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Horex Motorcycles Returns with New 1200cc VR6

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Horex, a very old German motorcycle manufacturer, is returning and introducing an all new motorcycle, the Horex VR6. If you like engines with interesting designs, you'll love this bike. The VR6 engine, is a 15 degree V6 triple overhead cam, with 3 valves per cylinder and a crankshaft driven variable ratio supercharger. Power output is said to be 175 to 200 horsepower, probably … [Read more...]

Royal Enfield Classic Waiting List

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Royal Enfield Bullet Classic C5 Remember when Harley Davidson had waiting lists? Well, move over Harley, hello Royal Enfield. It looks like demand for the new Bullet Classic C5 is getting beyond the company's ability to paint the motorcycles. The Classic takes more more time to paint than some previous models and it's been selling so well buyers have been asked to wait as … [Read more...]

Vintage Harley Davidson Adventure Motorcycles

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After seeing the images of all of those Harley Davidsons riding in snow, jumping hills, climbing mountains and generally taking their riders everywhere makes a person wonder, was it a fluke that these riders decided to do things like that or was it expected, even encouraged by Harley Davidson itself? I started looking through some old magazines for the ads and, sure enough, … [Read more...]

Universal Adventure Motorcycles – Nothing Special and That’s the Whole Point

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Got an email from Gordon yesterday with a long series of vintage photos attached, photos of a group of guys out on their usual Sunday rides in Colorado, showing the kinds of places they went and what they did on the way. A quick look and you know these fellows had some fun in a wide variety of situations, but what struck me right away were the bikes they rode. In today's world … [Read more...]

Catalina Island GP Historic Photos

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With the revival this year of the Catalina Island GP, the first time it has run since 1958, I dug into The Kneeslider research library and came up with a few photos of the early years. I found a couple of articles from 1952 and 1958. Times have changed but some who remember the original races are pretty excited. From what I hear, accommodations are already in short supply so … [Read more...]