY FI, NEW FRAME, NEW TRIPLE CLAMPS AND MORE. YAMAHA HAS BUILT THE ULTIMATE DIRTBIKE AND WE WILL HAVE MORE INFO AND PICS TO COME.



AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, WE WERE THE FIRST TO REPORT THAT THE 2 STROKE LINE-UP WOULD STAY FOR YAMAHA. WE ARE EXCITED THAT YAMAHA HAS THE PINGER LINE-UP AND THERE WERE NO MAJOR CHANGES IN 2010. THE MAIN THING IS WE CAN ENJOY THE PICS OF SOME OF THE FINEST 2 STROKE BIKES ON THE PLANET. MORE TO COME.




AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, GAS GAS HAS SENT US THE FIRST PICTURES OF THE 2010 LINE-UP. WE WILL DIVE INTO THE SPECS AND FEATURES LATER. STAY TUNED FOR MORE!!!!!



I THINK THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO THANK KTM FOR ONCE AGAIN BUILDING A COMPLETE LINE-UP OF 2 STROKES FOR 2010. KTM HAS HELD TO THEIR ROOTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD PINGERS IN 2010 AND THAT IS AWESOME! WELL BY THE PICS ABOVE, THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW IS THE FIRST TO RELEASE THE FIRST PICS TO CONFIRM PINGERS IN 2010. THE PICS ABOVE ALSO SAY THAT KTM IS NOT SITTING BACK AND LEAVING THE 250SX ALONE. KTM HAS NOT GAVE US THE COMPLETE DETAILS YET, BUT KTM ARE CLAIMING THAT THE 2010 250SX HAS LOTS OF CHANGES FOR 2010 AND THAT THIS BIKE WILL OUT RUN AND OUT POWER MOST 4 STROKE BIKES IN 2010 ALSO. KTM WILL ONLY SAY THAT THIS BIKE WILL WIN THIS YEAR AND WILL SURPRISE MOST 4 STROKE RIDERS. I LOVE IT, KTM HAS THE PROOF TO MAKE ALL 2 STROKE LOVERS LIKE US STAND UP AND CHEER THAT PINGERS ARE NOT DEAD AND ARE ACTUALLY COMPETING AT HIGH LEVELS.


KTM HAS SENT US PICS OF THE COMPLETE 2 STROKE LINE-UP FOR 2010, BUT HERE ARE THE OTHER POPULAR MODELS. THE TOP PIC IS THE 125SX AND BTM PIC IS THE 85SX. KTM BUILDS QUALITY 2 STROKES THAT ARE POWERFUL AND A BLAST TO RIDE. NOTHING MAKES US MORE HAPPY THAN KNOWING THE PINGERS ARE ALWAYS SAFE WITH KTM. MORE TO COME!!!!


YAMAHA WENT TO WORK ON THE YZ 250F FOR 2010. YAMAHA ADDED BILATERAL FRAME SPECIFIC TO THE 250, STRAIGHT INTAKE AND A NEW CARB, THATS RIGHT NO FUEL INJECTION IN 2010. KYB SUSPENSION WAS RECALIBRATED TO WORK WITH THE NEW FRAME. NEW WIDER ENGAGEMENT CLUTCH, EXHAUST SYSTEM TUNED FOR MORE POWER AND TO MEET NOISE STANDARDS, 3RD AND 4TH GEARS ARE SLIGHTLY TALLER, AND A TON MORE STUFF TO TALK ABOUT LATER. THE 2010 YZ250F SHOULD BE A PLAYER IN 2010, JUST A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT YAMAHA DID NOT FOLLOW THE OTHERS TO FI!



AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, HONDA HAS MADE SOME BIG CHANGES TO THE 2010 CRF 250R IN THE TOP TWO PICS. THE FIRST CHANGE WAS THE RETURN TO THE SINGLE REAR EXHAUST. THE SECOND IS THE ADDITION OF PGM-FI, HPSD(DAMPER STEERING), ALL NEW SUSPENSION, HIGH FLOW AIRBOX, AND NEW PLASTICS. HONDA MUST HAVE BLEW THE BUDGET ON THE CRF 250R, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CHANGES FOR THE CRF 450R IN THE BTM PIC. MORE TO COME ON THE ENTIRE 2010'S!



KAWASAKI HAS A EARLY RELEASE ON A FEW BIKES FOR 2010. AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, KAWASAKI ALWAYS HAS THERE STUFF TOGETHER AND WILL BE A FORCE IN 2010. WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFO YET ON CHANGES AND WE WILL POST ALL THE INFO AND PICS AS SOON AS WE GET THE COMPLETE LOW-DOWN. SO ENJOY THE PICS AND STAY TUNED FOR MORE KAWASAKI.



AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, HUSQVARNA HAS SENT THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW SOME PICS OF THE 2010 DIRTBIKE LINE-UP. I WILL POST MORE PICS AND SPECS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE TO US. THEY GREAT THING IS THAT HUSQVARNA STILL BUILDS THE COMPLETE 2 STROKE BIKE LINE-UP. THE SAD THING IS THERE IS NO MORE 250CC 2 STROKE MOTOCROSS BIKE. ALL THE 2 STROKES WILL BE IN THE ENDURO CLASS ONLY. I WAS HOPING HUSQVARNA WOULD KEEP THE 250 PINGER IN THE MOTOCROSS SERIES. KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR MORE PICS AND SPECS ON THE COMPLETE 2010 HUSQVARNA DIRTBIKE LINE-UP.


