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The Cagiva C589 is a racing motorcycle made by [[Cagiva]], whose name is formed from the combination of ...e'88 model year), but did not give life easier for its pilots, in fact the bike on the wrong weight distribution makes it impossible to download a free pow

...980, another notable bicycle artisan Alberto Mondonico, became a partner & production manager. Guerciotti continues to produce high-end frames from Columbus stee {{Bike Information and Photos by Marque}}

...,500 frames per year for export throughout the world. 100% of Tommasini's production is completely handmade and built inside the Tommasini factory in Grosseto, {{Bike Information and Photos by Marque}}

|Production || 2007-present |Class || [[Sport bike]]

|Production || 2008-present |Class || [[super bike]]

|Production || [[1987]] |Class || [[Sport bike]]

...ted producing with the Ceriz brand, and in the '60s, leading international racing scene of the Atala brand. ...a''' was taken over by [[Rizzo]], who continued with the same name and the production of motorcycles.

...eir product. “Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday” is very relevant in Superbike racing. ...[Ducati 999]].<br />(bottom picture) Road version of the [[Ducati 999]] in racing livery.<br />Superbikes must look like their roadgoing counterparts, the mo

| Production || 1965-1969 ...ds of Mike Rogers it gave Ducati their first TT win when he won the 250 cc production TT. It is said that it could achieve speeds up to 270km/h in modified form.

|Production || 1980's's-date (road and racing) |Class || [[Sport bike]]

...IOCC still present in the professional ranks, as a confirmed leader in the production of race frames. Picking up along the way extraordinary successes, such as t ...nd attention to detail of the brand as it evolves in to a new era offering production of [[carbon fibre]] frames.

...racing.inflatables.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Offshore inflatable '''racing''' (Thundercat class) at Ilfracombe, north Devon, England.These boats can r |[[image:aircraft.racing.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Air '''racing''':Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei at speed in his Extra 300 at a

'''Colnago''' is a manufacturer of [[road bicycle racing|road racing]] [[Racing bicycle|bicycles]] founded by Ernesto Colnago in 1954 in [[Province of Mila [[Image:008.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Colnago Bike built for Ferrari at Wheels Of Italy''']]

'''Autograss''' racing is [[Britain]]’s most popular form of amateur [[motor racing]]. It takes place at venues throughout [[England]], [[Wales]] and Northern Autograss is basically car racing on natural surfaces, usually a farming field, with a fresh track starting o

...of [[engines]] and [[motorcycles]]. At the end of the Second World War the production intensifies and Alpino starts spreading rapidly, thanks to the reputation o ...82.216km/h. During these attempts they were also testing a new 75cc Alpine bike at [[Monza]].

|Production || 2007- ...200km/h or 125mph. Despite the large capacity engine, it is essentially a bike made for having fun at speeds of up to around 80mph; the upright riding pos

...cles]] and components. Cinelli has a reputation for quality in design and production similar to Italy's other famous bicycle marques. ...world. The bicycle changes, or better, the vision of the bike changes. The bike is seen as total project. Laser is born, the lugs are abandoned and Tig wel

|slogan || '''Bike Me''' ...y after the [[Second World War]] by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio, as a bicycle production factory at [[Noale]], [[Italy]] in the province of [[Venice]].

...which it has been taken cue for the aesthetic one of a successive model of production, [[the Cagiva Myth]]. The'' 'Cagiva C594''' is a motorcycle racing of the house [[Cagiva]], whose name is formed from the combination of lette

| Production || 1966-1974 ...ighly successful 350&nbsp;cc [[Straight-three engine|three cylinder]]. Its production lasted until 1974.

...'''Fongri''' began the same year and was producing and marketing the first bike marked '''Fongri'''. After the war, Fongri resumed the production and change the name. The Fontana script has long been detached from the com

...toric by Ducati and its fans in that it helped define Ducati's approach to racing. ...aldo Milvio and General Manager Fredmano Spairani, were enthusiastic about racing, and had encouraged Fabio Taglioni to develop the 750 V twin.

|Production || 2007&ndash;2009 The '''Ducati Desmosedici RR''' is a limited production road-legal version of the [[Ducati Desmosedici|Desmosedici]] [[MotoGP]] rac

|Production || 1980-1986 ...1980 500SL and the last of the line 650SL was sold in 1986. Successful in racing as the 600&nbsp;cc TT2 and later TT1 750&nbsp;cc racer, it was a lighter, s

[[Image:Fusi_1937_OHC_racing_3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1937 Fusi OHC racing engine''']] [[Image:Fusi_1937_OHC_racing_1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1937 Fusi OHC racing''']]

...lan]]’s Via Nirone in 1885. Bianchi was a prominent name in the motorcycle racing world from 1925 to 1930. ==Racing==

|Production || 1995-2002 (road)<br>198?-date(racing) |Class || [[Sport bike]]

...anical parts and chassis, production models need to more closely match the racing bikes. This is good news for Ducatisti (dedicated Ducati fans) ...he paintwork duplicates the official 2005 [[Superbike World Championship]] bike graphics, and there is a decals kit that includes the red adhesive wheel ri

...]]s and [[motorbikes]]. However Oreste soon became a preparer, builder and racing driver. He was the Italian Champion in 1921. ...ar steel frame. The project was however not launched and there was no mass production.

