Archive for July, 2007
U.S. MotoGP 2007
23 July 2007Casey Stoner rode from the pole to the finish line and never looked back after passing Pedrosa on the first lap. Last year, Stoner often rode very well, contending for the top positions but ending his races early with a crash. This year, he is just riding extremely well, period.
Nicky Hayden did the bump [...]
BMW Buys Husqvarna Motorcycles
20 July 2007BMW has purchased Husqvarna motorcycles from MV Agusta. Price of the sale was not disclosed. Husqvarna will continue to operate as an independent unit and will continue operations in northern Italy.
‘With the Husqvarna models, which are focused on sports competitions, we can expand the range of BMW Motorrad to younger target groups as well as [...]
Moving the MotoGP From Race to Race
20 July 2007When everyone shows up at the U.S. Grand Prix this weekend, few will even think about how all of the race bikes and equipment managed to show up so quickly after being in Germany just last week. My wife sent along these photos of the move which was handled by some of the other folks [...]
Ducati Edition USB Drive and Compact Flash
19 July 2007Ducati and SanDisk have teamed up for this Ducati Edition line of compact flash cards and USB drives. They focus on the extreme performance of the flash memory to make the Ducati connection but it’s really all about people who like thiings with the Ducati brand all over it. There you are in that business [...]
Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007
19 July 2007Most anyone interested in vintage motorcycles already has this marked on their calendars and their plans are made but I want to remind everyone else that July 27-29, 2007, are the dates for the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. For me, this a must attend event every year. The swap [...]
V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine
19 July 2007Several custom bikes have recently shown up with 4 cylinder V-Quad engines, essentially 2 Harley Davidson V-Twins joined at the hip. OCC built their Intel chopper, Carl Brouhard built a twin turbo version and there are probably a few others.
Got a note yesterday from Tim, who sent me the link to Nelson Engineering, makers of [...]
NHTSA Examines Imported Motor Vehicle Parts
18 July 2007What happens when a foreign company simply refuses to recall unsafe motor vehicle parts or equipment? The NHTSA began thinking about that problem in light of recent events. Last month, a recall was initiated for tires manufactured by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., China’s second-largest tire maker. Hangzhou exports tires to FTS (Foreign Tire Sales), a [...]
S&S Planning X-Wedge Frames and Rolling Chassis
17 July 2007Doing a quick scan of the September issue of Cycle World, something caught my eye. In a follow up article on the new S&S X-Wedge engine, it was noted that since the engine’s mounting points were incompatible with frames designed for Harley Davidson engines, S&S would start building their own frames and rolling chassis. Most [...]
