 |  |  | Rockstar Makita Suzuki Sweeps Second Auto Club Speedway Superbike Race -Again! Sunday, April 27, 2008
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing dominated the Suzuki-sponsored double-header AMA Superbike weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, by sweeping the AMA Superbike podium on Saturday’s and Sunday’s races. Just like in Saturday’s race, defending AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies took the win on Sunday and was followed home by Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammates Mat Mladin in second and Tommy Hayden in third. Six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin actually led most of the laps in Sunday’s race but Spies passed him on the last lap as the two crossed the start-finish line to get the win. Hayden got a better start in Sunday’s race, and worked his way into third position to take the final spot on the podium. This is the third-consecutive... | | |  |  | Jake Holden and All-New CBR1000RR win AMA Superstock race in Fontana!! AMA Superstock Series
Round 3: Fontana, California
Auto Club Speedway
April 27, 2008
It’s been a long time coming, but the wait’s been worth it. And the results also show just how hot Honda’s new CBR1000RR is. Corona Extra Honda's Jake Holden won the AMA Superstock race at Fontana on Sunday, the first win for Honda since the class started using 1000cc machinery.
Superstock is arguably the best head-to-head measure of stock 1000cc bikes, and Holden showed that the Honda CBR1000RR is one of the best. The race was hard-fought, with Holden starting in fifth and working his way up, lap after lap, until he took over the lead on lap 14 of the 16-lap event.
About the last-lap action, Holden said, "I put my head down. I made a couple of mistakes... | | |  |  | Testimonials We should have started doing this a long time ago. Never too late. Will continue to post past, present, and future testimonials as we get them [or find them]. These will be edited due to space constraints. We appreciate any more letters or e-mails you have. Thanks again to all of our customers for making us what we are today!!
April 29th, 2008
Kevin,
I just want to thank you and the whole staff at Thousand Oaks Honda-Suzuki for their willingness to go the extra mile and help again and again regardless of the customer’s moods, craziness, and sometime insane ideas. During my purchases, trade-in and other transactions involving the DL650K7 (V-Strom), AN400K6 (Burgman 400), VFR800K7 ABS (Honda Interceptor), GZ250 (Suzuki GZ- scooter chaser), and the 2005... | | |  |  | PEDROSA READY FOR CRITICAL CLASH WITH LORENZO HONDA RACING INFORMATION
Grand Prix of China at Shanghai
2, 3 and 4 May 2008
This is a key race. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda
RC212V) is tied on points at the top of the table
with his arch-rival Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) and
with just a two week breather after this Grand
Prix before a series of five races in just over
six weeks across Europe - this encounter is of paramount importance.
Tied at the top with 61 points apiece are the
Spanish hotshots Pedrosa and Lorenzo, both so far
eclipsing the established former World Champion
Valentino Rossi and the current title-holder
Casey Stoner (Ducati). Rossi is in touch with 47
points, Stoner still in the mix with 40 after
three rounds of this 18-race... | | | |  | RAMON PODIUMS IN GERMAN MASTERS MX DEBUT 14/4/2008 Team Suzuki Press Office - April 14.
Team Teka Suzuki's Steve Ramon raced to a podium position in his debut appearance in the German ADAC MX Masters at Furstlich Drehna at the weekend on his factory Suzuki RM-Z450.
Due to race in selected rounds of the German international series throughout the 2008 season, the reigning World and Belgian MX1 champion gated well in moto one and led the race until Hungarian rider Kornel Nemeth charged into the lead for a couple of laps during the middle section of the 35-minute plus two lap moto. Able to regroup and refocus, Ramon then re-passed Nemeth and continued to hold him at bay, finally winning the race by 0.86 of a second.
Moto two didn't start so well for Ramon as a crash left him at the back of the pack with... | | | |  | Chad Johnson Arenacross Champion 2008! Arenacross
Ladies and gentlemen, you have your first Honda champion of the year: Chad Johnson has just won the 2007 AMA Arenacross title on his Honda CRF250R.
