Twist The Throttle, which we told you about in March, is making the move from the web to the TV screen. Dylan Weiss, our buddy over at Twisting Asphalt is pretty excited since he’s been working hard to put this thing together. Dylan says
the web portion of the project was built on a matrix [...]
From the monthly archives:
December 2008
Got a note from Stephen Rothwell and Wayne Wright of the Two Stroke Shop in Australia that things are pretty much ready to go. When we mentioned them a couple of months ago, prices weren’t set but now they have things all arranged into parts lists and kits with the appropriate pricing. Shipping of the [...]
Jim Ziemer, President, CEO and 40 year veteran of Harley Davidson will be retiring in 2009. Whoever takes the helm of the Motor Company now will have the opportunity to navigate through an interesting business environment, it should be an exciting ride.
Press release follows:
Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer James [...]
Recently, Honda announced their withdrawal from Formula One racing and last Friday said they would also be pulling the factory teams out of AMA Superbike. Will this be the only factory to go due to the economy or is it the first of many?
NASCAR, for one, is experiencing a major reduction of support [...]
At least one dealer has an idea to get more customers, Milwaukee Harley Davidson says if you buy a 2008 model Harley Davidson from them, they’ll throw in 100 shares of Harley Davidson stock. Buy a 2009 model and get 50 shares. As I write this, HOG is trading at $16.31 per share, you do [...]
Triumph’s Scrambler is a really nice looking bike but exciting isn’t the first thing you would say if someone asked about performance. It seems Bill Himmelsbach from EuroSports in Philadelphia thought the same thing and figured he would see if a bit of the old character from the Steve McQueen era was hiding inside. Not [...]
When the economy turns sour and every customer counts, seeing a potential buyer walk out instead of riding off on a new motorcycle really hurts a dealer’s bottom line. Of course, some dealers where this happens a lot are quick to blame the economy when the problem is something they can fix – the dealer [...]
Ducati has issued a recall for Ducati 1098 and 848 models for a charging system problem. Please read below for the specific models and details.
Manufacturer: Ducati
Models affected:
2007-2008 Ducati 1098
2007-2008 Ducati 1098 Tricolore
2008-2009 Ducati 1098R
2007-2008 Ducati 1098S
2008-2009 Ducati 848
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V638000
Potential Units Affected: 7130
Problem: Ducati is recalling 7,130 model year 2007-2008 1098, 1098S, 1098 [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
