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AMA Reverses Carmichael Penalty

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The AMA has reversed its decision to penalize Ricky Carmichael 25 points for a fuel violation resulting from finding trace amounts of lead in his fuel. However, ... they imposed a $20,000 fine instead. So, they found a problem due to discrepancies in testing protocols causing them to give back the 25 points but then turn around and fine the team $20,000? This sounds like one … [Read more...]

Hayabusa Powered Acabion GTBO

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There are so many hayabusa powered creations these days it's hard to keep up and now, here's one more. The Acabion GTBO, shown in prototype form at the Geneva Auto Show and looking like some super future vehicle designed to work on those swoopy elevated highways we might have seen in an old science fiction movie or Popular Science drawings about 50 years ago. In this case, the … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson says Quiet Please!

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Jim McCaslin, President and COO of Harley Davidson, has an article up on the HD website addressing the loud pipes issue. It's obvious there are quite a few HD riders swapping out their mufflers for straight pipes, lower power and less torque be damned, it's noise they want! Seeing all of the custom choppers with sweeping non muffled pipes must mean mufflers are just superfluous … [Read more...]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Photos

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Photos have surfaced from the actual motorcycle trip written about by Robert Pirsig in the book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Very, very cool. If you've read it, you know what an intriguing story it is as Pirsig and his son Chris along with another couple, Sylvia and John, take a cross country motorcycle trip and discover life. The book gets very deep into the … [Read more...]

Where are motorcycles most stolen and crashed?

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Progressive Insurance came out with their report the other day about the metropolitan areas where motorcycles are most likely to be stolen or crashed along with the least likely areas for both. The bad news, if you live in Honolulu or Miami your cities ranks first and second for motorcycle theft, and if you live in New York City or Norfolk, Virginia, you're in the one and two … [Read more...]