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Riding Across China by Motorcycle

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As often happens, our readers find some of the best stories and this one is an excellent example. Tom left a comment on our story about Harley Davidson's newest China dealership where he pointed to a thread over on ADVrider about a real ride across China on a 200cc dual sport motorcycle with lots of narrative and photos along the way. As you can easily see from many, if not … [Read more...]

Harley-Davidson Opens Dealership in East China

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Harley Davidson now has another dealer in China. Their first was in Beijing, this one's in Shanghai. I'm still curious how they'll do over there. Lots of restrictions from what I understand. Harley Davidson press release: Harley-Davidson opened its first authorized dealership in East China on Nov. 3, 2007 in Shanghai. Jim Ziemer, CEO of Harley-Davidson Inc., David Foley, … [Read more...]

S&S X-Wedge Custom for Jay Leno

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The S&S boys teamed up with the ExxonMobil Mobil 1 crew to build an X-Wedge custom bike for Jay Leno. It's powered by a 117 inch X-Wedge and is more of a sporty cruiser than any sort of chopper, after all, Jay Leno is a bit more performance oriented. This motorcycle is the first to include the third-generation “performance cruiser” chassis/powertrain kit. S&S has a video … [Read more...]

Suzuki Crosscage Photos from Tokyo

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The Suzuki Crosscage was one of the more distant concept motorcycles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. Powered by a fuel cell it is unlikely to see production in the near future but one never knows. It appears to have an electric motor at the rear wheel with the usual engine space taken up by the fuel cell. This does look a lot better than the ENV hydrogen motorcycle … [Read more...]

Piaggio MP3 Roof and Trailer

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The popular Piaggio MP3 tilting 3 wheel scooter is getting a couple of new accessories, a roof and a trailer called the MP3 Wagon. From the looks of the photo, the roof appears to work with the winter windshield and gives you full top coverage. The trailer, shown at EICMA, completes the scooter SUV combination. Isn't this getting to be a little excessive for a scooter? If … [Read more...]