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Brand New Vintage Motorcycles Returning to Dealers

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Rumor has it, Honda is planning to reintroduce the classic CB750, ... rumor has it. That may be true and it makes perfect sense in light of the return of so many models from Triumph and Ducati. The CB750 was a ground breaking model that completely changed the motorcycle landscape. Triumph had their Bonneville, but in terms of overall market impact, the CB750 is in a completely … [Read more...]

V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine Follow Up

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After writing about the V-Quad engine the other day, I had the opportunity to talk with Greg Nelson. Greg's a pretty interesting guy and after discussing the V-Quad, I think it has some potential. A few readers looked at it and were not very impressed, but Greg thought it would give the custom builders something a little different to play with not to mention it would be a nice … [Read more...]

U.S. MotoGP 2007

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Casey Stoner rode from the pole to the finish line and never looked back after passing Pedrosa on the first lap. Last year, Stoner often rode very well, contending for the top positions but ending his races early with a crash. This year, he is just riding extremely well, period. Nicky Hayden did the bump and jostle with John Hopkins on the first lap, eventually ending his … [Read more...]

BMW Buys Husqvarna Motorcycles

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BMW has purchased Husqvarna motorcycles from MV Agusta. Price of the sale was not disclosed. Husqvarna will continue to operate as an independent unit and will continue operations in northern Italy. 'With the Husqvarna models, which are focused on sports competitions, we can expand the range of BMW Motorrad to younger target groups as well as to the entire offroad and … [Read more...]

Moving the MotoGP From Race to Race

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When everyone shows up at the U.S. Grand Prix this weekend, few will even think about how all of the race bikes and equipment managed to show up so quickly after being in Germany just last week. My wife sent along these photos of the move which was handled by some of the other folks at her company, delivering all of the MotoGP bikes and safety cars from Germany to California. … [Read more...]

Ducati Edition USB Drive and Compact Flash

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Ducati and SanDisk have teamed up for this Ducati Edition line of compact flash cards and USB drives. They focus on the extreme performance of the flash memory to make the Ducati connection but it's really all about people who like thiings with the Ducati brand all over it. There you are in that business meeting and you pull out your Ducati USB drive and plug it into your … [Read more...]