Ducati has issued a recall for 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR motorcycles for a main wiring harness problem. Please read the details below.
Manufacturer: Ducati
Model Year: 2008
Models affected: Desmosedici RR
NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V160000
Potential Units Affected: 396
Problem: Ducati is recalling 396 model year 2008 Desmosedici RR motorcycles. The main wiring harness may be routed incorrectly which [...]
From the monthly archives:
May 2009
Just last week, it was announced Buell would be consolidating their operations under a single roof, but it now appears, they changed their mind, plans for the move have been called off. Harley’s new management team looked over the upcoming project and decided now was not the time. Construction was set to begin very soon [...]
BMW is planning to take R1200 GS advertising in a new direction:
The effort will veer from advertising and focus on lifestyle events, PR, celebrity endorsements and digital media.
BMW says the point is to make the R 1200 GS a halo-motorcycle for the entire brand.
There aren’t any details yet so it’s anybody’s guess exactly what [...]
You have to keep looking or you’ll miss the developments over at Motoczysz. They have new video of the E1 on the dyno, showing a slow roll on that makes 0-120mph in under 11 seconds. According to the blog entry on their site, a more aggressive roll on could have dropped the time by perhaps [...]
Are you willing to pay more (assuming you have the cash) for high quality (premium) parts and pieces that substantially boost performance and handling of a new motorcycle even if no one else notices the difference? If it makes the ride better, handling surer, acceleration quicker and increases durability but leaves no outward sign, [...]
Electric motorcycles are garnering a lot of attention right now. The upcoming TTXGP is one reason, all of the companies involved are touting their own efforts, plus outside the race, Zero is offering bikes through Amazon, Brammo is going with Best Buy, almost everywhere you look, electrics are getting noticed. One of the most fascinating [...]
Motoczysz TTXGP entry
The Motoczysz E1 electric motorcycle is testing on the dyno and it sounds good. There’s a video on the Motoczysz blog.
Michael sounds pretty enthusiastic about this new direction his company has taken.
MotoCzysz is not just pursuing an electric motorcycle (that sounds like such a slow downer) but a bigger concept using [...]
Dr. Robert Harms, who’s work we’ve seen before, offers up another fascinating hybrid creation, this one is a 1938 BSA, powered by a 2002 Buell Blast engine, with parts help from Suzuki, Honda, Triumph, Royal Enfield, Matchless, Norton, IZH and Velocette! What an amazing parts pile he must have.
This 1938 BSA with a rubber mounted [...]
