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Reports suggest that promising Vancouver based electric sportbike manufacturer Damon Motorcycles will likely be removed from the NASDAQ stock market as its shares have " lost all value ". Another example of an over optimistic EV start-up finding out the hard way that going public probably wasn ' t the best idea. Having lost one of its co-founders( Jay Giraud) its CEO, CMO and CTO Derek Doresteyn, the brand is now back in the hands of the other co-founder Dominique Kwong as CEO. Doresteyn was the man behind SF Bay Area Alta Motors and its much-admired Redshift MXR electric off-roader- before Harley screwed that pooch( having previously done much the same to Mission Motors- another Bay Area WV startup). Damon has stated that it was back, and that it is moving into the mobility space, as well as open to licensing its safety and electric powertrain technology to industry partners.
BRP ' s Design and Innovation Team has been recognized with the coveted Red Dot Design Team of the Year 2025 award. Presented since 1988, prior recipients include Ferrari, Thule, Apple and Porsche.
In a pre-emptive move ahead of likely tariff impacts, Garland Tx. based pricepoint UTV ', off-road, on-road and marine manufacturer Massimo( NASDAQ: MAMO) has moved its MVR Golf Cart Production to the U. S. to " enhance quality control and market positioning." Founded in 2009, Massimo is a manufacturer and distributor of internal combustion engine and electric powered powersports vehicles and pontoon boats. The company ' s 376,000 square foot factory is in the heart of the Dallas / Fort Worth area of Texas in the city of Garland; www. massimomotor. com
Pirelli is to become the Official MotoGP tire supplier from 2027- Michelin will remain the exclusive supplier for MotoGP and MotoE until the end of the current technical regulations, at the close of the 2026 season. Pirelli is already the ' spec-tire ' for Moto2, Moto3 and much of the Road to MotoGP. A new five-year contract will run thru 2031 inclusive; www. motogp. com
RideApart reports that Indian manufacturer Royal Enfield sent a year ' s worth of bikes to the US to beat tariffs- that ' s a 9,000-motorcycle stockpile, which is said to be well above its usual annual North American sales volume.
2025 King Of The Baggers
May 31-June 01, Elkhart Lake, WI
Round 5- Wyman Leads Harley Factory Sweep
The fifth round of the 2025 King Of The Baggers season at ' Road America ', Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin saw Kyle Wyman taking the win ahead of teammates Bradley Smith, second, and James Rispoli third for a wellreceived podium sweep for the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing team, just an hour north from The Motor Company ' s Milwaukee headquarters. Wyman was fast from the very first practice session. The winningest rider in KOTB history won his fourth race of the year and the 22nd of his career. Smith finished second for the second time in his debut season in his first visit to Road America. The Brit was strong in the race and even closed on Wyman to come up just. 255 of a second behind Harley ' s team leader after setting the fastest lap of the race on the very last go-around. Smith, in turn, was 4.2 seconds ahead of Rispoli at the finish. Rispoli was chased to the flag by S & S / Indian Motorcycle ' s Tyler O ' Hara( on the Indian Challenger), RevZilla / Motul / Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson ' s Hayden Gillim and defending series champion Troy Herfoss, sixth – also on the S & S Indian Challenger. In the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing ' s Sam Drane won his firstcareer MotoAmerica race with victory on Saturday in the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul after winning a drafting battle to the finish line. The race turned into a three-way battle for victory with Drane joined by fellow Australian Bodie Paige and championship points leader Alessandro Di Mario, with just. 040 of a second covering the top three. Kira Knebel kept her perfect win record intact today with her second Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race victory of the season coming in a redflag-shortened race at Road America. Knebel led all five laps, besting Shae MacGregor by 2.750 seconds.
Round 6- Herfoss in Dramatic Win
The sixth round, and the second of the two-race weekend at Road America, Lake Elkhart, saw a last corner tussle ending with Briton Bradley Smith crashing out and defending champion Troy Herfoss taking his first win of
Kyle Wyman had his hands full with teammate Bradley Smith in the closing laps of Saturday ' s Mission King Of The Baggers race at Road America. Wyman led a Harley-Davidson factory sweep of the top three.
Smith was eventually disqualified from his second place in race one when his HD x Dynojet Road Glide was found to be in violation of the 7000 maximum RPM limit. Rispoli and everyone behind him moved up a place, giving Tyler O ' Hara( S & S / Indian Motorcycle) a race one third place podium spot
the 2025 season. A day after seeing Harley ' s podium lockout in race one on Saturday, S & S / Indian Motorcycle ' s Troy Herfoss was determined to take his title defence up a notch. Battling at the front of the pack with an equally intense Bradley Smith, it was a battle between two racers desperately wanting the win. Smith led into the final corner on the last lap with the lead, ran wide and left a hole that Herfoss charged through. The pair came to together on the exit with Smith crashing his Harley- Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing Road Glide and Herfoss riding to victory on his Indian Challenger. Smith ' s two teammates James Rispoli and Kyle Wyman, meanwhile, watched it unfold right in front of them and raced up the hill to finish second and third, respectively. Defending series champion Herfoss ended up topping Rispoli by just. 229 of a second. For Rispoli, it was a good weekend after a miserable start to his season. Two podium finishes always make a guy feel better and Rispoli had to be pleased with his results. Herfoss ' S & S / Indian Motorcycle teammate Tyler O ' Hara finished fourth, hot on Wyman ' s tail and slightly ahead of RevZilla / Motul / Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson ' s Hayden Gillim. S & S / Indian Motorcycle ' s Loris Baz was sixth with Saddlemen Race Development ' s Jake Lewis seventh. TAB Performance Racing ' s Kyle Ohnsorg, SDI Racing ' s Cameron Beaubier and Gillim ' s teammate Rocco Landers rounded out the top 10. In the second Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race of the weekend, seven riders were separated by little more than a second with championship points leader Alessandro Di Mario celebrating his high-school graduation in the best possible way with his third win of the season. In the second Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. of the weekend Miranda Cain won the closest race in series history with topping Camille Conrad by a scant. 079 of a second. Cassie Creer finished third, some 13 seconds behind the lead duo.
( From left to right) James Rispoli, Troy Herfoss and Kyle Wyman race two King Of The Baggers podium at Road America. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
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