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Honda CB1100F Ready to Go?

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With all of the moaning and complaining about the Honda Fury that is supposed to be released on the 16th, take a look at what we have here. I dug up these drawings when I was pulling up those other ones. Looks like the CB1100F might be ready to go. I wrote about this last January when there was a lot of talk about it going into production and this set of drawings was for a … [Read more...]

Honda Fury Coming January 16th

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Looks like the New York Motorcycle Show will be the debut of the Honda Fury and Honda is doing the countdown website that seems to be the thing these days. Then we'll see if that spy photo was close to the real thing. A Fury is Unleashed, ... sure is a long way from "You meet the nicest people ..." Thanks, Jeeves. Link: Fury is Unleashed Of course, these are a … [Read more...]

Joe Bar One Unlimited Motorcycle Racing

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Not too many months ago I suggested motorcycle racing without rules as a way to avoid disqualifying winners because of some arcane technical violation. Quite a few of you liked the idea, those opting for rules of some sort usually focused on a few minimal restrictions related to safety. Well, over in France they've put together a little race series taking the unlimited … [Read more...]

Make the Commitment to Be a Better Rider in 2009

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With the new year just starting, have you made the commitment to being a better motorcycle rider? "Yes, of course," I hear you say but did you really? Becoming better isn't automatic and it requires more than heading out with your buddies for a weekend ride or making that daily commute to work, those things keep your current skills fresh and sharp but stepping up to a higher … [Read more...]

Kawasaki Pulling Out of MotoGP?

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Kawasaki has not yet made it official but the news is flying all over the European web sites that Kawasaki is pulling out of MotoGP. Evidently, the same high costs of racing while doing business in a slow economy that have prompted Honda to pull out of Formula One and Subaru and Suzuki to pull out of the World Rally Championship have put sufficient pressure on Kawasaki to … [Read more...]

Moto Guzzi V7 Classic Available in the US

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Some of you may have noticed by now that Moto Guzzi is bringing the V7 Classic to the US after all. This was another case of a very nice standard bike being introduced in other markets but not in the States. When we wrote about it last year, there were a lot of comments to the effect of, bring it here and you'll buy it. Well, here's your chance. Suggested retail is … [Read more...]