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Hyosung – larger engines for U.S.

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Hyosung, the Korean motorcycle manufacturer is expanding in the U.S. and moving upmarket into larger displacement motorcycles. According to Dealernews, Hyosung is introducing "a 650-twin sportbike in both unfaired and fully-faired versions, and a 650cc cruiser that utilizes the same motor. Also new are a 450cc ATV, and later this year, a 450cc off-road bike." With this push … [Read more...]

Schwinn Motor Scooters

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Schwinn, the bicycle company, has branched out and is now making motor scooters. Powered by air cooled 49.5cc 4 stroke engines and CVT transmissions, they have three models, the Campus, the Collegiate and the Graduate ranging in price from $1395 to $1699. The have both electric and kick start, the Campus has drum brakes while the other two models have a combination of drum … [Read more...]

GG Quad coming to the USA

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The BMW powered GG Quad we mentioned way back in September of last year is coming to the U.S. It will be imported by Quad USA. They had it on display at the Dealernews Dealer Expo in Indianapolis but their website is, shall we say, a bit under-developed. I can't even tell where they are from. Guess they were in a hurry to make the show and figured the website wasn't … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Design Awards 2005

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We mentioned the Ducati Hypermotard the other day, winning the overall design award from the Motorcycle Design Association after being the winner in the open category. Some of the other winners were interesting, too. In the Supersports category, the winner was the Yamaha R6, runner up was the Motoczysz C1. Open category winner, Ducati Hypermotard, runner up was a tie … [Read more...]

Flexible Instant Body Armor

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U.S. and Canadian Olympic skiers are using a brand new high tech material in their ski suits that is flexible in normal use but instantly hardens into protective armor upon impact. The material is called d3o and it's made from "intelligent molecules" that move slowly so the material is soft and flexible but on impact they lock together forming a hard shock absorbing … [Read more...]

Honda Leaves AMA Board – Buell Backlash?

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The AMA has just announced a big reorganization and among those changes are new rules making committees for professional racing. There's quite a lot to digest and while trying to make sense of it all, I stopped by Roadracing World and noticed a press release from American Honda: For more than 30 years, American Honda has maintained a seat on the American Motorcycle … [Read more...]