...6 with two friends who had one great love in common: [[motorcycles]] and [[racing]]. Thanks to the excellent quality and high performance of their motorcycle ...ence working in sectors of great technical interest such as the [[Motobì]] racing department and the [[Benelli]] experimentation and testing centre.

...losed off-road circuits and is the most popular form of amateur motorcycle racing. Motocross is derived from the French, and was originally called Scrambling [[Image:Motocross92.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Motocross racing requires skill and a good sense of balance]]

| Production || 2009-present | Class || [[super bike]]

...went into motorcycle production. By [[1979]] the company reached an annual production of 40000 motorbikes with 8 models with [[two-stroke]] engines ranging from ...he Ducati name that was better recognized outside Italy. Ducati motorcycle production continued in [[Bologna]], while the [[Varese]]-built Cagiva Ala Azzurra (so

...i]] factory at Borgo Panigale was hit badly more than once, but maintained production. ...e of thousand were made over a two year period before being withdrawn from production.

* The Allen Vintage Motorcycle Museum - A good sampling of classic racing and touring motorcycles from the 1950s to the current models. Located near ...ack Museum - This museum in Clovis, California, pays tribute to flat track racing with great photography, honoring men and machines.

...mpany was able to manufacture welded and seamless steel tubes used for the production of bicycles motorcycles (Guzzi was winning with frames made of Colombo tube ...lombo and separated Columbus from the parent company to concentrate on the production of bicycle tubes; and there have been constant innovations since it was set

|Class || [[Sport bike]] ...R50 have also been popular choices as a more adult-sized option for MiniGP racing, which is otherwise more commonly participated in by riders of smaller bike

| Production || 2004-2008 | Class || [[super bike]]

...inue the use of the well-known of Maserati and the ''trident'' trademark. Production ended due increased competition from other manufacturers ([[Moto Morini|Mo .../TV'' and ''T2/GTS'' (a racing version that also participated in Formula 3 racing, 1957).

...ity of Bologna]], and with Cagiva in 1985, saw his updated ideas come into production as the Desmoquattro. The subsequent 851 road bike had stronger [[crankcase]]s, while the heads and valves remained the same;

...mechanical parts. While Campagnolo's highest grade groups, Record (current production) and Super Record (made up to 1985), were universally regarded as being unb ...Italy in the [[1920]]s and he conceived of several innovative ideas while racing, which later turned into such revolutionary fundamental cycling products as

...Agusta would later reconsider and continued racing). Mondial had readied a bike with [[desmodromic]] valve actuation (before [[Ducati]]) but did not produc ...ust won the 125&nbsp;cc and 250&nbsp;cc world titles. Honda would use this bike as a standard to which he would need to live up to in order to compete on a

Ghezzi & Brian was founded in 1995 to develop racing motorcycles using twin-cylinder engines. The first model put in production is the ''SuperTwin 1100'', derived from the Championship 1996 machine.

...ndy Racing League]]''' <br>[[Indy Japan 300]]<p>'''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP World Championship]]'''<br>Grand Prix of Japan ...] racing to Japan, as well as increase their own knowledge of that form of racing.

| Homepage || [http://www.ducati.com/racing/00_home_racing/corse/index.jhtml?family=duccorse Ducati Corse] ...otor Holding|Ducati]] that deals with the firm's involvement in motorcycle racing. It is directed by Claudio Domenicali and is based inside Bologna in [[quar

...released two newly designed [[racing]] [[motorcycle]]s (first new Italian racing design since the end of the war). In 1947 production of the Corsa (racer) and the Sportster street bike began, and popularity of the Parilla line of motorcycles started to boom. T

...World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities. Each round has 2 races and the results of each race are combine ...tion Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] the governing body of motorcycle racing and managed and promoted by [[FGSport]].

