Motorcycling

'Charge' dramatizes Isle of Man electric motorcycle race

2013-05-22 15:18:00

In 2009 the famed Isle of Man TT racetrack hosted the first "zero emissions Grand Prix" -- a motorcycle race closed to the internal combustion machines that for 100 years brought their roar to the narrow streets and winding country roads of the tiny...

First L.A. Times Ride: 2013 Ducati Hypermotard SP

2013-05-15 06:05:00

Ducati has built and brought to market another extremely successful piece of engineering with the new Hypermotard SP. Beautiful to look at and exhilarating to ride, the dramatically updated 2013 model of the Italian company's supermoto bike is fast...

Ryan Villopoto is rider to catch as motocross season opens

2013-05-13 14:50:00

Fresh off his third consecutive supercross championship, Ryan Villopoto is the rider everyone will be chasing when the motocross season opens Saturday near Sacramento. The 12-race Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship series starts with the Red Bull...

Ryan Villopoto clinches third consecutive supercross title

2013-04-29 11:59:00

When the supercross season opened with a race at Angel Stadium in early January, reigning champion Ryan Villopoto stumbled to a 16th-place finish. But two weeks later Villopoto won the sport's second stop in Anaheim and the Seattle-area native never...

Valentino Rossi seeks eighth title as MotoGP opens in Qatar

2013-04-04 15:07:00

Valentino Rossi, the Italian many consider to be the greatest motorcycle racer in history, will be seeking his eighth world title as the MotoGP series opens its season Sunday in Qatar. Rossi, who has won seven championships, is back with the Yamaha race...

Travis Pastrana ready for full-time run in NASCAR series

2013-02-23 08:00:00

Move over Danica Patrick, another NASCAR rookie trying to adjust to the learning curve of high-powered oval racing could soon be on your heels: Travis Pastrana of motocross and X Games fame is a full-time stock car racer. The former motorcycle...

Former champ Ryan Dungey wins supercross race at Angel Stadium

2013-02-02 18:41:00

Ryan Dungey won his first supercross race of the season Saturday night in the series' third and final season stop at Angel Stadium. Dungey, the 2010 champion in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, took an early lead and never relinquished it...

BMW gets out of the dirt, sells Husqvarna brand

2013-01-31 12:14:00

German car and motorcycle maker BMW announced Thursday morning that it has sold the famed Husqvarna brand, abandoning the 110-year-old Swedish dirt-bike manufacturer in order to focus more energy on building up its share of the fast-growing scooter...

Reigning champ Ryan Villopoto wins supercross race in Anaheim

2013-01-19 17:30:00

Ryan Villopoto took a step toward his third consecutive supercross title Saturday night with a win at Angel Stadium, his first victory of the season. The Kawasaki rider passed Trey Canard on the sixth lap of the 20-lap main event and never was...

Former supercross champ James Stewart struggles out of the gate

2013-01-07 11:54:00

As the sold-out crowd of 45,050 roared at the start of the pre-race rider introductions at the supercross series' season opener at Angel Stadium, one rider was noticeably missing: James Stewart. At first no one was quite sure why Stewart, the series...

Dodger Stadium supercross race to move to Angel Stadium

2012-11-30 17:10:00

A supercross race scheduled Jan. 19 at Dodger Stadium will be moved to Angel Stadium in Anaheim because of off-season improvements being made at Dodger Stadium. Supercross is the stadium version of motocross, or off-road motorcycle racing. And the...

David Millsaps of Murrieta wins supercross race in Anaheim

2013-01-05 19:54:00

David Millsaps of Murrieta passed Trey Canard on the final lap to win the season opener of the supercross series Saturday night at Angel Stadium. It was Millsaps' first victory in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series since the Suzuki rider won in...

Men practice motocross in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on April 26, 2013.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Motorcycle Specialty Effective Oct. 1, 2003. Total plates issued in 2012: 14,412 Organizations receiving proceeds: The Able Trust.

2013-03-01 00:00:00

BQR Team's Spanish Ivan Silva steers his bike during the first practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix MotoGP motorcycling race at the Sepang circuit.

2012-10-19 00:00:00