Steve Crevier is racing a Buell 1125R in Canadian Superbike against a whole lineup of Japanese inline fours and placed 3rd in the 2008 season opener. Steve is mixing it up with GSX-R1000s, ZX10Rs and Yamaha R1s and beating them despite a weight and horsepower disadvantage. If the win itself wasn't enough, listen to what Steve had to say: “It’s quite amazing,†said … [Read more...]
Roehr 1250sc – 180 HP Supercharged V-Twin
The Roehr 1250sc pre production prototype has been completed and plans are to begin production late this year. The bike is powered by a 180 hp supercharged Harley Davidson Revolution engine. This should be one extremely interesting motorcycle. I like the looks and I really like the blown Revolution engine. Final price has not been set. Let's see, a 180 hp supercharged … [Read more...]
HD Sportster – Before CB750 and After
A great example of how the Honda CB750 changed everything is how the Harley Davidson Sportster was perceived by magazine reviewers before the Honda's introduction and after. While doing a little research for the Honda article I came across reviews of both the 1968 Sportster and also a 1970 model. The Honda wasn't mentioned by name but the effect on perceptions was clear. The … [Read more...]
Buell Motorcycles 25th Anniversary
Has it been 25 years already? Buell Motorcycles is getting ready to celebrate their first quarter century of building "World Class American" sportbikes. Erik Buell had a dream of putting something together just a little different and he's done a helluva job of doing just that. Starting out as essentially a handbuilt motorcycle with its share of teething pains they've come a … [Read more...]
Buell 1125R 2nd and 4th in French Top Twin Race
All of the Ducati 1098R owners who think they're riding this year's bad boy racer, might want to make sure their skills are razor sharp because there seems to be a problem cropping up as Buell 1125Rs keep passing them on the track. Right on the heels of Buells doing very well in Germany, a couple more just placed 2nd and 4th in a French Top Twin race on March 30th. If you look … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson VR1000 for sale
There's a Harley Davidson VR1000 for sale on eBay, something you don't see very often. Harley built 50 of these for homologation requirements to run in AMA Superbike. The VR1000 also has the very cool Jekyll and Hyde orange and black paint job on opposite sides which I think is pretty neat. If you like Harley Davidson history and you're looking for something to park next to … [Read more...]