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BMW Buys Husqvarna Motorcycles

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BMW has purchased Husqvarna motorcycles from MV Agusta. Price of the sale was not disclosed. Husqvarna will continue to operate as an independent unit and will continue operations in northern Italy. 'With the Husqvarna models, which are focused on sports competitions, we can expand the range of BMW Motorrad to younger target groups as well as to the entire offroad and … [Read more...]

Moving the MotoGP From Race to Race

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When everyone shows up at the U.S. Grand Prix this weekend, few will even think about how all of the race bikes and equipment managed to show up so quickly after being in Germany just last week. My wife sent along these photos of the move which was handled by some of the other folks at her company, delivering all of the MotoGP bikes and safety cars from Germany to California. … [Read more...]

Ducati Edition USB Drive and Compact Flash

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Ducati and SanDisk have teamed up for this Ducati Edition line of compact flash cards and USB drives. They focus on the extreme performance of the flash memory to make the Ducati connection but it's really all about people who like thiings with the Ducati brand all over it. There you are in that business meeting and you pull out your Ducati USB drive and plug it into your … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007

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Most anyone interested in vintage motorcycles already has this marked on their calendars and their plans are made but I want to remind everyone else that July 27-29, 2007, are the dates for the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. For me, this a must attend event every year. The swap meet alone is worth the price of admission but that's only a small … [Read more...]

V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine

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Several custom bikes have recently shown up with 4 cylinder V-Quad engines, essentially 2 Harley Davidson V-Twins joined at the hip. OCC built their Intel chopper, Carl Brouhard built a twin turbo version and there are probably a few others. Got a note yesterday from Tim, who sent me the link to Nelson Engineering, makers of the particular V-Quad used in these bikes. Greg … [Read more...]