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2008 Buell 1125R Recall

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Buell has issued a recall for the 2008 1125R. Potential rear wheel lockup. Read the details below. Manufacturer: Buell Model Year: 2008 Models affected: 1125R NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V267000 Potential Units Affected: 1579 Problem: Buell is recalling 1,579 model year 2008 1125R motorcycles. These vehicles can experience 5th gear galling on the clutch shaft due to … [Read more...]

Norton M28 Concept Motorcycle by Arron Rogers

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Arron Rogers created this Norton design concept for the 21st century and it shows a lot of creative thinking. Arron, 22, recently graduated from the Vehicle Design course at Coventry University and this Norton M28 concept motorcycle was part of his final year's work. The design has quite a few interesting features, the central fuel tank under the seat, the open framework in … [Read more...]

Stonebridge Motor Company’s Little Miss Dynamite

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The Stonebridge Motor Company and the Ace Cafe teamed up to build Little Miss Dynamite, the S&S powered cafe racer which was unveiled at the Ace in front of invited guests on June 9th and is is now competing in the S&S 50th anniversary celebration in La Crosse, Wisconsin and will also be at Champions Park, Sturgis, South Dakota for the AMD World Championship in August. … [Read more...]

Ducati Apollo V4

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The Berliner brothers, who owned Berliner Motor Corporation and used to import Ducati into the U.S., among several other brands, in 1959 asked Ducati to build a motorcycle to compete with Harley Davidson for the police motorcycle business. After some discussion, Ducati finally agreed to the idea and a few years later produced the V4 powered Apollo. The engine displaced 1256cc … [Read more...]

Vintage Norton Motorcycle Ads – The Norton Experience

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Here's another vintage motorcycle ad flashback, The Norton Experience. These ads are so politically incorrect, I love 'em. Did they help sell Nortons back in the day? Maybe, but in 1970, when this ad appeared, the Japanese motorcycle industry was gearing up and gaining market share and no matter how many Norton girls you might see, the British bikes were losing ground. But you … [Read more...]

World Champion Indoor Trials Riding Skill

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Dougie Lampkin, World Trials Champion puts on, what might be called, an extreme indoor trials riding exhibition, riding through your basic English estate ... indoors, through hallways, up stairs, through the library and offices, storage rooms and patios, you know, just where you would expect to see a trials bike while you're sipping tea. In this day of extreme sports where … [Read more...]