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Ducati North America Hall of Fame

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Ducati North America has created the North American Ducati Hall of Fame for those individuals who have made the greatest contribution to the Ducati brand. The first three inductees are Doug Polen, Eraldo Ferracci and Bruce Meyers. Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati North America said, “Since being purchased by TPG in 1996, DNA has been established for nearly 10 years and we felt … [Read more...]

Classic Bike auction

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This classic bike auction looks like a nice one. It's an estate sale for a fellow that just kept buying and collecting, he never seemed to sell anything. Over 130 great vintage and classic motorcycles just as he left them, lots of parts, too. There's also old cars and tools, it's the kind of auction that makes a guy hold on to his wallet so he doesn't get carried away. Here's a … [Read more...]

Nicky Hayden to be featured on TV

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Nicky Hayden, along with brothers Tommy and Roger will be featured on the “Jeep World of Adventure Sports” on NBC at 2:30 pm eastern time on August 27th. It will look back on the U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. via MotoGP web site … [Read more...]

Moto Guzzi Superchargers

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You can find turbos and superchargers for most of the Japanese bikes these days but I haven't seen much for Italian bikes. Koehler, a German company, makes this Moto Guzzi supercharger and it looks really nice. Of course, the Guzzi V-twin is mounted transverse in the frame so a blower just fits in so neatly. Sometimes, when an engineering project looks right there's a good … [Read more...]

Pantera Dragster

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When I mentioned extended swingarms the other day, I asked why the V-twin chopper guys weren't doing more of it instead of all of the long fork, radical rake designs we see. I saw the Pantera Dragster before but never really looked very closely. I just noticed an ad for it again and the long swingarm jumped out immediately. That's exactly what I was talking about and just goes … [Read more...]

Hayabusa video – 220mph

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It's hard to know what's real anymore but this video of a Hayabusa going 220mph looks interesting. I know bike speedometers are often somewhat optimistic and we don't know what else was done to the bike in question so without radar, I figure somewhat less. The wheelie portion was awfully fast. Is it real? Judge for yourself. But on a highway? Not smart. via Cycle World … [Read more...]