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Ducati losses grow along with sales

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Ducati laid out its 3rd quarter report Friday and the news wasn't good. Sales were up 31 percent but losses grew to $15.3 million dollars for the quarter. Chief Executive Federico Minoli blamed the poor performance on "unfavorable mix -- more goods being sold at lower prices -- and a delay in production of its Sport Classic bike. He said Ducati hoped to ship 3,500 pre-sold … [Read more...]

Hydrogen Motorcycles – Not so fast

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Now it's water vapor, not CO2, causing global warming, at least that's the result of a new study in Europe to discover the cause of increasing temperatures on their continent. Water vapour rather than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the main reason why Europe's climate is warming, according to a new study. The scientists say that rising temperatures caused by … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider’s mailbag

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One of the best things about writing The Kneeslider is reading the email you send from all over the world. Sure, there's loads of spam and assorted junk flowing in every day but there is far more that's just neat to read. Some of you have tips about motorcycles or motorcycle sites you've seen that I haven't come across, possible topics for future posts and comments about the … [Read more...]

Rossi out driving Ferraris again

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For a guy who kept getting so angry this past season every time someone mentioned Formula One and Ferrari and testing and leaving MotoGP and all of those gossipy kinds of things, Valentino Rossi sure does his share to keep the rumors going. The MotoGP season has barely finished and he's out tooling around for three days in a Scuderia Ferrari F1 car at Fiorano and Mugello. I … [Read more...]

Smartuki evolves

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When I mentioned the other day the original Smartuki had gone to Sweden, Andreas, the current owner, was kind enough to send along an update with a few photos to let us know how things were progressing. Andreas had orignally planned to build another Smart car project with a Kawasaki ZZR1100 engine but time constraints moved him in another direction. Since Peter Bee was selling … [Read more...]

Motorcycle thefts

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For those of you in the Orlando, Florida area, watch your sportbikes. There seems to be a rash of thefts going on down there with 17 bikes snagged in just this past month. The missing Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda and Triumph Daytona motorcycles were valued at $117,000. All but two were parked overnight outside apartment complexes, reports show. Investigators suspect … [Read more...]