After the Harley report a few days ago, Yamaha is saying it produced about a third less motorcycles over the last 11 months and exported 30% less. As I suspected, the motorcycle market is getting soft. … [Read more...]
LED lighting
LED's are showing up everywhere. I see them in a lot of traffic lights these days, they last forever and use less power. You see them in a lot of taillights for custom motorcycles and cars and as replacement kits for lots of motorcycles. I haven't been paying close attention but I wonder how many are showing up in standard production vehicles. Once they get them to the point … [Read more...]
Honda CBX on TV
Just staring at the news on TV this morning as I had my coffee and a commercial comes on for Pfizer and something about cholesterol. People are walking through a park and smiling and having far too much fun, you know, the usual commercial nonsense, and there parked by the trees is a pristine Honda CBX. Just your average motorcycle. I wonder how things like that get chosen for … [Read more...]
Sunday Sales in Michigan
This came across the wire and I went, Huh? It seems the folks up in Michigan have a newly changed law that went into effect that limits Sunday vehicle sales. Motorcycle dealers got clarification and it seems Sunday sales of motorcycles are OK, but cars are not. What the heck is going on over there? A law that dates back to 1953 was just changed to crack down on unlicensed car … [Read more...]
Subaru STi turbo ATV
Remember the Crocodile Dundee movie where he says "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife," well those folks down under are at it again, only this time it would be, that's not an ATV, THIS is an ATV! The STI-ATV. You start with the turbo engine from a Subaru WRX STi, 227hp, you build a frame with a little bodywork, add 5 speeds and 4WD and the whole thing weighs in about 1200 … [Read more...]
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