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    Overview

    .motorcycles is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string is categorized under Sport and is associated with the motorcycle market sector. The applicant and registry operator is Dominion Enterprises (DERMotorcycles, LLC). The gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 22 May 2014.

    History

    • Applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; listed on Reveal Day 13 June 2012.
    • Received a GAC Early Warning from Australia (GAC Chair Heather Dryden) during the application process.
    • Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed by Dominion Enterprises on 09 January 2014.
    • Delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 22 May 2014, completing the successful application.
    • Template metadata lists priority 902 and indicates Dominion Enterprises (DERMotorcycles, LLC) as the registry operator.

    Usage and Audience

    • The string is associated with the motorcycle market sector and categorized as a Sport gTLD.
    • The GAC Early Warning noted the application was seeking exclusive access to a common generic string that relates to a broad market sector, highlighting concerns about competition and market impact.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • A GAC Early Warning raised government-level concerns that exclusive control of a generic, sector-wide string like .motorcycles could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition. This concern is relevant to brand positioning and market access for stakeholders in the motorcycle sector.

    Operator

    XYZ.COM LLC

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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% This query returned 1 object

domain:       MOTORCYCLES

organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address:      4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address:      Las Vegas NV 89102
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         General Counsel
organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address:      4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address:      Las Vegas NV 89102
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 702 757 6555
e-mail:       hello@xyz.com

contact:      technical
name:         CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address:      Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address:      44 Gutter Lane
address:      London EC2V 6BR
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no:       +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail:       tld.ops@centralnic.com

nserver:      A.NIC.MOTORCYCLES 194.169.218.135 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:135
nserver:      B.NIC.MOTORCYCLES 185.24.64.135 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:135
nserver:      C.NIC.MOTORCYCLES 212.18.248.135 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:135
nserver:      D.NIC.MOTORCYCLES 212.18.249.135 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:135
ds-rdata:     4906 8 2 b200a2be6fcdbe18e128fcbf7f0e60f646b58f1d6c8842a9243c17aae03e74db
ds-rdata:     34942 8 2 5a0f6d031f2eabcbc8c3501be933fa32def649ab1172b5c8c51c9be6f38d6c91

whois:        whois.nic.motorcycles

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.motorcycles

created:      2014-05-01
changed:      2025-08-12
source:       IANA

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