Archive for February, 2007
2007 America’s Most Beautiful Motorcycle?
28 February 2007This is America’s Most Beautiful Motorcycle? The Grand National Roadster Show was held in Pomona, California last month and among all of the cars they had some motorcycles, I don’t know how many, but when they passed out the awards, this one was judged most beautiful. … I don’t get it. I mean, I REALLY [...]
The Last Great Motorcycle Road
28 February 2007How would you define your perfect road? A few features might be:
Smooth pavement free of potholes
No loose gravel and no oily patches
Wide berms with no big dropoffs
Very little traffic
Great scenery
Moderate temperatures, usually great weather
No overzealous police enforcement
A combination of straight stretches, sweeping turns and tight twisties
Elevation changes to keep it interesting
Small towns every so often [...]
MotoGP - New Season - New Engines
27 February 2007The MotoGP season will begin in Qatar, March 10th and the official test session in Jerez gave us a glimpse of what all of the new bikes and smaller engines will mean, … faster bikes and lower lap times. In the pre season test, where Valentino Rossi ran the fastest lap followed by Pedrosa, Edwards [...]
OpenRoadJourney Motorcycle Route Planner
26 February 2007For a lot of us, it’s a bit cold for riding right now so what better time to start thinking about a few road trips when the weather turns warm? You probably know where to go for a nice ride if you have an hour or two or even a day but what happens when [...]
Port-A-Chopper Motorcycle Powersports Trailer
26 February 2007Sometimes you need a trailer, most of the time it just sits around taking up space. QC Metal Fab, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana makes a collapsible trailer that will knock down for easy storage, reassemble without tools in 15 minutes and if you take it somewhere, the trailer will fit in the trunk of your [...]
Fusion Motorcycles - The Machine
26 February 2007Will Thibeault, of Fusion Motorcycles created a Harley big twin powered custom with some unique features you miss at first glance. From certain angles, it has a profile similar to a Confederate Hellcat, probably due to the long curved tank, the seat location and the tiny headlights but it goes beyond that with an aluminum [...]
Motorcycle Exclusivity - Does It Matter To You?
23 February 2007How much does exclusivity matter to you? If you buy a motorcycle that is no different than the bikes owned and ridden by thousands of other riders, does it bother you? Or does it make you feel as though you’re part of the group? Or does it even cross your mind? When you think about [...]
Harley Davidson Strike Over - Production Resumes
22 February 2007Harley Davidson will resume production after striking workers ratified a new 3 year agreement.
Harley Davidson press release:
Harley-Davidson Motor Company reported that motorcycle production will resume with the third shift this evening at the Company’s final assembly operations in York, following today’s ratification of a new labor agreement by its unionized employees. The new three-year agreement [...]
