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Phillip Island WSBK Starts Interesting Season

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In the U.S., we've been used to seeing Ben Spies run at the front for several years now in AMA Superbike. Well, the rest of the world just got introduced to his racing skill when he took the win in race 2 at Phillip Island during the opening weekend of FIM World Superbike. Ben moved up to the new series this year, racing an R1 for Yamaha World Superbike. We don't cover a lot … [Read more...]

Brammo Enertia Electric Motorcycle to Sell at Best Buy

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Last September, we wrote about Brammo Motorsports getting $10 million in venture capital funding, part of which came from Best Buy Capital. The obvious speculation was that Best Buy would carry the Brammo Enertia when it went on sale. Well, sure enough, that's what is about to happen when the Enertia will go on sale in May at 5 west coast Best Buy stores with plans to … [Read more...]

Continental Lightweight ABS System for Motorcycles

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Continental has developed a new very small and lightweight anti lock brake system for motorcycles. The system weighs only 2.6 pounds and because it's so small and lightweight it should be easy to add to a wider variety of motorcycles than those already equipped. This particular system will be on the new Aprilia Mana, Shiver and Dorsoduro coming out this year. This system also … [Read more...]

Yamaha Slows 2009 Motorcycle Production

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Yamaha is looking at rising inventories of unsold motorcycles and has decided to cut 2009 production by 24 percent. This year's production will be only about 260,000 units to adjust for the current backlog. Motorcycle stockpiles bound for Europe are twice normal levels while motorcycle inventories for the U.S. are up 50 percent. Yamaha has already decided to shut its main … [Read more...]

Carberry Enfield Update

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We told you about the Carberry Enfield Double Barrel a few months ago, the nifty V-Twin conversion that doubles the capacity of the stock Royal Enfield thumper. Paul Carberry just got a limited supply of donor bikes ready to convert and a new batch of crankcases are being machined. Orders are now being taken for the very first production machines. According to the boys … [Read more...]

2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Recall

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Kawasaki has issued a recall for 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R motorcycles for a problem with the timing inspection caps. Please read the details below. Manufacturer: Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA Model Year: 2009 Models affected: Kawasaki NINJA ZX-10R ,ZX1000E9F NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V063000 Problem: Kawasaki is recalling model year 2009 Ninja ZX10R … [Read more...]