Harley Davidson released their 2nd quarter 2010 results, their profits were $139.3 million, somewhat higher than expected. Before the usual sales and earnings info Harley inserted a few introductory comments, and something jumped out at me: Despite the decline in second-quarter retail motorcycle sales, we believe interest in the Harley-Davidson brand remains strong among … [Read more...]
Big Battery Electric Motorcycle Concept from Designer Paolo De Giusti
The other day, I received a tip about an electric motorcycle concept from designer Paolo De Giusti and it's definitely one of the nicer electric concepts I've seen. Everyone seems to be turning out designs and there have been a couple of recent electric motorcycles introduced headed for production, but this design just looked right so I thought you might want to take a look. … [Read more...]
XR1200 Race Series Shows Promise
Look at the photo above, it's from the past weekend's XR1200 race at Mid-Ohio which was won by Danny Eslick. It certainly seems like some great racing action, there's nothing about it that indicates anything other than competitive racers fighting for position in this brand new series and that's exactly what I would expect. The neat thing about it is the fact they're on Harley … [Read more...]
CR-450 Clubman Café from Phil Little
OK, you carved out that spot in the garage, you have some room, a nice set of tools, a workbench, everything you need to build your own little classic cafe racer, something with a bit of panache and classic good looks. What's missing? Well, let's face it, with a lot of us, it's the skill necessary to figure out what bike to start with, what to modify, how to modify it, and of … [Read more...]
EcoMotors OPOC Two Stroke Engine Gets Funding from Bill Gates
Remember the OPOC engine? That is the opposed cylinder 2 stroke we mentioned last December. It looks like it's getting interest from investors, notably, Bill Gates, who just contributed $23.5 million to help them complete engineering and testing. Gates has been investing in all sorts of alternative energy companies and projects, his funding here certainly raises the chances the … [Read more...]
Not Riding? What Are You Doing?
Whatever label applies to you, rider, biker, motorcyclist, builder, mechanic, restorer or racer, it certainly doesn't define who you are, it's really a part time label. You have other interests, sometimes related to motorcycles, other times, not even close. It would be interesting to our readers to know how far afield you go, interesting to me, too, since covering those topics … [Read more...]
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