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Victory Core Concept Motorcycle

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Victory unveiled their Core concept motorcycle to show their idea of the possible future direction of motorcycle design. It's a performance cruiser stripped to the core, hence the name. I think their design team has some interesting ideas. The frame is sandcast aluminum, the engine is their 106/6 Freedom V-Twin (106 cubic inches/6 speed) and wheelbase is 64 inches. Of … [Read more...]

2010 Honda Fury Unveiled

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As promised, the 2010 Honda Fury has been unveiled and it looks exactly like the drawings we showed you already. A 1312cc, water cooled, shaft drive, 71.2 inch wheelbase factory custom chopper from Honda. It looks very well constructed and it will most likely deliver the seamless and trouble free experience you would expect from Honda. It will be very interesting to see how … [Read more...]

Yabsa 750 – Yamaha BSA Special

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Here's another example of the Yamaha XS650 converted into a very nice special with the street tracker look. In the British tradition of engine frame hybrids, this Yamaha engine resides in a custom frame built on the lines of a BSA DB34. The "Yabsa" that results looks pretty good. The engine has been enlarged to 750cc and modified with larger valves, Mikuni carbs, Carillo … [Read more...]

Ducati V8 Project

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Do you remember Dieter Hartmann-Wirthwein? He built that amazing little 125cc inline 4 Monkey bike. I guess Dieter isn't the kind of guy who sits around all satisfied with himself, he figured he could do something even better so he's busy working on another project, an 868cc Ducati V8, he calls it Ducati-Elenore. This is still very much a work in progress, you can see from … [Read more...]

Yamaha FJR1300 Recall

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Yamaha has issued a recall for the 2006 to 2009 Yamaha FJR1300 motorcycles for a problem with the ignition switch. Please read the details below. Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA Model Year: 2006-2009 Models affected: FJR1300 NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V002000 Potential Units Affected: 9300 Problem: Yamaha is recalling 9,300 model year 2006-2009 FJR1300 … [Read more...]