Motorcycle USA's New Interactive "Ride Guide"

Locate a street ride, race track, drag strip, motocross track, dirt bike ride or OHV park anywhere in the USA with the Motorcycle USA Ride Guide.

I got their press release yesterday, and I would definetly recommend that you check out this new ride guide that is powered by a GPS sponsor. The press release is below.

I always read the Rat's Hole Custom Bike Show reviews by Bryan Harley at MotorcycleUSA.com. But I have also bookmarked this guide page. It's excellent.

Motorcycle USA announces the release of its Motorcycle Ride Guide, a one-stop, comprehensive tool for finding new riding destinations throughout the country. An interactive experience, the Motorcycle Ride Guide allows users to upload information about their own favorite local stretches of asphalt.

Motorcycle-USA.com’s Ride Guide is an invaluable resource for all riding styles. From short jaunts around the local countryside to long-distance tours Motorcycle-USA’s new Ride Guide has it all. Along with street routes, the Ride Guide includes listings for local race tracks and drag strips. Dirt riders are covered too, with listings of Motocross Parks, as well as OHV trail riding locations.
 
Motorcyclists looking for a riding destination can search by riding style and state to find all the vital information needed for their next two-wheeled adventure, including ride descriptions, points of interest, directions, elevation and terrain. Listings also include a downloadable map from Motorcycle-USA.com’s Ride Guide partner, Ride with GPS.
 
“We enlisted the folks from Ride with GPS for their mapping skills and as you can imagine, they were instrumental in allowing us to offer this new feature on Motorcycle-USA.com. These types of sites have been popular among mountain bikers and hikers so we figured it would be a natural fit for motorcycle riders as well,” said Motorcycle-USA Editor-in-Chief Ken Hutchison.
 
Motorcycle-USA.com’s Ride Guide will encourage riders to share their favorite roads, add points of interest, comment on a ride or add their own tidbits of advice about a particular route. User-friendly and technologically savvy, the new Ride Guide is bound to be a valuable resource for riders of all types.

 
“We’ve wanted to provide a place for riders to find and share rides so other motorcyclists have the opportunity to enjoy roads they might not have known about otherwise,” Hutchison adds. “I expect Ride Guide to be popular right away and I hope to see everyone contribute by submitting their favorite rides as well. We have over one thousand rides already in the system and are loading more each day. Once we start getting the public submitting rides too, there will be a ton more rides for people to enjoy so come check it out.” Find your next riding destination courtesy of Motorcycle-USA.com’s Ride Guide.

About MotorcycleUSA.com
MotorcycleUSA.com is the most advanced and diverse motorcycle content site on the Web. For more than a decade, MotorcycleUSA.com has provided breaking industry news, comprehensive motorcycle reviews and gear evaluations as well as extensive motorcycle racing coverage for both road and dirt. In addition there are more photographs, motorcycle specifications, rider impressions and online motorcycle videos than any Internet publication. www.Motorcycle-USA.com - your one-stop online source for all things moto. Climb on.

Daytona Bike Week 2011 Bike Shows & Races

Here's the latest update on the 70th Daytona Bike Week - March 4 to 13th, 2011.

BIKE SHOWS - At least 7 bike shows have been announced: Limpnickie Lot, Church of Chop, Pro-Am, Ol School Chopper, Sport Bike Fest, Boarwalk Ride-in & Rat's Hole Chopper Show.

Bator's Classic Daytona Motorcycle Auction  during Bike Week will include the Eddie James (estate) BMW collection.

The Daytona 200 and Daytona Supercross have been moved to stand-alone weekends.

The Daytona Supercross will kick off race week at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, March 5th. The Daytona Flat Track, just behind Turn 1, will come alive March 5 for three days of amateur racing. The AMA Pro Flat Track events are scheduled from March 10-11 and the Daytona 200 will be raced on Saturday night, March 12th.

