Just spoke to Jason over at Olmax Fabrication about their new Cosmo trike. If you’ve seen the Big Wheel trikes the kids ride, just picture one that’s very well built, quite a bit larger and motorized and you’ll have an idea of what the Cosmo looks like.
It has a fiberglass body, air ride suspension, a [...]
From the monthly archives:
June 2008
June 2009 will mark the first running of the TTxGP Clean Emissions Grand Prix Race at the famous Isle of Mann TT circuit. The whole point of the race is to show clean and green doesn’t have to mean slow. There have been a lot of alternative energy drivetrains proposed and built but the image [...]
Roehr Motorcycles has set the price of their new Roehr 1250sc at $49,995. When we last wrote about it in May, the final specs and pre production images were on their site but the price was still up in the air. Coming in at roughly $50k is about right based on what this bike is, [...]
Remember the hydrostatic drive diesel and the hydrostatic drive 2WD trail bike? Well, Brian Okeefe, from Hydraulic Innovations wanted me to know he just finished his hydrostatic drive turbo diesel chopper. I’m not a big fan of the really long look but the technology is definitely interesting.
Brian uses the same 3 cylinder Kubota diesel engine [...]
BMW has issued a recall for the 2007-2008 R1200 R, 2006-2007 R1200 GS and 2007 R1200 ST. Please carefully note the model years involved, they are different for each model.
Manufacturer: BMW
Model Year: 2006 – 2007 – 2008
Models affected: R1200 R, R1200 GS, R1200 ST
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V254000
Potential Units Affected: 3248
Problem: BMW is recalling 3,248 model [...]
Ducati has issued a recall for the 2007 and 2008 1098, 1098S and 1098 Tricolore. Sprocket failures could make for an interesting ride. Read the details below.
Manufacturer: Ducati
Model Year: 2007, 2008
Models affected: 1098, 1098S, 1098 Tricolore
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V253000
Potential Units Affected: 3614
Problem: Ducati is recalling 3,614 model year 2007-2008 1098, 1098s, and 1098 tricolore motorcycles. [...]
Suzuki has issued a recall for the 2008 GSX-1300RK8 Hayabusa. Read the details below.
Manufacturer: Suzuki
Model Year: 2008
Models affected: GSX-1300RK8
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V249000
Potential Units Affected: 9109
Problem: American Suzuki is recalling 9,109 model year 2008 GSX1300R motorcycles. Improper routing of the ignition switch wiring harness can cause a bent portion of the wiring harness to flex rather [...]
BMW has issued a recall for the 2007 and 2008 F800 S and F800 ST. Read the details below.
Manufacturer: BMW
Model Year: 2007-2008
Models affected: F800 S, F800 ST
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V241000
Potential Units Affected: 1980
Problem: BMW is recalling 1,980 model year 2007-2008 F800 S and F800 ST motorcycles. Due to the routing of the fuel tank [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
