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Ducati Full Factory Support – Zero Cost Maintenance for New Ducatis

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Ducati is offering a Full Factory Support program for all new and previously unregistered 2008 and 2009 Ducati models purchased from June 4, 2009 to August 31, 2009 at participating dealerships. This means the first two services, as detailed in the owner's manual, are provided at zero cost. If you've been sitting on the edge waiting to buy, this is one more reason to get over … [Read more...]

The Upside of a Down Economy – American Manufacturers Get New Talent

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Some sectors of the economy are down, no doubt about it, but don't make the mistake of watching the news and believing everyone's down, some companies are humming along quite nicely and some highly skilled folks looking for work are being snapped right up, by American manufacturing companies, no less! Judging from the comments on an earlier post about an article by Erik Buell, … [Read more...]

Team TORK – All India TTXGP Entry

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As already shown, teams racing in the TTXGP are truly an international group and not everyone is as well funded as some of the pro teams. Kapil Shelke, team leader of Team TORK, which will be competing in the Open class, wanted us to know about their efforts, which consists of four students all in their final year of Mechanical Engineering at D.Y Patil College of Engineering, … [Read more...]

MotoCzysz E1pc – Digital Superbike

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The MotoCzysz E1pc Digital Superbike is on the way to the Isle of Man, from idea to finished electric racer in less than 5 months. As Michael Czysz notes on his blog, this will be the first MotoCzysz motorcycle to compete in an FIM sanctioned event. Using the MotoCzysz C1 as a starting point, they tossed the internal combustion engine and replaced it with 3 electric motors. … [Read more...]

Stellan Egeland’s BMW Harrier in Action

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Stellan Egeland builds some very cool customs, but they're not just for show, his are functional. This new video shows his Harrier out and about, plus, who knew, it's a 2 up cruiser? Stellan tells me he also had a tracktest with Öhlins that turned out great! Their best test rider rode the Harrier and had only good things to say except for the hard seat. Stellan says: "I … [Read more...]

AMA eGrandPrix at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

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If you needed any more reasons to attend the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid Ohio, here's a good one, you'll get a chance to see the electric race bikes running at speed on exhibition laps of the track. This is their first appearance in the US. The AMA eGrandPrix Introduction will showcase a number of teams, racers and machines taking part in the inaugural TTXGP … [Read more...]