DAYTONA BEACH - In preparation for the 70th anniversary of Bike Week, the Daytona Regional Chamber's Bike Week Festival Task Force has selected the official logo design.

The official Bike Week 2011 logo was submitted by Hayworth Creative Public Relations of Ormond Beach, Fla., which has previously submitted winning designs for the 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2010. Each of those logos is the work of illustrator and designer Brian Boesch of Itchy Illustration.

2011 DAYTONA BIKE WEEK - BIKE SHOWS

Limpnickie Lot - Stone Edge Skate Park, 1848 S. Ridgewood Ave. South Daytona. Ride-in bike show TBA and a great place to check out a new generation of builders.
Church of Chop - Old School Rod & Bike Show at The Junkyard Saloon, DeLeon Springs - Friday, March 4th and Saturday, March 5th.
Pro-Am Bike Show - at The DeLand Bike Rally - Sunday, March 6th to Thurs., March 10th.
Ol School Chopper Show - at Willie's Tropical Tattoo, 824 S. Yonge St., Ormond Beach -
Thursday, March 10th.
Boardwalk Ride-in Bike Show - Oceanside boardwalk at Main Street - Friday, March 11th.
- 20 classes from domestic to metric with 50 trophies. Call Bill Chaffin at 386.871.0398.
Rat's Hole Bike Show - Daytona Lagoon, beachside on Earl Street - Sat., March 12th.
Sport Bike Fest - Hottest Custom Contest - at Martini's Chop House, 1815 S. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach, Saturday, March 12th.

Bator's Daytona Classic Motorcycle Auction - Thursday's Parts & Memorabilia Auction, March 10 will include the massive BMW (estate) collection of motorcycle icon, Eddie James. Swap Meet, March 9 to 11; Classic Motorcycle Auction on Friday, March 11.

DAYTONA BIKE WEEK 2010 was the backdrop for an Indian Motorcycle Wedding. The bride and groom rode into the Daytona Beach Hilton on their Indian Motorcycles for the reception and lead a parade down Main Street.


BIKE RACES
The Daytona International Speedway has repaved the track. And the 2011 Daytona 200 Motorcycle Week will have a radical new look from season's past as Daytona International Speedway splits its two biggest races into back-to-back weekend events.


In recent years, the Daytona Supercross and Daytona 200 have been staged on consecutive days over the final days of 'Cycle Week on Friday and Saturday, or Saturday and Sunday. Now those two major motorcycle events will be held on different weekends during the traditional Bike Week time frame. The first weekend of activity will focus solely on the Supercross course, which will be carved into the infield grass dividing the tri-oval from pit road.

The Daytona Supercross, the birthplace of Supercross in the United States and the longest continuous Supercross event in America since 1971, will now kick off 'Cycle Week on Saturday night, March 5. The Daytona 200, a motorcycle race that has a history back to the 1930s, will be staged one a week later on March 12.

"Moving the Daytona 200 and Daytona Supercross to stand-alone weekends will further allow us to grow both events as well as the remainder of the March motorcycle schedule," Speedway president Joie Chitwood III said. "This new-look schedule gives motorcycle fans a better opportunity to enjoy all the different racing events that are showcased here."


The most historic, demanding and challenging Supercross event of the year, which has recently featured star riders such as Ryan Villopoto, James Stewart, Chad Reed, Kevin Windham and Andrew Short, this year served as the finale to the two-wheel racing program. For more information, call the Speedway at 800-748-7467.

First Motorcycle Race Video and Electronic Motorcycle Racing Video

The first video is very funny and entertaining as I watched these motorcyclist get it in on the track.  The second video is a preview of the new electronic motorcycle.  It's cute will it replace the gas powered motorcycle's in the future?  I don't think so but it will definitely sell.  The main drawback for me is you won't be heard.  It 's a quite ride and we as motorcyclist know loud pipes saves lives.  My Pipe Is My Voice.  In any event we hope that you find both video's enjoyable.

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