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XRTT 1750 by American Motorcycle Parts for Sale

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Quite a few builders have reworked the Harley Davidson Sportster into some form of XR750 look alike, this impressive piece, called the XRTT 1750, was built by American Motorcycle Parts. Starting life as a Sportster, the style is reminiscent of Cal Rayborn's XR750, but it has an advantage over those originals with an extra 1000cc in the S&S V-Twin, coming in at 1750cc, 100 cubic … [Read more...]

Motus Sport Tour Heads to the Northeast USA

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Motus is set to roll on the second leg of their American V4 Sport Tour and this time they're headed to the northeastern USA. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Richmond are slated for visits. The tour will run from October 8th thru the 15th. If you haven't yet had the opportunity to see the MST and the MST-R up close, this is your chance. Dates and specific … [Read more...]

Polaris Indian Number 1 Rolls Out for Test and Quality Checks

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The new combined Polaris Indian company rolled out their first bike at Spirit Lake, Iowa. The company says this unit will be used for extensive testing and evaluation. Regular production will begin on October 1st. Customers of the new Polaris owned Indian can feel confident the company will be around in the future which should contribute quite a bit to the growth of the … [Read more...]

Motus American V4 Sport Tour Hits the Road

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What better way to test a brand new motorcycle than to ride it across the country in all kinds of weather and riding conditions? That's the idea behind the Motus American Sport Tour. From July 11th to July 30th, Motus will be on the road, riding the Motus MST and MST-R from Birmingham, Alabama to Laguna Seca and back, with visits to locations all along the way where you will be … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Water Cooled Heads Patent – Updated

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Everyone keeps talking about Harley Davidson making the move to water cooling, but there's nothing like a patent to show us what they're up to. Charles from Strasbourg sent me a note about this patent they just turned up, and sure enough, it's Harley Davidson's plans to water cool the heads on their touring models by hiding the cooling system within the leg shield portions of … [Read more...]

2012 Erik Buell Racing 1190RS – No Wonder Harley Shut Him Down

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A few days ago, Christian sent me a note to be sure to check out the new Erik Buell Racing 1190RS now available for pre-orders. After all of the drama of the closure of Buell and Erik's resurfacing with his own company, we now have the first fruits of that effort, a full on and, it appears, a rather brutally capable, sport bike. The specs are impressive: 175 … [Read more...]