LOOK WHO ELSE IS JUMPING IN ON THE EARLY 2010 RELEASE PARTY. SUZUKI SENT THE POWERSPORTS LIFE A COUPLE OF PICS OF THE 2010 DIRTBIKE LINE-UP. AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, THE NEW RMX 450Z IS THE TOP TWO PICS AND IT DOES LOOK TOUGH. THE BTM PIC IS THE RMZ 250 AND WE DON'T HAVE NO REAL SPECS YET. SO WE WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT SUZUKI HAS IN STORE FOR US IN 2010. STAY TUNED AND KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR MORE PICS AND INFO HERE FIRST!!!

AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, HUSQVARNA HAS SENT THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW SOME PICS OF THE 2010 DIRTBIKE LINE-UP. I WILL POST MORE PICS AND SPECS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE TO US. THEY GREAT THING IS THAT HUSQVARNA STILL BUILDS THE COMPLETE 2 STROKE BIKE LINE-UP. THE SAD THING IS THERE IS NO MORE 250CC 2 STROKE MOTOCROSS BIKE. ALL THE 2 STROKES WILL BE IN THE ENDURO CLASS ONLY. I WAS HOPING HUSQVARNA WOULD KEEP THE 250 PINGER IN THE MOTOCROSS SERIES. KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR MORE PICS AND SPECS ON THE COMPLETE 2010 HUSQVARNA DIRTBIKE LINE-UP.

HOW AWESOME IS THE PICS ABOVE? CAN YOU IMAGINE A SUZUKI GSX-R 1100 MOTOR POWERED DIRTBIKE? WELL, THIS IS WHAT THE ITALIAN COMPANY RM RACING JUST DID. THE BIKE HAS A LOT OF PARTS FROM KTM ON IT, LIKE THE INVERTED FRONT FORKS, BRAKES, AND WHEELS. OF COURSE YOU SEE THAT IT HAS STRAIGHT EXHAUST AND SOME UNIQUE PLASTIC. THE REAR SWINGARM AND SHOCK WERE TAKEN OFF OF A 93 GSX-R 750. THIS BIKE IS AS TRICK AND ONE-OFF THAT A DIRTBIKE CAN BE. THE HORSEPOWER ON THIS BIKE IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. I LOVE NEW THINKING AND THIS BIKE IS OFF THE CHARTS!!!

WELCOME THE 09 BENELLI BX 449(TOP) AND THE 505(BTM) MOTOCROSS BIKES. BENELLI IS A PREMIUM BUILDER OF STREET BIKES, MOTOCROSS BIKES, SCOOTERS, AND JET-SKIS. THE BX 449 IS A SUPER POWERFUL BIKE FOR BEING A MOTOCROSS READY BIKE WITH 56HP! THE 505 IS A ENDURO/MOTOCROSS BIKE AND PUMPS OUT 60HP! JUST TO PROVE HOW WELL THE BENELLI BIKES ARE BUILT, BENELLI HAS A 2 YEAR WARRANTY ON ITS BIKES- MOST HAVE 6 MONTHS! THE BX HAS A DOHC LIQUID COOLED 4 STROKE MOTOR, 41 MM CARB, 5 SPD TRANS, 50MM FORKS, SACHS SHOCK, AND AWESOME BRAKES. THE 505 HAS THE SAME STATS EXCEPT FOR HAVING 42MM THROTTLE BODY EFI, ELECTRIC AND KICK START, AND A 6 SPD TRANS. THESE ARE THE ULTIMATE IN MOTOCROSS BIKES IN THE WORLD AND IT COST TO PLAY ALSO, MSRP 449 $9,299 AND 505 $10,599. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THESE GUYS START RACING IN THE OUTDOOR SERIES, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AND THAT IS SAD. NOW YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU HAVE HEARD OF BENELLI AND KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THEM TOO. BE WATCHING ON THE NEWS PAGE 1 FOR THE BENELLI JET-SKI PREVIEW, THEY HAVE A 340+HP JET-SKI, YEP! BELOW IS THE SUPERMOTO IN THE SUPERMOTO SECTION.

