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[[Image:Motocross92.jpg|thumb|200px|Motocross racing]]
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Riding the scooter is definitely fun. Things I like about it are- Its easy, when riding down the street, to stop and chat. Somehow on a bicycle or a regular scooter, its a huge nuisance to stop. But on this scooter,
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[[Image:MotoX start.jpg|thumb|200px|Start of a Motocross race]]
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it seems very natural to pull up and chat while standing on it.Its pretty easy to drive around inside the office. The low-speed maneuverability makes it easy to go through doors.  
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[[Image:Motorcycle racing.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Motorcycle Racing]]
 
  
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There are a variety of sports involving racing [[motorcycle]]s. [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] is the international sanctioning body for many such events.
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* [http://www.scooter-web.org/ scooter]
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* [http://www.scooter-web.org/scooters.php scooters]
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As motorcycles vary greatly in design, there are several different types of motorcycle racing contest, including:
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* [http://www.scooter-web.org/scooter-parts.php Scooter Parts]
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* [[Road racing]] in its purest form is racing on [[public road|public roads]], such as the [[Isle of Man TT]] course and some courses in Ireland. Due to the inherent dangers that these street venues often carry such as narrow lanes, curbs, and adjacent walls, most road racing is now carried out on purpose-built tracks.
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* [http://www.scooter-web.org/electric-scooters.php Electric Scooters]  
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* '''Circuit racing''' where specially designed racing bikes or modified "production" bikes race each other on specially designed road circuits. [[MotoGP]] and [[Superbike]] are the top level racing and production classes.
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* [http://www.scooter-web.org/motorized-scooters.php Motorized Scooters]
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* [[Motocross]] and its cousin [[supercross]] are held on dirt courses, usually featuring large jumps in which motorcycles are launched over considerable distances.
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* [http://www.scooter-web.org/types-of-scooters.php Types of scooters]
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* [[Supermoto]] is a crossover motorcycle racing between road racing and motocross. The motorcycles are mainly motocross types with road racing tyres. The racetrack is also mixed between road and dirt courses, mostly handcrafted.
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/ Bike]
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* [[Motorcycle speedway]] and [[ice speedway]] are held on oval circuits where riders slide their machines around turns.
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/dirt-bike.php Dirt bike]
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* [[Motorcycle enduro]] racing is over long, unmade tracks, often through isolated terrain (e.g. [[Paris-Dakar rally]] and [[Six Day Endurance]] race).
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/pocket-bike.php Pocket bike]
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* [[Motorcycle trial]] is where participants ride specially-designed motorcycles at very slow speeds over a variety of obstacles.
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/mountain-bike.php Mountain bike]
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* [[Motorcycle drag racing]]  (also known as "Sprints") is where two participants line up at a [[dragstrip]] with a signaled starting line. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a 1/4 mile long, two lane, straight paved track where their elapsed time and terminal speed are recorded. The rider to reach the finish line first is the winner.
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/trek-bikes.php Trek bikes]
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* '''Hill Climb''' is where a single rider climbs or trys to climb a dirt hill. The rider with the highest mark, or the quickest time to the top of the hill is the winner.
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/BMX-bikes.php BMX bikes]
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* '''[[Motorcycle land speed | Land Speed]]''' is where a single rider accelerates over a 1 to 3 mile long straight track (usually on dry lake beds) and is timed for top speed through a trap at the end of the run. The rider must exceed the previous top speed record for that class or type of bike for their name to be placed on the record books. See—[http://www.biker.co.nz/Reviews.asp?id=122] for an example.
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/bike-week.php Bike week]
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* [http://www.bikesplanet.org/bike-racks.php Bike racks]
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==Circuit Racing==
 
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Some of the most popular categories of circuit racing include:
 
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* [[Grand Prix motorcycles]]
 
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* [[Superbike racing]]
 
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* [[Pocketbike Racing]]
 
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* [[Dirt track racing]]
 
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* [[Club Level Road Racing]]
 
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[[Category:Motorcycle racing]]
 

Revision as of 13:51, 1 June 2006

Riding the scooter is definitely fun. Things I like about it are- Its easy, when riding down the street, to stop and chat. Somehow on a bicycle or a regular scooter, its a huge nuisance to stop. But on this scooter, it seems very natural to pull up and chat while standing on it.Its pretty easy to drive around inside the office. The low-speed maneuverability makes it easy to go through doors.

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