Tilting 3 wheelers are getting to be old hat, after Piaggio introduced the MP3, there was a flurry of attention and activity related to the technology and it looks like it works very well. Now both manufacturers and homebuilders are turning out their own versions and there seems to be a ready market. So, yesterday, [...]
From the monthly archives:
January 2009
While digging around looking for information on the Harrier, I noticed this bike, the Triumph Rocket 3 Stellan Edition. It seems Stellan Egeland was commissioned to build a series of 5 custom bikes for Triumph, only for Scandinavia, that will be sold directly from Triumph dealers. If customers in Sweden want a custom from Egeland, [...]
Stellan Egeland of SE Service, who we’ve seen before with some interesting builds like the Esox Lucius and Hulster, has unveiled the Harrier, created from a BMW R1200S.
The build might be termed hi-tech radical, especially in relation to his previous work. The photos here, from Fastbikes, don’t show the front suspension clearly enough to [...]
Yamaha posted its first quarterly loss in 4 years. Since Yamaha gets 90 percent of its revenue outside of Japan, the strong yen didn’t help.
The company had a fourth-quarter loss of 41.65 billion yen ($467 million) compared with a net income of 3.73 billion yen in the year-earlier period.
Full-year net income fell 98 percent to [...]
University Honda Yamaha of Seattle, Washington has gone out of business. First Honda dealer in the US, it was established in 1959 by Gilbert Eaton who ran it until 1967, it has twice changed hands, the current owner, Pete Wicken, has owned it outright since 1984.
The site’s home page simply reads:
We regretfully announce that after [...]
Suzuki has initiated a safety improvement campaign, NOT a recall conducted under the safety act, in regards to a potential frame problem with the GSX-R1000. Please read the details below.
Manufacturer: American Suzuki Motor Corporation
Model Year: 2005-2006
Models affected: GSX-R1000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V022000
Potential Units Affected: 26082
Problem: American Suzuki is conducting a safety improvement campaign involving 26,082 model [...]
Harley Davidson has introduced the Iron 883, a blacked out Sportster in the Dark Custom series, an 883 much in the style of the popular Nightster. Looking for a smaller displacement Harley at a nice price point? How about an 883 for $7899? You get a brand new Harley Davidson that looks pretty cool, the [...]
The fourth quarter numbers are in and the economic troubles causing adjustments at all motorcycle manufacturers have hit Harley Davidson, as well. Harley Davidson fourth quarter net income dropped 58 percent. Worldwide retail sales of Harley’s motorcycles fell 13.1 percent, including a 19.6 percent drop in the United States.
In response, Harley plans to cut 1100 [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
