Archive for November, 2007
Harley-Davidson Opens Dealership in East China
16 November 2007Harley Davidson now has another dealer in China. Their first was in Beijing, this one’s in Shanghai. I’m still curious how they’ll do over there. Lots of restrictions from what I understand.
Harley Davidson press release:
Harley-Davidson opened its first authorized dealership in East China on Nov. 3, 2007 in Shanghai. Jim Ziemer, CEO of Harley-Davidson Inc., [...]
S&S X-Wedge Custom for Jay Leno
16 November 2007The S&S boys teamed up with the ExxonMobil Mobil 1 crew to build an X-Wedge custom bike for Jay Leno. It’s powered by a 117 inch X-Wedge and is more of a sporty cruiser than any sort of chopper, after all, Jay Leno is a bit more performance oriented. This motorcycle is the first to [...]
Suzuki Crosscage Photos from Tokyo
15 November 2007The Suzuki Crosscage was one of the more distant concept motorcycles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. Powered by a fuel cell it is unlikely to see production in the near future but one never knows. It appears to have an electric motor at the rear wheel with the usual engine space taken up [...]
Piaggio MP3 Roof and Trailer
14 November 2007The popular Piaggio MP3 tilting 3 wheel scooter is getting a couple of new accessories, a roof and a trailer called the MP3 Wagon. From the looks of the photo, the roof appears to work with the winter windshield and gives you full top coverage. The trailer, shown at EICMA, completes the scooter SUV combination.
Isn’t [...]
MotoCzysz Documentary Coming to Discovery Channel
14 November 2007Birth of a Racer, a Discovery Channel documentary about the MotoCzysz C1 project and the MotoCzysz motorcycle company has just begun airing around the world. All of the dates announced so far cover countries everywhere except the U.S., which is “to be announced.” Last I checked, Oregon was in the U.S., MotoCzysz is a U.S. [...]
Hayabusa Frame Kit from BFO Motorcycles
14 November 2007BFO Motorcycles made a really sweet frame kit, called the SwitchBlade, for the Honda CBR900RR Fireblade. For their next project, they’ve decided to do the same type of high end frame kit for the Suzuki Hayabusa. This new kit will begin with a standard used Hayabusa and after removing the engine and various components, reinstall [...]
Mule Motorcycles Street Tracker Update
14 November 2007Richard Pollack’s Mule Motorcycles was covered here before but I stopped by his website and noticed he has a lot more photos up since the last time I looked. One project previously in progress has since been finished, the XR1660, and it is one of the best looking street tracker builds I’ve yet seen, though [...]
Dainese D-Air Racing Airbag Protection System
13 November 2007Airbag jackets have been around for a couple of years but Dainese has developed the D-Air Racing airbag system specifically designed to protect racers. The system was introduced at the Valencia GP in both the 250cc and 125cc classes. As luck would have it, the system was given a workout as a couple of riders [...]
