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World Superbike on TV

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World Superbike Racing on SpeedTV this weekend. Silverstone Race 1 - Sunday 1 PM eastern Silverstone Race 2 - Sunday 2 PM eastern Will it be Troy B or Troy C? … [Read more...]

Piaggio 3 Wheel Scooter With 400cc

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No sooner is the Piaggio MP3 3 wheeled scooter introduced and there is already talk of a 400cc version coming this winter. According to Piaggio's marketing director in France, that's coming along with a Gilera branded 3 wheeled scooter, too. The scooter world seems to be coming out with all sorts of developments, perhaps in response to the number of people thinking about … [Read more...]

Yamaha Scooter Airbag

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First we had the Honda Gold Wing airbag, a motorcycle industry first, and now Yamaha has developed an airbag system for their ASV-3 research vehicle, a scooter based on the Maxam 250. (ASV - Advanced Safety Vehicle) There is no mention of this feature being introduced in a production Yamaha of any sort, but if the demonstration vehicle is functional and Honda already has an … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson in Vietnam?

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Trade negotiations between the U.S. and Vietnam succeeded in lowering or eliminating the barriers for selling Harley Davidson motorcycles in Vietnam. In addition to lifting an outright ban on large displacement motorcycles, Vietnam will adopt a basic and transparent motorcycle operators licensing system, relax distribution restrictions and reduce tariffs on heavyweight … [Read more...]

Suzuki Hayabusa Police Interceptor

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If you're passing through Oklahoma and you think you can just speed through the state without any chance of getting run down from behind, think again. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a little surprise for you, a Suzuki Hayabusa Police Interceptor, all nice and shiny and black and radar equipped. The OHP is set to get special training at the California Superbike School. Better … [Read more...]

World’s Fastest Indian DVD

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The World's Fastest Indian DVD will be coming out June 13, 2006. It's available now for preordering so you'll be able to see it as soon as it's released. As often happens with movies like this, they get distributed to a limited number of theaters and though most of us would happily pay at the box office to see it, we never get the chance. If you never saw the movie in your … [Read more...]