The Arenacross series actually started at the end of 2007 last year and ran throughout the winter. Going into the final event last weekend in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Bad Boy/TUF/Honda rider had a healthy lead in the season’s points, including seven overall event victories. Still, racing is racing, and the championship came down all the way to the series closer. Johnson didn’t need to win, and he rode smart.
“It’s hard to put into words how great I feel right now,” said Johnson. “All the hard work over the summer to prepare for this year paid off. And the last-minute deal Dave Antolak put... | | | |  | 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Here Now!!! A must see, c'mon down! Second shot fired! Cycle News crowns the new CBR1000RR the King in there 2008 Open Class Shootout!
First Shot Fired! Motorcycle Smackdown shoot-out by www.motorcycleusa.com crowns the new CBR1000RR the Winner!!*
The awesome incredible All-CBR1000RR has now arrived! Deposits are already lined up, but the great news on this model we have lots of them in all the standard colors incoming in the first batch!! So get yours now while they last! This bike is already winning all of the first reviews and comparisons to it's competition. The only new model for 2008 that actually lost considerable weight and size!! Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki all have gained weight last year and this year due to new stiffer emission standards, leave it to Honda to meet those... | | | |  | Checa On The Podium After Dramatic Raceday! April 6, 2008
World Superbike and World Supersport 2008
Round 03 Valencia – Spain
Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR) endured first race agony and second race relief at his home round, falling in race one before remounting to finish fifth, and then scoring a strong third in the second 23-lap race. He was the top Honda scorer of the day and in the championship overall, and now sits in fourth place on 72 points, tied with Troy Corser.
In the first race Checa had to fight his way through from a bad start and a combination of his sheer speed and the effect of several crashes in front put him into the podium places. He was second with ten laps to go, and ate into the lead of Max Neukirchner to put himself in his slipstream... | | | |  | All-New 2008 TRX700XX Muscle Sport ATV here now!! Honda's Largest Sport ATV due to arrive shortly!! Own Honda's biggest, baddest sport ATV first!
Overview:
Welcome the all-new 2008 TRX700XX, a.k.a. the biggest, baddest sport ATV we've ever built. Powered by a new 686cc SOHC liquid-cooled fuel-injected, four-valve, four-stroke engine; riding a double-wishbone suspension with dual-spring front shocks and independent rear suspension and piggyback rear shocks, the TRX700XX is living, big-bore proof that bigger is definitely better.
Specifications:
ENGINE
Engine Type 686cc liquid-cooled SOHC dry-sump single-cylinder four-stroke
Bore and Stroke 102mm x 84mm
Induction Keihin PGM-FI with a 44mm throttle-body fuel injection system
Ignition CD with electronic advance... | | | |  | TORC [Thousand Oaks Riders Club] meets first Thursday each month at T.O. Honda Suzuki! Come check out our sponsored riders club called TORC! They are officially sponsored by HRCA [Honda Riders Club of America] and Thousand Oaks Honda Suzuki. They are open to all brand owners [lots of other brand bikes in this club!] and have been written up nationally by the Honda Red Rider Magazine as one of the most active clubs in the nation.
TORC also prides themselves on being a Ambassador for the motorcycling world, and is one of the largest donating clubs for Honda's "Ride for Kids" event each year which benefits the Pediatric Brain Tumor Association. Come down and check out all of there plaques on our wall!
On the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. the club members appear to organize upcoming rides, have drawings, listen to guest speakers, check... | | | |  | UK & Japan Confirms DN-01 as 2008 Model! Will the USA get it in 2009? Well we talked about this bike over two years ago when it was just a concept, now here is production version of the awesome new Automatic DN-01! Here is what Honda has to say about there all new automatic transmission....
