Archive for November, 2006
Ducati 1098 Introduced
9 November 2006Ducati has come out with their new superbike, the Ducati 1098. One quick glance shows a lot of styling cues going back to the very successful 916 design that many missed these last few years. Power output is said to be 160 horsepower with a weight of 381 pounds, very nice if those figures hold [...]
BMW Clever One of Time’s Best of 2006
9 November 2006The BMW Clever 3 wheeler that we wrote about is one of Time magazine’s best of 2006 award winners. It’s very similar to the Carver which we covered in the same article.
The Clever’s performance is acceptable for this type of vehicle and mileage numbers cited are pretty impressive but I think some independent confirmation [...]
Steve McQueen Auction This Weekend
8 November 2006Just a reminder to those of you who might be interested in picking up some Steve McQueen memorabilia, the auction we mentioned quite a while back will run this Saturday, November 11th, at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. There is a lot of “stuff” on the block, photos, books, signs, movie posters, a [...]
Fischer MRX Update
7 November 2006Since we last mentioned the Fischer MRX just as it went into production, we’ve received several comments here and there is now an article about it in the December 2006 Motorcyclist magazine, the cover story, actually. In our first article, we noted it wasn’t clear where the MRX was actually built and it is now [...]
Intercooled ProCharger for EFI Harley Davidsons
6 November 2006ProCharger has been going to all of the shows, including SEMA last week, letting everyone know about their intercooled ProCharger for Harley Davidson twin cam EFI V-Twins. If you’re riding a Harley and would like to bolt on some serious horsepower, these ProChargers can boost power from 50% to 65%, which the company says means [...]
Metric Revolution Build Off to Air on ESPN2
6 November 2006It’s been a long time coming but it looks like the Metric Revolution motorcycle build off TV series has found a home on ESPN2. The actual build offs have been completed and the bikes have been showing up in some motorcycle magazines and on a few web sites but the whole TV series that everyone [...]
Bienville Studios - JT Nesbitt
3 November 2006More than a year has passed since Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing split between Confederate Motorcycles and some of their previous employees. One well known name often associated with Confederate is that of designer J.T. Nesbitt, especially well known for the Wraith, a model that caught everyone a bit off guard with its very unique [...]
KTM Planning 2 Seat Automobile
1 November 2006KTM is a company on the move. We just mentioned their new 63 horsepower single, they have also announced they will be bringing the 990 Super Duke to the U.S. beginning February of 2007 and now they are going into the automotive business.
The plan is to make a 2 seat open roadster powered by [...]