I DON'T THINK THAT A INTRODUCTION NEEDS TO BE MADE, YOU SHOULD KNOW THE NAME BBR IN MINI BIKES. THIS IS THE BRAND NEW BBR MM12P PRODUCTION BIKE BASED OFF OF A KLX 110.  IT HAS A DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL 150CC MOTOR, 4 SPD TRANS, 28MM KEIHIN CARB, 35MM MARZOCCHI FORKS, BBR BILLET SUPER SHOCK, DISC BRAKES, 138LB WET WEIGHT, AND 31" SEAT HEIGHT. BBR BIKES ARE ABOUT AS CUSTOM AS THEY COME AND FOR A PRICE STARTING AT $4000. THE PRICE IS CRAZY, BUT SO ARE THE TRICK FACTOR OF THE BIKES. THESE ARE THE GUYS IF YOU REMEMBER THE POWERSPORTS LIFE STORY LAST YEAR, BBR BUILT THE MCGRATH REPLICA CRF 150R THAT WAS AS TRICK AS ANY FACTORY RACE BIKE.



I KNOW, I KNOW, WHAT THE HECK IS BMW DOING BUILDING A BRAND NEW MOTOCROSS/ENDURO BIKE FROM THE GROUND UP? BMW BOUGHT HUSQVARNA AND HUSKY BUILDS A 450 BIKE ALREADY! IT IS A LITTLE CRAZY TO BUILD A DIRECT COMPETITOR TO A BIKE THAT YOU OWN ALREADY, WHAT CAN YOU SAY! YOU CAN SAY, WHO CARES! THIS IS A REAL DEAL BIKE AND BMW HAS MADE IT A MONSTER THEIR FIRST MODEL OUT! THE MOTOR IS ENGINEERED BY BMW, BUT IS BUILT BY KYMCO IN TAIWAN AND HAS A MASSIVE 51HP COMING FROM A 449.5CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR WITH FUEL INJECTION. IT HAS A STAINLESS STEEL FRAME/ALUMINUM SUB-FRAME, 45MM MARZOCCHI FORKS, OHLINS SHOCK, DISC BRAKES, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE TECHNOLOGY. FROM THE PICS ABOVE, YOU CAN SEE THE COOL LINKLESS REAR SUSPENSION SET-UP AND IT IS THE REASON FOR THIS BIKES GREAT HANDLING. HANDLING YOU ASK, THE REASON IS THE SWINGARM PIVOTS ON THE SAME AXIS AS THE GEARBOX SPROCKET AND THAT LEADS TO BETTER TRACTION AND NO AFFECT FROM HARD LANDINGS. THE SWINGARM IS 30MM LONGER DUE TO THE PIVOT POINT AND THAT ALSO HELPS STABILITY AND THAT LETS THE MOTOR SIT FURTHER BACK IN THE FRAME TO ALLOW THE INTAKE TO THE MOTOR BE A STRAIGHT LINE AND THE AIRBOX SITS WHERE THE NORMAL TANK SITS. DO YOU SEE A TREND HERE? BMW IS THE BEST AT ENGINEERING ANYTHING BETTER AND THAT NOW INCLUDES BIKES. I COULD GO ON AND ON HERE, BUT THE FACT IS THAT BMW HAS HIT A HOME-RUN ON THE FIRST SWING.THE BIKE HAS A MSRP OF $8200, I LOVE NEW IDEAS AND MORE BIKES IN THE MIX AND I HOPE TO SEE THIS ONE STAY!