[check out this cool link from Honda UK...
http://www.youtube.com/hondabiketv
and http://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/2008/index.html
http://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/2008/DN-01/index.html
Honda Develops HFT, a New Automatic Transmission System for Motorcycles
TOKYO, Japan, October 4, 2007–Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it has developed the Human-Friendly Transmission (HFT), a new automatic transmission system for motorcycles using Honda’s own infinitely variable hydraulic mechanical transmission.... | | | |  | Will the USA get this incredible Euro-only All-New CB1000R in 2009? Were hoping that this all-new model just releasing in Europe mid-summer this year might also be a USA model in 2009. We can hope right? Class leading power-weight ratio naked street-fighter style motorcycle. See photo-gallery for more pictures. Check out the single-sided rear swingarm, 2007 CBR1000RR motor-powered, 2008 CBR1000RR brakes, wild cool styling, and much more. Here is the official lingo from Honda UK....
2008 CB1000R
Stunning Performance Naked style, breathtaking acceleration, light, responsive handling and invigorating thrills at every twist of its throttle. The new CB1000R packs full-blooded litre-class Super Sports performance into a compact, spare and muscular-looking form that speaks of good times and fast friends, blasting down the avenue in... | | | |  | Thousand Oaks Honda Suzuki becomes LoJack Dealer for Motorcycles! FOR ONCE YOU'LL BE GLAD THE POLICE STOPPED YOUR BIKE!
INTRODUCING LOJACK FOR MOTORCYCLES!
THE LEADER IN STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR MOTORCYCLES!
More than 70,000 motorcycles were stolen in 2005. That's one bike every 7.5 minutes*. In fact, bike theft has risen 135 percent over the past five years*. Truth is, if the bad guys really want your bike, they're going to get it. And once it's gone, it's gone. Now with LoJack For Motorcycles, if someone steals your bike, we can help you get it back - fast.
INTRODUCING LOJACK FOR MOTORCYCLES
LoJack for motorcycles uses a small, silent transmitter that's hidden within your motorcycle. Once police enter a stolen vehicle report, LoJack is automatically activated and enables the... | | | |  | Dallas Supercross 2008 AMA Supercross Series
Round 13: Dallas, Texas
April 5, 2008
The Dallas Supercross once again was the scene of some fine racing, but some of the most exciting competition is shaping up not at a single race but at the finish line of the entire series. The fight for third in the championship is down to a single point separating two Honda riders. And will Trey Canard win the Lites championship in his rookie year? Dallas moved the answer one race closer.
In the first heat of the night in the Supercross class, Andrew Short on the Honda Red Bull Racing CRF®450R finished fourth. Heat two had some pretty heavy talent, with Honda Torco Racing Fuels’ Kevin Windham, Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps, and Chad Reed all in the same heat—Windham won, and Millsaps... | | | |  | 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme Series Josh Hayes Formula Xtreme Champion! Ladies and gentlemen, meet the 2007 AMA Formula Xtreme series Champion: Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes and his CBR600RR. Hayes scored his seventh FX win in nine starts, locking up his second-straight Honda-powered FX title at Road Atlanta with a full race still to run in the season.
After he took the pole in qualifying, Hayes would have won the FX title if he had simply placed 20th or better. But that’s just not the way Hayes rolls—he shows up at a track to race for a win, and that’s what he did in Atlanta, giving the spectators their money’s worth.
The race was stopped once with a red flag, and Hayes’ Erion Racing teammate Aaron Gobert fell on the warm-up lap and was unable to race due to a couple of badly swollen ankles (he says he’ll be good for Laguna,... | | | |  | Photo Galleries Extreme!! Like this beautiful Bird's Eye View Shot of Nicky Hayden in 2006 on the beautiful Repsol Honda RC211V MotoGP bike? Want to see more? We believe we have one of the nicest and most complete (and always growing!) photo galleries for Honda and Suzuki fans in the business! You will find extensive selection of behind the scene and action shots of Honda Heritage machines, Racing (under HRC, AMA, MX1, or Daytona coverage), Concept bikes, along with coverage of local events held at our store by our HRCA chapter #0270 Thousand Oaks Riders Club or Open Houses featuring Top Name Racers and Manufacturers. Check it out and enjoy! | | | |  | HRC 2007/2008 CBR600RR KIT NOW AVAILABLE! GREAT NEWS!! FINALLY AMERICAN HONDA IS RE-ALLOWING THE ENTRY OF THE SPECTACULAR HRC PERFORMANCE KIT FOR THE ALREADY AWESOME CURRENT CBR600RR. CONTACT OUR PARTS DEPT DIRECT FOR ALL THE DETAILS, WILL BE SOLD IN SECTIONS OR AS A COMPLETE KIT*. Both AMA and FIM legal.
