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Geoff May and Aaron Yates on the factory bikes. Blake Young was also in the running for the bike that went to Yates. http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_13010_aaron_yates_signs_with_erik_buell_racing_for_2013_ama_superbike/viewall.html Cory West and Dustin Dominguez to ride for RSRacecraft. http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=50694 This should make Superbike more interesting this year. Hopefully it will be televised.

It's a combination of competition and great marketing. The NBA does a great job of marketing player's personalities, much more so than the NFL or MLB.

I have no complaints with my degree or career path, but "if I knew then what I know now" I would be pharmacist. Good $$, lots of jobs, flexible schedules, & low stress.

You could make the same arguement about NBA basketball. Which also generates alot of $$

Cool. That's pretty much the exact same concept I had for my '09 Suzuki Gladius upgrades. GSXR Shock, Ricor Intiminators, lower cut down superbike bars, Arrow exhaust, etc. It turned a docile beginner bike into a worthy corner carver. Oh, and let me know when it's for sale...

I think the current crop of kids graduating from high school are generally less motivated and less prepared to make it on their own at age 18 than people from my era. There are plenty of monetary factors involved...poor job martket, high tuition costs, inflation, etc. But, I think the recent culture shift towards things like bicycle helmets and not keeping score in youth sports is well intentioned, but has ultimately retarded character development and weakened the spirit of our young.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS66kLH6l14

The short answer is that the races are almost always close. With 5 laps left the winner is still in doubt & lots drivers still have a chance at 1st place. The fans of those drivers still think their guy can win. Would you rather see Mladin lap the field of Eslick beat up Herrin for 20 laps? It takes more skill to ride a Superbike, F1 cars are faster, but NASCAR rules make the races close...restrictor plates...aerodynamic limits, cautions that bunch up the field, etc.

Does this deserve it's own thread? Yes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHwNee3WrC4

The AMA's problem is they are not creative at marketing their product. NASCAR is a marketing machine. They pull sponsors and dollars from every possible angle. If you've never seen a NASCAR race, I bet you could still recognize Jeff Gordon or Earnhardt Jr. Very few non-AMA fans have ever heard the names Josh Hayes or Danny Eslick.

Then the AMA should get smart and create a reality show about young riders trying to qualify for a sponsored ride. UFC blew up after TUF. Sure there was a fan base before TUF, but UFC's revenue & ratings exploded after TUF.

There are something like 6 shows about cake. With all the terrible cable channels I got to think that someone would pick up AMA. FUEL, G4, ESPN 8 (The Ocho), something...

You mean this one? May 5, 1945: Japanese Balloon Bomb Kills 6 in Oregon 1945:: A Japanese balloon bomb kills six people in rural eastern Oregon. They are the only World War II U.S. combat casualties in the 48 states

Seems like an 883 alternative. These will be sold worldwide. I doubt US sales will be very strong, but overall Honda will sell a ton of these.

http://www.mda.mil/system/system.html

Interesting choice for an inexpensive cruiser/bagger. Would you ride it? The standard CTX700N ($6999), and the CTX700 ($7799), the latter with a bikini fairing separating it from the naked variant.

Assuming NK could launch a missle (nuke or otherwise) at the US, our missle defenses would destroy it. Other countries are not so well protected. If they are close to nuclear missle capability, I expect there will be international intervention from the US, China, and many others.

Probably true

It makes sense for someone from the nether-region to join a site for local motorcycle riding. Seems legit.

Scooby Doo style unmasking?

You are all just jealous of his golden dutch penis

What's preventing police from getting on the radio before every routine stop and saying 'He's got a gun?' That way they can defend any actions despite how wrong they are. They can lie and their partner will swear to it in court. It's a perfect plan

The term 'ball ammo' is used in the military.

Standard fmj. Non hollow points.