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2009 Victory Motorcycles

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The other American cruiser company, Victory Motorcycles, is celebrating their 10th anniversary and their 2009 lineup is out. After introducing the Victory Vision last year, changes this year are a bit less dramatic. There's a new 106 cubic inch Freedom V-Twin and a new Kingpin Low. The rest of the lineup seems to have only minor changes. The Freedom V-Twin is a new 106, not … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Ads – Zundapp

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When you think about vintage motorcycle ads, Zundapp probably doesn't spring to mind. You're thinking Honda or Norton or BSA, but Zundapp? Sure, and as these ads show, they were just as much into the idea of mixing motorcycles and pretty girls as anyone else, even though the one ad shown below tries to explain why but most guys don't need an explanation, the girl catches their … [Read more...]

Honda Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Super Cub

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We've mentioned a couple of times how many Super Cubs have been rolling off the assembly lines, first 50 million, then recently they passed 60 million and now Honda held a celebration at Honda’s Kumamoto Factory where Super Cub is produced in Japan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Super Cub production. Honda began making the Super Cub C100 in August of 1958, a 49cc, … [Read more...]

2009 Harley Davidson CVO Lineup

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Harley Davidson's Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO), builds bikes with a little extra, well, actually, a lot extra, and these special models stand out in looks and performance. For 2009 there are 4 models, the CVO Road Glide, CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide. CVO Dyna Fat Bob and CVO Softail Springer. All 4 run the Screamin’ Eagle Twin Cam 110 engine plus the Road Glide and … [Read more...]

2009 Harley Davidson V-Rod Muscle

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Harley Davidson has introduced a new member of the V-Rod family, the V-Rod Muscle. The look is new with somewhat angular bodywork and exhaust pipes that exit on both sides of the bike. The Revolution engine in the V-Rod is excellent but The Motor Company seems to be having a problem coming up with the right combination to attract a large numbers of buyers to the platform. I … [Read more...]