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Harley Davidson Completes MV Agusta Buy

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The agreement for Harley Davidson to acquire the MV Agusta Group, announced July 11th, has been completed. In conjunction with the acquisition, Harley-Davidson has appointed Matt Levatich as managing director of MV Agusta Group. Levatich, 43, joined Harley-Davidson in 1994 and has served in various roles, including positions in Harley-Davidson Europe sales and … [Read more...]

Side Angle Motorcycle Helmet Camera System

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There's a never ending quest to make motorcycle riding safer and inventors are coming up with new ideas all of the time. The Side Angle Motorcycle Helmet Camera System (SAM-HCS), by Adorg Safety Technologies, is a new setup designed to show you the blind spots where your mirrors can't see. SAM-HCS consists of two tiny cameras mounted to your helmet and in helmet monitors in … [Read more...]

BMW Motorcycle Recall for Steering Dampers

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BMW has issued a recall for the 2007 F800 S, F800 ST, R1200 R, K1200 S, K1200 R, K1200 R Sport and K1200 GT for a problem with their steering dampers. Read the details below. Manufacturer: BMW Model Year: 2007 Models affected: F800 S, F800 ST, R1200 R, K1200 S, K1200 R, K1200 R Sport, and K1200 GT NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V342000 Potential Units Affected: … [Read more...]

Beringer 4 Disc Brakes

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In the story about the Tucson Motorcycles racer, you may have noticed the front brakes in the various images and they looked a bit small. Those brakes are only 230mm compared to a more normal 320mm disc. But if you look more closely, you'll see something else, there's 2 of them on each side of the wheel for a total of 4 discs. Why 4 small discs? According to Beringer, the … [Read more...]

Tucson Motorcycles V-Twin Racer

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Tucson Motorcycles of France has been working on a new motorcycle for racing against the other twins in Europe. Their plan is light weight and small dimensions to offset any power disadvantage when taking on the Ducatis, Buells and Aprilias raced in the big twin classes. Their first prototype, powered by an SV650 engine, has been out racing and served as a proof of concept … [Read more...]