All motorcycle manufacturers must contend with changes in tastes & demographics (age, gender, location, etc.). For several years there has been a lot of talk about the increase in the average age of the Harley-Davidson buyer. The investment in the 2010 Street Glide Trike model seems to be in-line with that statistic, while [...]
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Harley has been testing out a tire and wheel protection program in 4 states and things have been working out pretty well, so they’re expanding to 20 more states. The program covers the costs associated with the repair or replacement of tires and wheels, including labor and taxes, towing, lodging and meal reimbursement. If you’re [...]
It’s been a rumored model for some time but Honda will be putting the CB1100 on display in Tokyo as a production model. They don’t say much:
“Making its world premiere, the CB1100 explores the potential of the air-cooled, 4-cylinder engine while building upon the aesthetic appeal and riding taste of the generations of CBs.”
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For many riders, no matter how passionate they are about riding, at times they ask themselves, “Can I buy a motorcycle right now?” After a quick look around they decide prices are too high and give up, but, there’s a good chance they’re looking in the wrong place or at the wrong bikes. There’s always [...]
Quick, name the last motorcycle manufactured in Denmark, if you said Nimbus, pat yourself on the back, and though they do have their followers, Nimbus hasn’t been building bikes since 1959. Uffe Lauge Jensen figured that was long enough and he decided to once again add Denmark to the list of countries turning out 2 [...]
Head out to your garage, be very quiet and listen carefully. Is your motorcycle making any promises? If you bought a Honda or a Harley, or any other brand, I bet you had some expectation of what you were getting based on the name, or if you didn’t this time, perhaps there was a time [...]
One of the readers over at Motoblog.it spotted an interesting bike tooling through the Alps, the new Honda VFR, in what appears to be production form, so he snapped a few photos. Honda technicians were huddled nearby along with another small group, probably a few invited media folks getting a sneak peak before the official [...]
Mission Motors went to the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville with their Mission One production prototype, not a specially prepared salt flats racer, and set a speed record with an average speed of 150.059 mph. They also had a number of individual passes at 161 mph. That’s a street legal electric motorcycle. Not bad.
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Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
