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Hammarhead Volta 102 – Electric Royal Enfield

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Who would have thought the Royal Enfield would be such a platform for innovation? Whether it's Aniket Vardhan building the V-Twin Musket or Fabrizio Di Bella creating the McDeeb specials, the work always starts with the humble Royal Enfield. Well, now you can add James Hammarhead to the list of Bullet modifiers with his Hammarhead Volta 102, a Royal Enfield Bullet converted … [Read more...]

Kestrel Falcon from Falcon Motorcycles

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Falcon Motorcycles unveiled the second installment in their Concept 10 series, the Kestrel Falcon, at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, California. Like their first, the Bullet Falcon, it started life from broken remains, in this case, an engine with a damaged gearbox from a 1970 Triumph Bonneville plus ten inches of the original headstock and down tube. Everything else … [Read more...]

IIHS Pushing for Motorcycle Anti Lock Brakes

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Last summer we reported the NHTSA planned to decide by this year whether to mandate anti lock brakes on new motorcycles. Late last week, the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) issued a new call for the ABS systems on motorcycles citing a one third reduction in crashes when comparing similar motorcycles with and without ABS. Institute researchers compared the fatal … [Read more...]

TTXGP North America 2010 – Teams Announced – Who is Missing?

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The TTXGP North America has announced the teams for the upcoming zero carbon races, starting at Infineon Raceway, May 16th. The teams are: * Lightning Motorcycles/A&A Racing * Blue Grass Green Team (BG-GT) * Electric Race Bikes * Empirical Electric * K Squared Racing * ElectricMotorsport.com * Square Wave Racing * SWIGZ.Com Pro … [Read more...]