this year, so why not go for the
Pro Motocross Championship
here? After all, Marvin Musquin
is currently in a Supercross-only
contract with KTM and his team-
mate Cooper Webb is strug-
gling a bit right now while Aaron
Plessinger is still recovering from
injury, so KTM might like the
idea of Herlings coming over and
giving it a try. If anything, it would
be a great attention-getter for the
series and KTM.
However, Herlings is far from
healed and might not have much
time (if any) on the bike before
the AMA series gets underway
next month. Plus, Herlings will
have to learn new tracks and go
up against America's best rac-
ers, most notably Eli Tomac and
fellow European GP racer and
defending 450MX Champion
Dylan Ferrandis, so it would not
be a walk in the park for the rider
many believe is fastest moto-
crosser ever. So, it's all still talk
for now.
Herlings wouldn't be alone,
however. His former KTM team-
mate Antonio Cairoli is reportedly
contemplating leaving Europe for
the AMA Nationals, as well, but
only a few of them, not the entire
series. Most likely the first two
rounds. Cairoli officially retired
last year but said back then he
wanted to race again in the U.S.
Evidently, Cairoli's number-222
has been reserved for him, just
in case.
Hitting The Street
From dirt to pavement, two new
street bikes were announced
last week. Harley-Davidson
revealed its new Nightster and
Royal Enfield its all-new Classic
350. Luckily, you won't have to
wait long for our first ride re-
views of them. We have a date
with Harley later this month, and
we already swung a leg over
the Classic 350 last week in
Georgia. We also met up with
Kawasaki last week in Hollywood
to ride the all-new Z650RS
"modern classic," and our Road
Test Editor Rennie Scaysbrook
is aboard Suzuki's new GSX-
S1000GT as we speak.
Speaking of Scaysbrook, we
are only six weeks away from
him finally living his dream of rac-
ing the Isle of Man TT. This was
an opportunity that first arose for
our resident Aussie in 2020, only
to be scrapped by Covid. He
was stymied again in 2021, much
to his disappointment (and ours,
as we had to hear all about it for
a second time). But finally, the
world is returning to normal, and
all systems are go. We can't wait
to see what Scaysbrook can do
on the fast and terrifying course,
even if we'll be watching through
our fingers.
Whew! Lots going on. So
keep an eye out for these re-
views and Rennie's great adven-
ture in upcoming issues of Cycle
News.
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Coming to America?
Royal Enfield just
announced the all-new
Classic 350 and we have
already ridden it.
