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Superbikers: Father of Supermoto


Just when we thought the origins of Supermoto had something to do with the rolling urban terrain of a euro-centric San Francisco Bay Area, history tells us otherwise. Supermoto, or Supermotard if you happen to be in France, started right here in Carlsbad, California as part of Wide World of Sports on ABC. The guys in the mustard yellow sports jackets incorporated this two-wheeled challenge of off and on road motorcycle skill into the regularly scheduled programming of Canadian Rules Ice Curling and Demolition Derbies, until the wheels fell off the show in the eighties. The Europeans kept the Superbikers flame alive lest it suffer the agony of defeat. Supermoto is now back, with Americans once again able to experience the thrill of victory. – Mike Bumbeck More »

2:00 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
502 views, 9 comments

Latest by Tomsk: @harumph: If it's Carlsbad Raceway that just closed in the last year or two then yes, it is. One question, though: Why did they cut off the interview at the end that was being conducted my none other than Sam "Nobody's more »

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Beverly Hills Ducati Hypermotard

Sunday night was the first time we had ever been to the Beverly Center, and the first time anybody stateside had officially seen the 2007 Ducati Hypermotard S. Oddly enough the Supermotard craze grew out of the Superbikers series on Wide World of Sports. Superbikers brought together road and off-road motorcycle racing, and a Supermotard melds elements of a dirt bike and a street bike. Ducati has taken the idea one step further and produced the Hypermotard, which melds elements Streetfighter and Supermotard motorcycles. An air-cooled 1100cc Desmodromic twin supplies the hyper in moto. McDreamy, Mini-Me, the Rampage and a Dane were also on deck to check out the motard action. – Mike Bumbeck More »

1:00 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
2,846 views, 17 comments

Latest by B52HVet: Hooooly wow...this would look great next to my 1000 Desmodosport. When can I get one?!? more »