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Last Buell Motorcycle has been Built

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Just got this note from Harley Davidson, so the era of Buell has officially come to an end: Harley Davidson press release: On October 30, a Buell Lightning XB12Scg rolled off the company’s East Troy, Wis. assembly line, the last of the 136,923 motorcycles built in the company’s 26 years of operation. Parent Harley-Davidson announced on October 15 that the Buell lineup … [Read more...]

Brammo Enertia Electric Motorcycle $7995

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Computers, digital cameras and cellphones keep going down in price, we've come to expect it with anything electronic, could it be electric motorcycles will follow suit? Maybe. Brammo announced they are lowering the price of the Enertia to $7995. Combined with a 10% tax credit, your final price is $7195. Compared to the initial $11,995, that's quite a deal. Walk into a Best … [Read more...]

Moto Guzzi V12 Concept

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Now this is nice, the Moto Guzzi V12 Concept. I'm partial to Guzzis to begin with but this really looks good. A Pierre Terblanche design, it has some interesting ideas, I'm not sure about that flip down setup below the engine, and the body flips up. An 8 valve 1200cc V Twin provides power. It looks like there are a couple of different variations to the body style, even a super … [Read more...]

BMW Concept 6 – 1600cc Inline 6 Cylinder Engine

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BMW joins the ranks of companies that have offered an inline 6 by installing one in the Concept 6, a design exercise unveiled at EICMA. Though BMW has a long history of inline sixes in their cars, dropping one in a bike is a bit more work if you're interested in keeping the weight and size down to manageable levels. Hollow-bore camshafts and very light connecting rods plus … [Read more...]

Motorcycles Are Not Politics

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Motorcycles represent many things to their owners, but often, the comments some of you leave on a wide variety of posts continually try to inject politics into what should be primarily a technical discussion. No one needs to be reminded that the country is divided, politics today has become more vicious and mean than at any time in my lifetime and I've been around for a little … [Read more...]