2015 Motorcycle Events CalendarThere are many motorcycle events – large and small – scheduled for the next six months. If you want to make it to as many as possible, it’s not too early to start planning. So we thought a heads-up would be helpful for your planning – on at least some of the potentially more interesting events including racing, rallies and shows.
January
23-25—Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Dallas, TX. For the schedule for all shows, see http://www.motorcycleshows.com/
24-25—Mid-America Motorcycle Expo, Evansville, Ind. See http://www.midamericamotorcycleexpo.com/
17—Monster Energy AMA Supercross—Series runs January through October. For the season schedule, see http://www.amasupercross.com/events.aspx
30-Feb. 1—Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Cleveland, OH. For the schedule of all shows, see http://www.motorcycleshows.com/
30-Feb 1—Colorado Motorcycle Expo, Denver. See http://www.coloradomotorcycleexpo.com/
February
6-8—Timonium Motorcycle Show, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Lutherville/Timonium, Md. See http://cycleshow.net/
6-8—Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Minneapolis, MN. For the schedule for all shows, see http://www.motorcycleshows.com/
13-15—Progressive International Motorcycle Show, Chicago, IL. For the schedule for all shows, see http://www.motorcycleshows.com/
14-15—AMA Ice Racing Grand Championship, Edgerton, Wis. See www.NAAActionSports.com
22—Wisconsin Motorcycle Swap Meet, Jefferson, Wis. See http://www.wisconsinswapmeets.com/
27-28 – Lincoln Highway AMCA National Antique Motorcycle Show and Swap Meet. Christensen Field, Fremont, NE. For more information, see http://www.omahachapteramca.org/2schedule.html
March
6-15—Daytona Bike Week, Daytona Beach, Fla. See http://www.daytonachamber.com/daytonabikeweek/index.cfm?contentid=87
6-7—Antique Motorcycle Club of America Sunshine Chapter National Meet, New Smyrna Beach, Fla (386) 322-7984. See www.sunshineamca.org
13-15—AMA Pro Road Racing, Daytona 200. AMA Pro Road Racing schedule spans March to September. For the whole schedule, see http://www.amaproracing.com/rr/events/
12-13—AMA Pro Flat Track racing—Daytona. Schedule runs March to October. For the whole schedule, see http://www.amaproracing.com/ft/events/
25-29—Arizona Bike Week, Scottsdale, Ariz. See http://www.azbikeweek.com/
26-29—Thunder in the Hill Country Rally, Bandera, Texas. See http://www.bikerralliesoftexas.com/
April
10-12—Blue Ridge Bike Fest, Roanoke, Va. See http://www.blueridgebikefest.com/
10-12—FIM Road Racing MotoGP World Championship, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX. For the entire MotoGP schedule and more information, see www.motogp.com/en
10-12—MotoAmerica Road Racing Series, MotoGP Support Races, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX. Series runs from April to September; for the schedule see http://motoamerica.com/competitor-page.html
15-19—Angel City Motorcycle Rally, Unadilla, Ga. See http://angelcitymotorcyclerally.com/
17-19—MotoAmerica Road Racing Series, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA Series runs from April to September; for the schedule see http://motoamerica.com/competitor-page.html
19—Waukesha Expo Spring Swap, Waukesha, Wis. See http://www.wisconsinswapmeets.com/
22-26—Laughlin River Run, Laughlin, Nevada. See http://www.laughlinriverrun.com/
24-25—Antique Motorcycle Club of America Perkiomen Chapter National Meet, Oley, PA (610) 948-4553 Email oleyfleamarket@comcast.net
May
3—Slimy Crud Run. Pine Bluff, Wis., to Leland, Wis.
8-17—Myrtle Beach Bike Week, Murrels Inlet, SC. See http://www.myrtlebeachbikeweek.com/
16—Quail Motorcycle Gathering, Carmel, CA. For more information, see http://signatureevents.peninsula.com/en/Motorcycle/Motorcycle.html
16—Hangtown Motocross Classic, Rancho Cordova, CA. Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Series. The series runs from May to August. For the whole schedule, see http://mxsportsproracing.com/events
15-17 Antique Motorcycle Club of America Southern National Meet, Denton, NC (417) 838-4777. See www.amcasouthernnationalmeet.com
15-17— MotoAmerica Road Racing Series, Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA. Series runs from April to September; for the schedule see http://motoamerica.com/competitor-page.html
29-31— MotoAmerica Road Racing Series, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. Series runs from April to September; for the schedule see http://motoamerica.com/competitor-page.html
30-June 6—Warrensburg Bike Rally, Warrensburg County Fairgrounds, Warrensburg, NY. For more information, see http://www.warrensburgbikerally.com/
June
1—White Rose Hill Climb, Spring Grove, PA. Part of the AMA Pro Hill Climb Series that runs from June to October. For the full schedule, see http://www.amaproracing.com/hc/events/
2-6—Americade, Lake George, NY. See http://www.americade.com/
12-14— MotoAmerica Road Racing Series, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL. Series runs from April to September; for the schedule see http://motoamerica.com/competitor-page.html
12-13—Antique Motorcycle Club of America Rhinebeck Coalition National Meet, Rhinebeck, NY (518) 622-8519. See www.rhinebecknationalmeet.com
12-14—Antique Motorcycle Club of America Viking Chapter National Meet, St. Paul, MN (952) 941-4997. See www.vikingmc.org
14-17—Antique Motorcycle Club of America Yankee National Road Run, Keene, NH (603) 458-5013. See www.yankeechapter.org
19-20—Antique Motorcycle Club of America Fort Sutter Chapter National Meet, Dixon, CA (209) 748-5126. See www.amcafortsutter.org
This is just a sampling of the hundreds of great motorcycle events coming up in the next six months across the country. We may be updating the list as we get more information. See you out there!
Honda CRF-E2 Electric + Dale Schmidtchen and the $50M V-Rod
byMotos and Friends by Ultimate Motorcycle
Hello everyone and welcome to Ultimate Motorcycling’s podcast, Motos and Friends. My name is Arthur Coldwells.
This week’s episode is brought to you by Yamaha YZF-R7. The R7 lives up to its legendary name, as a high-performance supersport machine. Check it out at at your local Yamaha dealer, or of course at YamahaMotorsports.com.
In this week’s first segment, Editor Don Williams and I chat about electric bikes and the electric bike revolution that is likely the future of motorcycling. Actually this episode is specifically about Honda’s new CRF-E2… an electric dirt-bike for kids. We asked our tester, 8-year old Avery Bart to put the E2 through its paces and according to Don, she loved it. Honda has stated that the company goal is for 50% of its sales to be electric by 2030—an ambitious goal for sure, and the CRF-E2 is the first step in that direction.
In the second segment, I chat with one of my Aussie motorcycle industry friends—Dale Schmidtchen. Dale has worked for most of the major moto factories globally during his career, and his take on his CF Moto ADV bike is interesting. Beyond that, one his many projects is currently helping to sell the world’s most expensive motorcycle—a Harley V-Rod worth around 50 million dollars. Yes, that’s 50 million with an ‘M’.
Dale also owned a race team in the 1990s and helped bring several well-known Aussie racers to the world stage. He’s a very modest, matter-of-fact guy, but I always really enjoy chatting with him; I hope you enjoy listening.
Incidentally, if you’ve got around fifty mill burning a hole in your pocket and you fancy owning the so-called ‘Mona Lisa of motorbikes’—contact us at producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com and we’ll put you in touch with Dale.
From all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
