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Wesll 4 Wheel Leaning Suspension System

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Tilting 3 wheelers are getting to be old hat, after Piaggio introduced the MP3, there was a flurry of attention and activity related to the technology and it looks like it works very well. Now both manufacturers and homebuilders are turning out their own versions and there seems to be a ready market. So, yesterday, I get an email from Thomas Melcher of Wesll Corporation with a … [Read more...]

Triumph Rocket 3 Stellan Edition

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While digging around looking for information on the Harrier, I noticed this bike, the Triumph Rocket 3 Stellan Edition. It seems Stellan Egeland was commissioned to build a series of 5 custom bikes for Triumph, only for Scandinavia, that will be sold directly from Triumph dealers. If customers in Sweden want a custom from Egeland, all they have to do is walk in and order one … [Read more...]

Stellan Egeland’s BMW Harrier

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Stellan Egeland of SE Service, who we've seen before with some interesting builds like the Esox Lucius and Hulster, has unveiled the Harrier, created from a BMW R1200S. The build might be termed hi-tech radical, especially in relation to his previous work. The photos here, from Fastbikes, don't show the front suspension clearly enough to see exactly what's going on, though … [Read more...]

Yamaha Posts Quarterly Loss as Sales Decline

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Yamaha posted its first quarterly loss in 4 years. Since Yamaha gets 90 percent of its revenue outside of Japan, the strong yen didn't help. The company had a fourth-quarter loss of 41.65 billion yen ($467 million) compared with a net income of 3.73 billion yen in the year-earlier period. Full-year net income fell 98 percent to 1.5 billion yen compared with 71.2 billion … [Read more...]

Oldest Honda Motorcycle Dealer in US Closes Doors

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University Honda Yamaha of Seattle, Washington has gone out of business. First Honda dealer in the US, it was established in 1959 by Gilbert Eaton who ran it until 1967, it has twice changed hands, the current owner, Pete Wicken, has owned it outright since 1984. The site's home page simply reads: We regretfully announce that after 50 years of business University … [Read more...]