Yamaha 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 [...]
April 2008
The 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 [...]
David 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 [...]
By 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 [...]