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW!
SEE OUR PHOTO GALLERY UNDER HRC PARTS FOR MORE PICTURES.
* We cannot stress more that the use of only one piece of the kit for your bike is not recommended. These parts are designed to be used in conjuction together, and the use of only pieces may cause irreversable damage to your motorcycle. These parts are for Racing use ONLY!
| | | |  | Billy McKenzie survives Spanish mudbath to keep championship leaders insight Results Belpuig
2008 FIM MX1 / MX2 World Motocross Championship
Round 02 of 15 Sunday April 20 2008
Grand Prix of Spain, Bellpuig
Crowd: 15,324.
Weather:
Saturday – Mostly sunny with variable wind and light showers, 16 deg C
Sunday – Overcast with heavy rain, 12 deg C
Billy McKenzie survives Spanish mudbath to keep championship leaders insight
Controversy and the cancellation of the second MX1 moto brought a premature end to the Grand Prix of Spain at Bellpuig today, the second round of this year’s FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship. In what have been described as the worst conditions for a world championship motocross race ever, CAS Honda rider Billy McKenzie was Honda’s sole points scorer as Martin Honda rider Marc... | | | |  | *****Nicky Hayden MotoGP World Champion!***** The 'Kentucky Kid' is now the 2006 MotoGP World Champion. Nicky Hayden has
taken on the best riders in the world and triumphed in what has been a
gruelling 17-race season spanning the globe - the toughest task in
motorcycle racing.
But here at Valencia, Spain the 26-year-old has achieved his life ambition
and taken the greatest prize in two-wheel racing.
At the end of an emotional day Nicky said. "When you dedicate your life to
something and the dream comes true it feels so good. This is a proud day
for me, the team and my family. I want to thank everybody back home and I
hope they're partying back there in Owensboro. When I went down at the
beginning of the Estoril race I thought the dream was over but I just... | | | |  | Will Honda's new Adventure bike make it to the states in 2008? Another very cool for Europe only new bike in 2008 that we think American Honda should petition to get in for the USA! With the growing market of adventure bikes, this seems like a logical new motorcycle to sell here in the states. Based off a very reliable V-Twin that Honda has been producing for years, we hope American Honda for there 2009 50th Anniversary will surprise us with this one. Here is the official lingo via Honda UK...
Dynamic new Adventure Sports styling really sets the pace for the all-new 2008 XL700V Transalp. Powered by a new fuel-injected V-twin engine that carries it down the road with impressive power and confident cruising speed, the new Transalp reasserts its position as Europe's most versatile midsized motorcycle.
Specifications
Type... | | | |  | All-New GSX650F from Suzuki wins big from Motorcycle Consumer News United Kingdom From MCN April, 2008...
MCN overall verdict
Suzuki's new budget and novice-friendly GSXF650F all-rounder proves that sometimes, brilliance is found in the most unlikely places. Although on face value merely a Bandit with a fairing the GSX650F's blend of real world performance, practicality, fun factor and value is pretty much unmatched anywhere.
Engine
MCN rating
Owners' rating
The Suzuki GSX650F's 16-valve, dohc four was all-new in the 2007 650 Bandit, is Euro3 clean, slick and responsive and, most pertinently, tuned for real-world versatility but with an exhilarating top end rush. Fuelling mods means it revs a little higher than the Bandit, although performance is unchanged. Peak power of 85bhp spread progressively over the rev range... | |
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