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Swedish head protection specialist MIPS has invested $ 1.3m for a 25 % stake in Quin , a Dallas , Texas , based sensor-based technology company specializing in event detection and data-driven emergency response protocols , offering specialized sensor fusion and software to helmet brands since 2018 . " Quin ' s proprietary technology turns passive gear into smart companions , connecting the closest emergency services to those in distress ." The MIPS system is a helmet additive technology that , after many years of struggling to gain acceptance has now become an important safety hallmark for leading helmet brands . The deal with Quin could pave the way for MIPS to further develop its brand ' s safety story .

Alvaro Bautista is the 2023 Superbike World Champion . The Aruba . it Racing Ducati rider has won his second consecutive world title on the Panigale V4 R , winning a record braking 27 WSBK rounds in 2023 . This marks Ducati ' s 16th WorldSBK Riders ' Championship , further solidifying its absolute record in the category . With teammate Michael Rinaldi and Danilo Petrucci from the Barni Spark Racing Team , and Axel Bassani from the Motocorsa Racing team ( the best independent team of 2023 ), Bautista also contributed to winning the Constructors ' title - the 19th in Ducati ' s history . The Aruba . it Racing Ducati Team also secured the 2023 team title , completing the " Triple Crown " for Ducati after Bautista ' s Riders ' title and the Constructors ' title .

KTM Owner PIERER Mobility has confirmed an " intensification of the joint venture with CFMOTO " in the areas of product strategy , development and industrialization . Besides taking over the distribution of CFMOTO motorcycles by KTM in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Spain and Great Britain , the production capacity of the joint venture partner in China will be expanded from the current 50,000 capacity to 100,000 units . As a sign of the deepening of the cooperation , CFMOTO increased its stake in the stock of Swiss stock exchange listed PIERER Mobility AG to 2.0 % in July 2023 .

Ducati has announced that it is to enter the Italian Motocross Championship in 2024 . A prototype motocrosser has been under development for at least a couple of years , with a multiyear project seeing the creation of a complete range of off-road engines and motorcycles . Ducati has agreed and signed ninetime Motocross World Champion Antonio Cairoli as a test rider .

MotoAmerica has released what it describes as a " tentative " 2024 eightclass MotoAmerica Championship schedule , including 20 Superbike races held over nine rounds and two additional Mission King Of The Baggers races - the Daytona 200 and the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - expanding the series to eight race weekends for 2024 . MotoAmerica will again begin its season with its Supersport class competing in the non-points-paying Daytona 200 , with the Mission King Of

In other KOTB news , Harley has confirmed Kyle Wyman and James Rispoli as Screamin ' Eagle factory racing team riders in the 2024 series .

The Zodiac Bikers Book " is the best aftermarket catalog ever made ," says General Manager Vincent Pels . " This 2023-2024 edition contains more than 40,000 parts and accessories and is one of the most extensive catalogs available for the Harley-Davidson and American V-twin aftermarket ." Available in English , German , French , Italian and Spanish " we are constantly enlarging and adjusting our line of products to

2024 Mission King of the Baggers Series

The Baggers Championship , Twins Cup and Mission Super Hooligan National Championship kicking off their

James Rispoli

Kyle Wyman won seven races during the 2023 King Of The Baggers season and finished third in the season championship . Kyle is the winningest racer in MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers history , with 12 total race wins in the 24 events since the start of the series in the 2021 season , plus the 2021 season championship to his credit . Replacing 2023 H-D factory rider Travis Wyman , and having ridden for Vance & Hines H-D in 2023 , James Rispoli won two KOTB races , plus he scored five second place finishes and three third place finishes for second overall in the championship . Rispoli , who was signed to a one-year contract with the factory team , has a long history of racing Harley-Davidson motorcycles dating back to racing an XR750 as a teenager , and earning the

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seasons with the start of those three championships .

Kyle Wyman

nickname " Hogspoli " after winning the AFT Production Twins championship on a Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R in 2020 . He also won back-to-back AMA Pro Racing Supersport championships in 2011-2012 .

Zodiac General Manager Vincent Pels

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