...y side with his father, Antonio. The family's involvement with cycling and racing is deeper now than ever. ...OLN's Giro d'Italia are from Giuseppe Mondonico's collection of racers and racing from that great age of cycling.

| Production || 2002-2005 | Class || [[naked bike]]

...erbike Championship''' series is the leading [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racing]] championship in the [[United Kingdom]]. ...nsurance. The grids usually consist of more than 30 riders, consisting of production-based bikes from [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]], [[Honda]], [[Yamaha Motor

...px-Benelli_raceteam_jaren_dertig.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''The 175 cc Benelli Racing Team was in the thirties an almost unbeatable force. Picture of [[Raffaele ...eer which confirmed the company's exceptional capacity for development and production.

...as the 90°V twin, initial Grand Prix racing versions being 500 cc, and the production bikes were 750 cc. There was also the [[Ducati 750 Imola Desmo]] that won a ...aldo Milvio and General Manager Fredmano Spairani, were enthusiastic about racing, and had encouraged Fabio Taglioni to develop the 750 V twin.

| Production || 2006-present | Class || [[super bike]]

...ntre. They split from the firm and finished the development, marketing the bike as their own. The making of the most high-tech sport bike on the market

...his native Italy, Anzani moved to France where he became involved in cycle racing. He moved on to motor cycles and designed and built a record breaking light ...[Courbevoie]], Paris, and one in London was also added as well as licenced production by other makers. Another factory at [[Monza]], Italy was added in 1914.

.... In 1932 [[Vittorio Guerzoni]] developed (see [[Taurus]]) a 498 cc racing bike with it's own OHC single cylinder blocks and 174 side valved models as well ...ally motorcycle named Mignon (a perfectly fit name, indicating the initial production, which corresponds in practice to that of current and ubiquitous scooters,

| Production || ..., North Gloucester Road Racing Club (NGRRC), and the North East Motorcycle Racing Club (NEMCRC).

...for the 750 sports machines, with a limited production of 300 SR ("Special Racing") model in the traditional red and silver livery. ...ever created and the 2008 F4 312R model is known to be the world's fastest production motorcycle. Claimed power of the new F4 312R model is 183HP, although [[dyn

...date has always remained among the top position of the league to sell the bike in its class, suffering over the years various mutations , including the st ...ine very powerful and flexible enough to excite the kids excited about the racing, the project took on some points, the [[Cagiva Freccia | C12R]] but many as

...racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]] who has been racing for over 30 years, winning three World titles, four British championships a ...spends much of his time helping his son, [[Leon Haslam]], in his expanding racing career and training riders and racers alike at the Ron Haslam Race School a

...acer. They were successful racing, under the MM name, and Alfonso’s finest racing moment came in 1927 when his MM 125 took six world records at [[Monza]], du In 1937 Alfonso and Mario parted ways, and Alfonso Morini went into the production of 350&nbsp;cc and 500&nbsp;cc three wheelers, under the Moto Morini name.

The '''2007 World Superbike racing season''' is the 20th [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.] ...[Ducati 999]] (Even though production of the 999 ended in [[2006]] and the bike was replaced by the [[Ducati 1098]], Ducati produced 150 limited edition 99

| Production || 2003-present ...GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corresponds to the year the bike raced (ie the Desmosedici GP9 raced in 2009).

...24 to transfer the head office again in Milan, Piazza San Babila 4 / A and production at its factory in San Pellegrino Terme (BG) - share Ruspino. ...assemble and joy-full to ride. An Italian blood-horse under a truly Dutch bike goes well. You need a good pair of (drum) brakes. For 50 km/h can easy be o

..., North Gloucester Road Racing Club (NGRRC), and the North East Motorcycle Racing Club (NEMCRC). ...ified bikes is to fit 1000SS forks, wheels and shock absorber to bring the bike up to 1000SS specification.

...50px|'''Moretti 250 cc, Only a photograph of the engine and a photo of the bike remains''' <br><small>Photos by Theo Jonkhart</small>]] ...over and thus demand for their commercial vehicles wavering, Moretti began production of conventional cars.

|Production || 2003-2006 |Class || [[Sport bike]]

...asts with the various production categories of racing, such as [[Superbike racing|World Superbike]], that feature modified versions of motorcycles available

...ckly after WWII, and because the designers understood that "a model with a racing pedigree, stylish looks, and a bit of excitement was, in the Italian design ...The following year, the 98 Sport was presented at the same show, a lighter bike with alloy instead of chrome steel rims, and a higher state of tune, and th

It is an Italian brand that from 1962 made small 49-cc two-stroke bikes. Production was completed between 1966 and 1970. ...h the company weathered relatively unscathed until it could resume regular production following the Armistice.

|Bike number || 46 ...4 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]], [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]])

[[File:villa250_edited-1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Villa 250 cc Race Bike''']] ...who - partly in collaboration with [[Montesa]] - from 1968, began with the production of his own motorcycles. It was mainly light crossers and racers. The first

...ing track (used for both [[auto racing]] and [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racing]]) originally built in 1957 near [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], [[Calif ...e held at the raceway, ranging from [[superkart]]s to [[American Le Mans]] racing to music festivals.