THE 09 GAS GAS LINE-UP LOOKS GREAT AND I AM SURE VERY FAST AS ALWAYS. GAS GAS HAS CHANGED ITS FACE A LITTLE BY CUTTING BACK TO ONE ATV AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL ONLY HAVE ONE TRUE MOTOCROSS BIKE(PIC BELOW)AND AT LEAST IT IS A PINGER AND A 250CC AT THAT. GAS GAS USUALLY KNOWN FOR ITS RACING BLOOD LINE HAS WENT A LITTLE SOFT IN 09. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICS ABOVE, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF ENDURO BIKES. GAS GAS HAS A FULL RANGE OF ENDURO BIKES THAT GO FROM 125CC TO 300CC ON 2 STROKES AND 450 TO 515 ON THE STROKERS. WE HAVE ALWAYS LIKED GAS GAS AND THAT WILL CONTINE, BUT IT IS SAD TO SEE THE MOTOCROSS BIKES AND ATVS GO AWAY. STAY TUNED!


GAS GAS HAS SENT THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW A FEW MODELS FROM THE 09 LINE-UP AND THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY TO COME FOR THE 09 GAS GAS LINE-UP. THIS IS THE 09 GAS GAS MC 250, THE MC STANDS FOR MOTOCROSS. IT HAS THE ULTRA FAST 249CC LIQUID COOLED 2 STROKE MOTOR, REED INTAKE IS DIRECTLY MOUNTED IN THE CRANKCASE, 6 SPD TRANS, HYDRAULIC CLUTCH, CHROMOLY FRAME, 50MM MARZOCCHI FORKS, SACHS SHOCK, DISC BRAKES, AND 38MM CARB. THIS IS AWESOME TO HAVE ANOTHER MANUFACTURER STANDING BEHIND 2 STROKES. GAS GAS BUILDS 125, 200, 250, AND 300CC 2 STROKES. WE WILL BE POSTING MORE 09 GAS GAS MODELS IN THE DAYS TO COME. STAY TUNED.


WELL, DID YOU GUESS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ASKED IN THE DIRTBIKE NEWS BELOW? IF NOT, THAT IS OK. BECAUSE THIS BIKE IS BRAND NEW AND JUST RELEASED TO THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW TO POST ON THE WEB. WELCOME TO THE 09 APRILIA MXV 450 PURE MOTOCROSS BIKE. YES, APRILIA HAS SET ANOTHER NEW TREND IN BEING THE FIRST V-TWIN MOTOCROSS BIKE. IF YOU LOOK CLOSE, IT HAS A KICK START LEVER, THIS IS A TRUE RACE BIKE. WITH A 77 DEGREE V-TWIN 449CC MOTOR, 13:1 COMPRESSION, 4 SPD TRANS, TITANIUM EXHAUST, 50MM MARZOCCHI FORKS, SACHS SHOCK, NISSIN BRAKES, 38MM FI W/ HARD AND SOFT MAPPINGS CONTROLLED ON THE HANDLEBARS, AND MUCH MORE. NEVER COUNT OUT APRILIA, THEY HAVE MADE HUGE STRIDES IN THE FEW SHORT YEARS THAT THEY STARTED BUILDING DIRTBIKES. THEY WIN IN STREET BIKES AND THEY WILL EVENTUALLY WIN IN THE DIRT TOO. THEIR SUPERMOTO TEAM WAS VERY COMPETITIVE IN THE 08 AMA SUPERMOTO SERIES AND I EXPECT EVEN BETTER IN 09. DO WE NOW HAVE A 6 MANUFACTURER RACE NOW IN MOTCROSS? IF APRILIA CAN GET ALL THAT HUGE POWER MATED TO SUSPENSION THAT WORKS, THIS MXV 450 WILL BE A MONSTER! DON'T LET THE SMALL DUAL EXHAUST FOOL YOU, IT MEETS THE 94DB RULES!




