Archive for May, 2005
AMA Prostar adds AHDRA to Hot Rod class
27 May 2005AMA Prostar drag racing has a Hot Rod Cruiser class based on the high performance V-twin cruisers. This is a street legal class where all of the big V-twins from Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, etc. face off. After the initial year, five years ago, Yamaha has since run away with the class using Patrick Racing’s help [...]
CEM - Cylindrical Energy Module
27 May 2005Yesterday I noticed another article about the apparent upcoming Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe, where once again, a famous old name is used to give a brand new concept car the aura of a classic. That’s another subject altogether. However, there were two things I didn’t notice before. One, is the company is also designing a motorcycle [...]
AMA Superbikes 1000cc thru 2008
26 May 2005From the AMA press release:
AMA Pro Racing said today that it will continue to utilize 1000cc-based equipment in the AMA Superbike Championship through the 2008 racing season.
Rules adding 1000cc motorcycles to the class were announced in 2002 for the 2003 racing season. Current AMA Superbike rules feature 901-1000cc four-stroke engines with two or more cylinders, [...]
Electric motorcycles
26 May 2005A few days ago I mentioned the Electra Cruiser which looks pretty interesting but doesn’t appear to be a performance bike in any way. Sometimes you think more along the lines of electric scooters like the Vectrix when someone says battery powered. The other day some folks were talking about the new electric powered Sting [...]
Hellcat’s for the stars
25 May 2005Waiting to get my haircut yesterday, I was leafing through People magazine (no bike magazines available) and I came across a picture of Brad Pitt riding down the street on his F113 Hellcat. Then I’m looking a little further and there is Tom Cruise getting on his motorcycle, an F113 Hellcat. I think Confederate Motorcycles [...]
Harley Davidson sues Ridley
24 May 2005Looks like when the motorcycle business slows down you put the lawyers to work. Word is just coming in that Harley Davidson is suing Ridley Motorcycles of Oklahoma City over their use of the word “glide” in the names of some of their motorcycles. If the case is successful, will GM then sue Harley for [...]
Early production for Ducati Sport Classics
24 May 2005From Ducati Press Release: Ducati will begin producing the Sportclassics in September 2005
At the opening of the classic motorcycle road race, the Motogiro d’Italia, Ducati gave a surprise preview of two of its three new SportClassic motorcycles. This unique 70’s-inspired range of Ducati motorcycles reflects the beauty, timeless style and sporting roots of the Borgo [...]
More motorcycle powered cars
24 May 2005Several times I’ve mentioned the shops building cars powered by motorcycle engines because the engines are just so powerful and their size so compact. I dropped by Z Cars and now I notice their Tiger Z100WR that is powered by two ZX12R engines and manages 0-60 in a mere 2.9 seconds. That’s as fast or [...]
