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Motus Motorcycles V4 – the First GDI (gasoline direct injection) Motorcycle Engine

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Motus' new V4 is going to be quite the engine and anyone wondering if Made in the USA means anything anymore, you might consider, as Brian Case told me, this V4 is: the first V4 made in America for a production vehicle, the first gDI production motorcycle engine, and even the first gDI V4 for that matter. GDI (gasoline direct injection) shoots gasoline directly into the … [Read more...]

Motus Motorcycles MST-01 Makes Progress

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Motus Motorcycles is making progress. There's a write up in the latest Motorcyclist magazine that adds some numbers to the general information we already have. The 525 pound MST-01 sport tourer is aiming for 140 horsepower at 7800 rpm and 120 foot pounds of torque at 4500 rpm. The 90 degree V4 will be mounted longitudinally, as shown above, with a single cam in the valley of … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson XR1200 Backflip – Kain Saul of Australia Does it First

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By now you may have heard that Kain Saul of Australia backflipped a Harley Davidson XR1200. There was a bit of a race going on, he wanted to beat American Chuck Carothers who was scheduled to do the same thing the next day. Carothers did a flip the next day though it looks like he fell off shortly after landing. Saul had a practice backflip the day before into a foam filled … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Racing Lists Services to be Offered

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The website at Erik Buell Racing is beginning to come together and as the pages are going up, we can get a general outline of what will be offered. I noticed engine and chassis prep will be available, beginning January 1st, 2010, for the 1125 in 135 RWHP and 175 RWHP versions, plus there is a listing for an 1190 Euro spec, 185 RWHP version. An 1190 Euro Spec? That's … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Workers in York Approve Contract – Almost Half of the Jobs Lost

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The vote is over and the employees in York, PA accepted the contract. Almost half of the jobs at the plant will be lost. Wednesday, the union employees at Harley's plant in York, Pa., approved a seven-year contract that will likely keep the motorcycle assembly operations in York but will result in the loss of nearly half of the 1,900 jobs. It looks like the plant will … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Racing to Provide 1125R Racing Motorcycles and Racing Parts

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For those of you wondering what Erik Buell will be doing in the near future, it looks like he's going racing. I guess he won't be sitting around at Harley Davidson after all. Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Buell Motorcycle Company, will leave the company to establish Erik Buell Racing, an independent motorcycle race shop. Press release … [Read more...]