TM RACING HAS FINALLY SENT THE POWERSPORTS LIFE THE COMPLETE 09 LINE-UP. TM RACING BUILDS RACE READY BIKES IN ITALY, THEIR WELL KNOWN FOR BUILDING RACING KART MOTORS. THE GREAT THING ABOUT TM RACING IS THAT THEY STILL BUILD A COMPLETE LINE-UP OF 2 STROKES IN THE MOTOCROSS AND ENDURO BIKES. THE PINGER LINE-UP RANGES FROM A 85CC TO A 300CC AND YOU GET THE SAME BIKES IN ENDURO TOO. NOW THE STROKERS RUN FROM 250CC TO 530 IN THE MOTOCROSS AND ENDURO BIKES. TM RACING PUTS HIGH QUALITY PARTS ON ALL THEIR BIKES AND THAT INCLUDES MARZOCCHI USD 50MM FORKS, SACHS SHOCK, BREMBO BRAKES, 5 SPD TRANS, AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION FOR OHLINS 48MM FORKS AND SHOCK. THE ONE SURPRISE IS HOW TRICK THE 85CC PINGER IS, IT HAS A 28MM CARB, 6 SPD TRANS, BREMBO BRAKES, PAIOLI USD 43MM FORKS, WP SHOCK, AND A LOT MORE. GET TO KNOW THESE BIKES, IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO BUY ONE, DO IT! THANKS TM RACING FOR NEVER FOLLOWING THE CROWD!


JUST IN CASE YOU NEED A INTRODUCTION, THIS IS THE 09 BETA 450RR. BETA ARE HAND-BUILT BIKES THAT HAVE KTM MOTORS. THESE BIKES ARE HIGHLY TRICKED OUT AND COME READY TO RACE. THE BIKE HAS 448CC KTM MOTOR WITH A 6SPD TRANS, MARZOCCHI FORKS, SACHS SHOCK, 11:1 COMPRESS, AND NEW WHITE PLASTICS FOR 09. NO DOUBT THESE ARE ONE OF THOSE DREAM BIKES THAT EVERYONE WANTS, BUT THE $8,499 PRICE AND SMALL DEALER NETWORK WITH PARTS BEING A MOSTLY SHIPPING ISSUE IS A HOLD BACK FOR SOME. IT IS FUN TO DROOL AND LOOK AT THE PRETTY PICTURES!

OF COURSE YOU ALL KNOW THE POWERSPORTS LIFE CREW LOVES THE BETA LINE OF BIKES WITH KTM MOTORS AND NOW THEY JUST SENT US THE INFO ON THE BRAND NEW 09 450RS AND 525RS PURE SUPERMOTO BIKES. THEY BOTH ARE STREET LEGAL IN ALL 50 STATES AND WOULD MAKE AWESOME PLAY BIKES FOR THE WEEKEND WARRIORS OR RACERS. THERE WILL ONLY BE 10 450RS AND 10 525RS SUPERMOTOS THAT WILL BE BUILT PERIOD, I WOULD SAY EXTREME LIMITED EDITIONS. THE MSRP ON THE 450RS IS A STEEP $9399 AND WILL MAKE IT EVEN MORE LIMITED. STOP DROOLING ON THE KEYBOARD, GO BUY ONE!!!

WELCOME THE 09 BENELLI BX 530SM. YOU ARE CORRECT, THE SM STANDS FOR PURE RACING SUPERMOTO BIKE. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE IN SUPERMOTO RACING OR PLAYING. THE STATS ON THIS BIKE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE MOTOCROSS BROTHER BIKES. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THE HUGE BRAKES THAT THIS SUPERMOTO CARRIES! I BELEIEVE THAT THIS BIKE SPEAKS VOLUMES WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, THE PICTURE TELLS THE STORY BEST. AWESOME!!!!  

THE 09 KTM 450SM IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BIKES YOU CAN LAY EYES ON. IT IS RACE READY AND IS A FULL-BLOWN RACE 450 CLASS SUPERMOTO BIKE. THE STATS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE 450SX, BUT IT IS ONE OF A FEW PURPOSE BUILT RACE SUPERMOTO BIKES. THANK YOU KTM FOR BEING THE LEADER IN A SMALL BUT GROWING CLASS. KTM WAS RELLY SHOWING ITS RACING SIDE IN THE AMA SUPERMOTO SERIES IN 08 AND I BELIEVE THAT 09 WILL BE BETTER!!