...y-le-Roi]] (an industrial suburb on the outskirts of [[Paris]]), began the production of the French "Jonghi" motorcycles from the very sportiveggianti, which per ...a 350 cc side valve engine. But despite the efforts and successes in sport racing, sales would not be sufficient to cover the substantial start-up costs and

The A.L. Columbus moved the production plant in the great way [[Tanzi]]. ...truction of special tapered tubes used in aircraft engines. It also of the production of pipes and reinforced the individual components of the series Columbus.

...al Pursuit) had soon carved itself a good slice of the booming [[Italian]] bike market. It offered a range of innovative models - initially all two-strokes ...weight products of the Benelli company, aiming to provide customers with a bike they could ride to work one day and compete with in their local hill-climb

|Production || 2005 - Current ...o-stroke engines]] to fade away. Through constant technology upgrades, the bike conforms to EURO 3 emission standards despite being a [[two-stroke]].

...ilano]] [[Guidonia]]. The end of Second World War had seen a wide range of production facilities badly affected by the bombardament, times was hard for the Capro ==Production==

...agneto]] power the lights and horn. For the 1960 Bronco, the Aurea's low, racing-style handlebar was replaced with a more upright touring handlebar, and a s

'''Supercross''' is a cycle racing sport involving [[racing]] specialized high performance off-road [[motorcycles]] on an artificially ...can Motorcyclist Association]] who is the oldest and most prodigious cycle racing organization, or the [[THQ]] series of Supercross [[Championship]] events t

...ike low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has gained prominence in motorcycle racing and in the motorcycle industry. ...ace in motorcycling history by producing the then fastest 250&nbsp;cc road bike available, the Mach 1. In the 1970s Ducati began producing large-displaceme

...signed and built the first prototype motorcycle, a simple four stroke 75cc bike with girder forks and a fully enclosed drive chain. One account says that However, the little bike showed promise and so in October 1949, Moto Laverda was officially incorpor

...me riders. Enduro Computers are small instruments that are attached to the bike's handlebars and that have a sensor/sender/magnet combination that calculat [[Image:Bdcrossbike.JPG|thumb|[[IMZ-Ural|Ural]] "Cross Bike", [[sidecar]] outfit.]]

...ars later [[Massimo Tamburini]], designer, directs the company towards the production of special components for motorcycles and in [[1973]] the company began wor ...B8K]]''' Homogation version of the bike campaigned in [[World Superbike]] racing introduced in 2000. Engine from a [[Suzuki TL1000R]]. Dry weight 55lbs li

...ially team up with the [[Florentine Moto Beta]]. After having customized a racing model derived from the Camoscio, with a tuned motor, a magnificent aluminum ...er, and bring the brand to an even higher level. A succession of sales and racing achievements follow in all of the europeon countries, from France ... to Sw

|Current season || 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |Inaugural || [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]

The '''Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy)''' is a [[motorcycle racing]] event held on the [[Isle of Man]] since 1907. The race is run on public r Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials.

...weight and provided sleeker, more elegant designs, and also allowed [[mass-production]]. Different braking mechanisms were used depending on the manufacturer. ...ston started importing bicycles in [[1877]] and [[1878]], and Pope started production of his "Columbia" high-wheelers in [[1878]], and gained control of nearly a

* [[Momo]] (racing accessories) * [[O.Z.Racing]] (wheels)

[[Image:Mika_Kallio_KTM_125_II.jpg|thumb|250px|Contemporary racing motorcycle]] ...both feet on the ground, because the gyroscopic force that keeps a moving bike up is absent.

[[Image:Brake.agr.jpg|thumb|V-brake on rear wheel of a mountain bike]] ...pedals. Otherwise, a rider who wanted to stop quickly had to jump off the bike as it was moving. Unsurprisingly there were many accidents, some of them fa

[[Image:EVMotorCycleFrankendragon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Custom drag bike]] ...nts for some smaller vehicles, if these are also typically used for sports racing (particularly [[autocross]]). Starting with a heavy vehicle and adding batt

...s place today as the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production. Guzzi is now one of seven brands owned by [[Piaggio|Piaggio & Co. SpA]], E ...ly's motorcycling manufacture, enjoyed prominence in world-wide motorcycle racing, and led the industry in ground-breaking innovation &mdash; for the greater

[[Image:Kusuma bike large.jpg|thumb|300px|This ''[[racing bicycle]]'' is built using lightweight, shaped [[aluminium]] tubing and [[G ...frame, front shock absorbers, and handlebars oriented perpendicular to the bike's axis]]