Archive for April, 2008
Yamaha CP250 and YP400 Scooter Recall
30 April 2008Yamaha has issued a recall for the Yamaha CP250 and YP400 scooters, model years from 2005 through 2007. Read the details below to see if you are affected.
Manufacturer: Yamaha
Model Year: 2005, 2006, 2007
Models affected: CP250, YP400
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V180000
Potential Units Affected: 9600
Problem: Yamaha is recalling 9,600 model year 2006-2007 CP250 and model year 2005-2007 YP400 [...]
Blackjack Zero - Moto Guzzi Powered 3 Wheeler
29 April 2008The Blackjack Zero, a reverse trike configuration car, has been around for a while powered by a VW flat four engine. They’ve just come out with a version powered by a Moto Guzzi V-Twin which, to my eye, looks better and fits in the tradition of the old Morgan 3 wheelers. Although they have some [...]
China International Motorcycle Trade Exposition
29 April 2008Chinese motorcycles and the Chinese motorcycle industry are coming along as evidenced by the recent show in Chongqing. Already producing motorcycles by the millions, they are steadily developing products that could have wide appeal in markets outside China .
The bike in the photo above, for instance, is a 250cc 4 valve DOHC liquid cooled [...]
The Uno - Parallel Wheel Electric Motorcycle
26 April 200818-year-old Canadian, Ben J. Poss Gulak, has always done a lot of tinkering, model trains, rockets, that sort of thing, but the Uno, is something else entirely. The Uno, is a parallel wheel, electric motorcycle that operates like a Segway, lean forward to go forward, lean backwards to go in reverse. Ben unveiled his creation [...]
Yamaha First Quarter Sales Down
25 April 2008Yamaha is having a bit of an off year so far, too. We mentioned Harley Davidson’s first quarter results a few days ago and now it looks like Yamaha sales are down 9 percent and profits are off 12 percent. Yamaha’s unit sales in the U.S., where they earn a quarter of their revenue, dropped [...]
Harley Davidson XR1200
24 April 2008The Harley Davidson XR1200, due to show up in Europe shortly, if not immediately, is showing up on video. Here’s a short walk around and run through the curves. You’ll notice this XR doing things most Harleys don’t, like wheelies, for instance.
Harley, when is this coming to the U.S.?
Video: here
Thanks for the tip Doug!
Related: Harley [...]
Driving a Sidecar Outfit
23 April 2008David L. Hough has rewritten and updated Driving a Sidecar Outfit. The brand new second edition arrived in The Kneeslider’s mail and it looks like a comprehensive introduction to everything you’ll need to get started. You might recognize the name, David Hough, he’s the author of Proficient Motorcycling and More Proficient Motorcycling, 2 very popular [...]
Burt Munro Indian Motorcycle Ad
23 April 2008By now, everyone is familiar with Burt Munro, the Bonneville racer from New Zealand, thanks to the Movie World’s Fastest Indian. Before the movie, far fewer would recall ever seeing any mention of Munro, I can’t recall much myself.
I ran across this ad from 1966 showing Burt Munro along side Sam Pierce, who, according to [...]
