We’ve given a lot of attention to the Smartuki here but there were some early motorcycle powered cars with interesting designs, too. The BMW Isetta and Messerschmitt KR were around in the 1950′s and early 1960′s. Long out of production, Tritech, a company in the U.K., started making replacement parts so owners could keep them [...]
September 2005
Kawasaki has announced their 2006 contingency program: Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., (KMC) recently announced that the all-new 2006 NINJA® 650R and NINJA® ZX™-14 will be included as eligible models in the Team Green™ 2006 Race Rewards Program. Effective January 1, 2006, Kawasaki is increasing payouts at major road racing events across the country, including Superbike [...]
Two of the Ducati Sport Classics, the Paul Smart 1000 Limited Edition and the Sport 1000 have started rolling out of the factory. From the Ducati press release: At the end of 2003, Ducati previewed three new concept bikes at the Tokyo Motor Show, which embodied the beauty, timeless style and sporting heritage of the [...]
Yesterday’s post on motorcycle kits and components drew some response and a long critique by one reader (Aaron), who pointed out some pitfalls. Most of the critique illustrated the difficulty of facing the manufacturers at their own game which is building the latest high tech bike. I would cede that territory without a fight because [...]
