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Harley Davidson Reaches Tentative Agreement

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Harley Davidson has reached a tentative agreement with the union in the strike at the York, PA plant. Voting on the agreement will take place next week. The strike has already had a ripple effect with 440 HD employees laid off in Milwaukee, plus a number of suppliers have laid off workers in plants in the U.S. and Canada. Harley-Davidson reported today that it has … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Buying Groups

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How many of you really like buying a new motorcycle? I don't mean having a motorcycle or riding it, I mean the actual process of buying one. Some companies and dealerships are far better than others, just like it is with cars but many of us are not the best negotiators and it's hard to know if you paid too much. There are lots of tricks to buying right and the Internet is … [Read more...]

Last Production Vincent to be Auctioned

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The last production Vincent, a 1955 Vincent Black Prince to be exact, will be auctioned off on March 1st by H&H Classic Auctions. It rolled off the line Friday, December 16th, 1955 and then everyone turned off the lights and headed for the pub to reminisce about better times, at least I can imagine them doing that, but whatever the case, this was it. The fully enclosed … [Read more...]

2007 Monterey Classic Bike Auction Postponed

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The Monterey Classic Bike Auction which runs each year during the US MotoGP weekend activities, will be postponed this year until 2008 due to the death of key partner Marcel Fortney. Press release follows: February 14, 2007 - Following two years of growth in establishing a new standard for the staging of a collectible motorcycle auction, the Monterey Classic Bike Auction … [Read more...]

IMME 1200 BMW Boxer Sport Bike

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Two students at the International School of Design, Nicolas Bubar (24) and Yves Dufeutrelle (22), thought a BMW Boxer based sportbike would be a good idea and they set to work designing one. They designed a tube frame around a BMW 1200 boxer engine, with a new head and exhaust that brings output to 150 horsepower. In a 341 pound bike, performance should be quite acceptable. … [Read more...]

Indian Motorcycles New Website

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Indian Motorcycles moved to North Carolina last year in preparation for restarting production of the Indian Motorcycle. They just launched their new website which gives a pretty good run down of where things stand. According to their site, they plan to start production of 2008 Indian Chief in the fourth quarter of 2007. Engine for the bike will be the PowerPlus 100. … [Read more...]