GAS GAS NEVER LETS US DOWN, THE 09 LINE-UP IS AWESOME! HERE IS THE 09 GAS GAS 450SM AND IT IS AS FAST AS IT LOOKS. THE SUPERMOTO HAS A 449CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, EFI, HYDRAULIC CLUTCH, 6 SPD TRANS, KICK/ELECTRIC START, CHROMOLY FRAME, 48MM FORKS, SACHS SHOCK, NISSIN BRAKES AND A LOT MORE. I REALLY LIKE THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE GAS GAS LOOKS IN 09, THE BIKES LOOK CLEAN AND FAST. MORE GAS GAS 09 LINE-UP TO COME. STAY TUNED!!!!

AS YOU SEE IN THE PICS ABOVE, TM RACING HAS RELEASED THE FULL 09 LINE-UP FOR SUPERMOTO BIKES AND NO REAL CHANGES FOR 09. TM RACING BUILD RACE READY SUPERMOTO BIKES AND THE COOL THING IS THAT TM RACING OFFERS A 450(TOP 2 PICS), 530, AND A 660 IN THE STROKERS. THE BTM PIC IS A 125CC PINGER SUPERMOTARD BIKE, THAT ROCKS. SUPERMOTO BIKES HAVE THE SAME STATS AS THEIR MOTOCROSS BROS., JUST A FEW DIFFERENT ITEMS AND THE MAIN ONE IS A LARGER CARB AT 41MM ON THE 450. I CAN'T IMAGINE A 660 MOTOR ON THE 450 FRAME, AWESOME! 


THE 09 KAWASAKI KLX 250SF IS A NICE SUPERMOTARD AND SHOULD BE A PLAYER IN THE GROWING 250CC SUPERMOTARD CLASS. THE BIKE HAS A DOHC 249CC LIQUID COOLED MOTOR, 6 SPD TRANS, 43MM FORKS, 17" WHEELS, AND A 33.9" SEAT HEIGHT. I KNOW THAT ALL THE MANUFACTURERS ARE KEEPING THE SLEEK LOOK IN MIND, BUT THE SMALL TANKS ON THESE BIKES LIMIT THEIR RANGE. THE KLX HAS A 2.0GAL TANK AND YOU WILL BE REFUELING THE BIKE OFTEN.  


THIS IS THE 09 YAMAHA WR 250X SUPERMOTO BIKE, MORE INFO TO COME AND SOME INFO ON THE BRAND NEW FOR 09 WR 125X. YAMAHA HAS A GREAT START ON THE SUPERMOTO BIKE CLASS, BUT THEY NEED TO BRING A RACE READY 450 TO THE LINE-UP AND COMPETE WITH THE KTM, HUSQVARNA, HUSABERG RACE READY SUPERMOTO BIKES!

WELL, IT APPEARS THAT YAMAHA IS LEAKING ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT IS THE 2010 YZ450F. THIS IS A PICTURE OF A SCREEN FROM YAMAHA,THAT HOLDS THE 2010 YZ450F OF THE FUTURE AND IT HAS A LITTLE SECRET. LOOK AT THE REVERSE-CYLINDER IN THE MOTOR BAY. THIS REVERSE-CYLINDER DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THE BTM END OF THE MOTOR TO BE MOVED FORWARD IN THE CHASSIS TO HELP WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND HANDLING. THIS DESIGN ALSO ALLOWS THE EXHAUST PIPE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE SILENCER. YOUR ASKING, SO? WELL, THE HEADER PIPE WON'T GET IN THE WAY OF THE FRONT TIRE AND THAT WOULD ALLOW YAMAHA TO PLAY AROUND WITH FRONT RAKE TO HELP STEERING AND TRACKING IN CORNERS. WE EXPECT TO SEE THE YAMAHA POWERSPORTS 2010 LINE-UP SOON. KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR UPDATES.