WELCOME THE 09 BENELLI BX 449(TOP) AND THE 505(BTM) MOTOCROSS BIKES. BENELLI IS A PREMIUM BUILDER OF STREET BIKES, MOTOCROSS BIKES, SCOOTERS, AND JET-SKIS. THE BX 449 IS A SUPER POWERFUL BIKE FOR BEING A MOTOCROSS READY BIKE WITH 56HP! THE 505 IS A ENDURO/MOTOCROSS BIKE AND PUMPS OUT 60HP! JUST TO PROVE HOW WELL THE BENELLI BIKES ARE BUILT, BENELLI HAS A 2 YEAR WARRANTY ON ITS BIKES- MOST HAVE 6 MONTHS! THE BX HAS A DOHC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, 41 MM CARB, 5 SPD TRANS, 50MM FORKS, SACHS SHOCK, AND AWESOME BRAKES. THE 505 HAS THE SAME STATS EXCEPT FOR HAVING 42MM THROTTLE BODY EFI, ELECTRIC AND KICK START, AND A 6 SPD TRANS. THESE ARE THE ULTIMATE IN MOTOCROSS BIKES IN THE WORLD AND IT COST TO PLAY ALSO, MSRP 449 $9,299 AND 505 $10,599. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THESE GUYS START RACING IN THE OUTDOOR SERIES, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AND THAT IS SAD. NOW YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU HAVE HEARD OF BENELLI AND KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THEM TOO. BE WATCHING ON THE NEWS PAGE 1 FOR THE BENELLI JET-SKI PREVIEW, THEY HAVE A 340+HP JET-SKI, YEP! BELOW IS THE SUPERMOTO IN THE SUPERMOTO SECTION.


AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, GAS GAS HAS SENT US THE FIRST LOOK AT THE 2010 SUPERMOTO. NOT ONLY IS IT BEAUTIFUL, IT IS SUPER POWERFUL AND ONE OF THE TOP SUPERMOTO BIKES IN THE WORLD. MORE ON THE SPECS AND INFO TO COME!!!!

THIS IS THE 2010 HUSABERG SUPERMOTO. HUSABERG IS ONE OF A FEW MANUFACTURERS THAT BUILD RACE READY SUPERMOTO BIKES AND ALL I CAN SAY IS HUSABERG BUILDS ONE OF THE BEST. THE PICTURE SAYS A 1000 WORDS WITHOUT SAYING MORE. SAME STATS AS THE MOTOCROSS BIKES, JUST DESIGNED FOR THE PAVEMENT. AWESOME!!!

OF COURSE YOU ALL KNOW THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW LOVES THE BETA LINE OF BIKES WITH KTM MOTORS AND NOW THEY JUST SENT US THE INFO ON THE BRAND NEW 09 450RS AND 525RS PURE SUPERMOTO BIKES. THEY BOTH ARE STREET LEGAL IN ALL 50 STATES AND WOULD MAKE AWESOME PLAY BIKES FOR THE WEEKEND WARRIORS OR RACERS. THERE WILL ONLY BE 10 450RS AND 10 525RS SUPERMOTOS THAT WILL BE BUILT PERIOD, I WOULD SAY EXTREME LIMITED EDITIONS. THE MSRP ON THE 450RS IS A STEEP $9399 AND WILL MAKE IT EVEN MORE LIMITED. STOP DROOLING ON THE KEYBOARD, GO BUY ONE!!!

WELCOME THE 09 BENELLI BX 530SM. YOU ARE CORRECT, THE SM STANDS FOR PURE RACING SUPERMOTO BIKE. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE IN SUPERMOTO RACING OR PLAYING. THE STATS ON THIS BIKE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE MOTOCROSS BROTHER BIKES. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THE HUGE BRAKES THAT THIS SUPERMOTO CARRIES! I BELEIEVE THAT THIS BIKE SPEAKS VOLUMES WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, THE PICTURE TELLS THE STORY BEST. AWESOME!!!!


THE 09 KTM 450SM IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BIKES YOU CAN LAY EYES ON. IT IS RACE READY AND IS A FULL-BLOWN RACE 450 CLASS SUPERMOTO BIKE. THE STATS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE 450SX, BUT IT IS ONE OF A FEW PURPOSE BUILT RACE SUPERMOTO BIKES. THANK YOU KTM FOR BEING THE LEADER IN A SMALL BUT GROWING CLASS. KTM WAS RELLY SHOWING ITS RACING SIDE IN THE AMA SUPERMOTO SERIES IN 08 AND I BELIEVE THAT 09 WILL BE BETTER!!

HERE IS THE 2010 BLATA SUPERMOTO. SAME BIKE AS THE MOTOCROSS ABOVE IN THE MOTOCROSS SECTION, THIS IS IS JUST READY FOR THE ROAD. NO DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING SUPERMOTO BIKE ON THE PLANET. ENJOY!!!


WELL, WE KNEW IT WAS COMING. KTM IS GOING TO BEAT THE WORLD TO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH THIS 2010-2011 KTM 350SXF. THAT IS RIGHT, 350SXF! THE FIM AND AMA HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE POWER AND SPEED OF THE 450 BIKES AND TALK HAS STARTED OF MOVING THE 450 CLASS TO A 350 CLASS. THE 450 IS VERY POWERFUL AND THE WEEKEND WARRIORS ARE GETTING HURT ON THESE PROFESSIONAL BIKES. KTM WILL BE THE FIRST TO RELEASE THE 350 BIKE AND BE READY IF THEY FORM THE 350 CLASS. IF THE 350 CLASS DOES COME TO LIGHT, THE 2 STROKES WILL MAKE A HUGE COMEBACK IN ALL RACING!!!
THE 2010 AMA SUPERCROSS SEASON HAS BEEN RELEASED. THERE IS A LINK ON THE HOME PAGE, CLICK ON HOME.