PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing on May 5 to consider a bill that would designate more than 24 million acres of public lands in western states as Wilderness or Wilderness Preservation System land. If approved by the full Congress, the measure would close off more than 24 million acres in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming to off-highway vehicle (OHV) riders, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.

This is equivalent to a land grab the size of the state of Indiana.

Ace Cafe London and the organisers of the BMF’s Garden Of England Motorcycle Show are delighted to announce for the first time a Weekends Hospitality from the famous North London Biker’s haunt to the show, which is held at the Hop Farm near Paddock Wood in Kent.

Known as the friendliest bike show in the UK, GEMS as a destination will take the Ace riders to the heart of the beautiful Kentish countryside. The Show brings together bike enthusiasts from all over the region with great entertainment, great company and bargains to be had - as well as some of the best pubs to be found anywhere.

KTM North America is proud to introduce KTM Adventure Tours for North America. Following in the tracks of the extremely successful KTM Adventure Tours program already established in locations around the world, the KTM North American Tours program will expand into Mexico, Canadaand the United States.

Scot Harden, an off-road and rally champion, has been selected to direct the KTM North American Tours. “I couldn’t be more excited about being chosen to take on this new challenge,

Kickstarters Gascoyne Dash 2005 is the most extreme off-road desert race in Australia winding through mountain ranges, desert plains and dunes, vast river beds and scrub.

It is a two day race covering over 500 kilometres starting on the edge of the desert and finishing at the sea.

With divisions for Motorcycles Western Australia accredited bikes and Confederation of Australian Motor Sport accredited four wheel drives and buggies, 150 participants are expected to contend in this years Dash.

The Dash begins on Thursday the 20th October with a street parade in Carnarvon involving all competitors and a welcome dinner to follow. On Friday at 1pm is the prologue at Coonantha on Bidgemia station, 35 kilometres from the Gascoyne Junction.

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Husqvarna has signed on as naming rights sponsor for the Husqvarna Bulahdelah Trail Bike Rally to be held on the 5th and 6th of November. The two-day event is being promoted by R&C Promotions, organisers of the recent Husqvarna Watagan’s Trail Bike Bash, and is set to be another awesome weekend of riding through some of the best trails NSW has to offer.

The Bulahdelah event, only two and a half hours from the Sydney CBD, will offer two trails ensuring riders are kept busy and challenged over the weekend. The event also offers entrants free on-site camping, free showbag, free entertainment, Saturday night band, and free breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Every entrant also automatically goes in to the draw to win an assortment of prizes across the weekend, including a brand new Husqvarna TE450.

AdrenalinX is official technical and safety partner to Brands Hatch and following the hugely successful AdrenalinX Minimoto & Pocketbike Hire Event at Brands Hatch over the BSB Easter Weekend, AdrenalinX is launching its exclusive ACU approved Minimoto & Pocketbike Club in April 2005; along with an associated website.

AdrenalinX Minimoto & Pocketbike Club Members will also have a membership card that will entitle them to a VAT FREE Discount when purchasing online on all Dainese Multisport Sport products (subject to availability and as determined by AdrenalinX)

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Dec. 13, 2004) -- AMA Pro Racing has released its schedule for the 2005 AMA Hillclimb Championship presented by Pace American. The 2005 series will consist of 11 rounds, two of which are new events. The championship kicks off on May 15 with the Iron Horseman promoted event at Middlebury, Ind., and concludes on Oct. 9 with the Dayton Motorcycle Club

Full Throttle Sports has recently embarked upon new initiatives to increase participation within the sport and encourage students to consider the diversified careers in the sport of motorcycling.

Full Throttle Sports Honda director Yarrive Konsky has a goal to improve the profile of off road motorcycling that is shared by his sponsors and fellow riders-

“We want to increase participation in the sport, although primarily we want to increase awareness, not just for the sport as a profession, but as a professional sport providing a diverse
range of exciting career opportunities. If we ignore these ideas and concentrate on sales alone, then the future of the sport in my view looks grim.”

I'm a big fan of Douglas Adams, and tonight when looking through some old jokes I've received in the past, I found the gem below. I live in Australia, and lots of the things are true. For example, there are actually LOTS of snakes in Australia as well. Even if Douglas Adams didn't write it, its worth a read ;-)