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Switchblade – Honda CBR900RR Fireblade Frame Kit

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The SwitchBlade frame kit by BFO Motorcycles in the UK, takes your 1998 or 1999 Honda CBR900RR as a donor bike and transforms it into an entirely new bike. You supply BFO with your Fireblade and 28 days later, out rolls your new SwitchBlade, (or "switch:BLADE" as they write it) complete and ready to register and ride. Nothing needs to be done, no parts scrounging, no machining, … [Read more...]

VentureOne Tilting 3 Wheeler

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The VentureOne is a new vehicle design based on the Carver tilting vehicle but substitutes either a hybrid or all electric drivetrain in place of the more conventional internal combustion power in the Carver. I think the image above which shows a more fully faired or extended front end design looks better than the Carver but everything else seems to capture all of the same … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Reaches Tentative Agreement

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Harley Davidson has reached a tentative agreement with the union in the strike at the York, PA plant. Voting on the agreement will take place next week. The strike has already had a ripple effect with 440 HD employees laid off in Milwaukee, plus a number of suppliers have laid off workers in plants in the U.S. and Canada. Harley-Davidson reported today that it has … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Buying Groups

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How many of you really like buying a new motorcycle? I don't mean having a motorcycle or riding it, I mean the actual process of buying one. Some companies and dealerships are far better than others, just like it is with cars but many of us are not the best negotiators and it's hard to know if you paid too much. There are lots of tricks to buying right and the Internet is … [Read more...]

Last Production Vincent to be Auctioned

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The last production Vincent, a 1955 Vincent Black Prince to be exact, will be auctioned off on March 1st by H&H Classic Auctions. It rolled off the line Friday, December 16th, 1955 and then everyone turned off the lights and headed for the pub to reminisce about better times, at least I can imagine them doing that, but whatever the case, this was it. The fully enclosed … [Read more...]