The Kneeslider

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Suzuki Stratosphere

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Gaijin Biker confirms the existence of a bike I've been a little hesitant to mention, the Suzuki Stratosphere, an inline 6 cylinder concept with automatic shifting no less. The photos floating about had the appearance of Photoshop but it seems this is a "real concept," hmm..., think about that for a moment. Anyway, it displaces 1100cc and looks like the 21st century version of … [Read more...]

Valentino Rossi

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After watching the MotoGP from Qatar, it's apparent why Valentino Rossi is the champion again, he's simply a competitor at all times in every race no matter what. Some might have expected him to relax and lay back, after all, the title is his but Rossi doesn't lay back and relax, it's not in his genes. Watching him nose up on Gibernau and put on the pressure until Gibernau … [Read more...]

Indian says production planned for 2006

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File this under "I'll believe it when I see it." Indian to start production: Stellican Limited, owners of the Indian Motorcycle brand, says that it is looking to start production of the its Chief, Scout, and Spirit motorcycles by the end of 2006 somewhere in the southeast Right. No location, no dealers but they're really going to do it. ... Really. ... Promise. I guess … [Read more...]

Honda motorcycle sales are huge

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If there is any question that Honda makes one helluva lot of motorcycles, this story from a couple of days ago will remove all doubt. The Tokyo-based company expects to sell 12 million two wheelers in the year ending March 2008 in Asia, excluding Japan and China, Honda President and Chief Executive Takeo Fukui told a group of journalists in Jakarta. In the year ended in … [Read more...]