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Harley Davidson Buying MV Agusta?

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There was talk a while back about Harley and Ducati getting cozy, looks like another Italian marque is in their sights. Forbes Magazine is reporting that Harley Davidson is in advanced talks to buy Italy's MV Agusta! the deal would see Harley-Davidson buy out most of the debt of MV Agusta, currently at around 200 million euros -- 130 million euros held by banks and 70 … [Read more...]

R1 with Girder Front Suspension – Update

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The start of summer is around the bend which means for some builders another winter project is getting close to completion. Jason Rodman sent us an update on his very cool girder project. The impressive aluminum, arc’d design is carried out with excellent machining. During the intial mockup, RMD and Jason found proper trail numbers could not be achieved using the … [Read more...]

2009 Vmax Official Photos and Specifications

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The 2009 V-max is finally here. From 1985 until now, the V-max has been almost unchanged and despite the hopes and dreams of so many owners, each year brought a new color and not much else, ... until now. The new 2009 V-max has evolved, the appearance will never be mistaken for any other motorcycle with strong ties to the past but it's decidedly a break from the old Max, … [Read more...]

Rising Interest in Big Twin Racing?

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Over 2 years ago, I wondered about the possibility of racing the big V-twin engines normally found in cruisers, whether from Harley Davidson or any of the various metric brands. My thought was to call it "Cruiser Twins" because the engine had to be available in a cruiser to qualify. Take the big twin, wrap a road racing frame around it and see what happens. We've had a lot of … [Read more...]

Stealth Tryke From Lehigh Valley Choppers

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About a year ago, I got an email from Joe Totenbier of Lehigh Valley Choppers telling me about a new trike he was building. He had some early build photos but it was incomplete and it was hard to tell exactly what the finished product would look like. The one thing I could tell from the photos was the build quality, it looked really good. Time went by and I didn't think too … [Read more...]