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Harley Davidson XR1200 in Europe for Spring 2008

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Harley Davidson is set to ship the XR1200 to dealers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa next Spring. If you were thinking it was the kind of Sportster that might get you into your local Harley dealer here in the U.S., put your checkbook away because there is no mention yet of any shipments stateside. The XR1200 is styled after the XR750, a motorcycle that gained its fame … [Read more...]

Supercharged Honda VFR800

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Think of the number of great motorcycle projects starting with accident repairs. You know how it goes, the bodywork comes off, a few pieces are removed and then you think, "well, as long as I'm doing this, why not modify that ...?" This VFR800 with forced induction is a case in point. The owner originally bought the Honda as a theft recovery and did a nice job fixing it up. … [Read more...]

Ducati CBX Custom by Dan Uhing – Update

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If you recall our recent post about the Ducati CBX custom built by Dan Uhing of Nebraska, (or Honda CBX with Ducati additions as some of you thought was more appropriate) you may also remember the photo we had wasn't the best. Even Dan admits the rear tire was a little soft in that image and he wanted all of you to see some nicer pics of the complete bike and sent these over … [Read more...]

Aprilia 850 Mana Introduced

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As many of you already know, Aprilia is introducing the 850 Mana, available first in Italy, and while I'm not sure where it will be going next, the US website has no mention of it. That's too bad for riders here because this looks like a really nice bike. The Mana has Aprilia's "Sportgear" transmission which can operate with your choice of 3 different "Autodrive" mappings or as … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Countersteering and the No BS Bike

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How do you steer a motorcycle? This is the most basic skill everyone learns in their 2 wheel training, starting with that first bicycle, and yet knowledge of countersteering is often completely lacking or misunderstood by many riders. If you want to get a good debate going in any group of riders, ask about countersteering. It might be a better debate generator than talking … [Read more...]