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Motus MST-01 Prototype Photos

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Got a note from Brian Case about progress on the MST-01. It seems no matter how hard a team works to build a new motorcycle and new motorcycle company, there will be those who doubt unless they occasionally see some build photos. These shots give us a glimpse of the layout of the bike and how things are coming together. Amid all of the disappointing news from the big 4 and … [Read more...]

Confederate C3 X132 Hellcat

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Confederate is accepting orders for their new C3 X132 Hellcat, the latest incarnation in their line up sporting the well known Hellcat name. Their website has a lot of computer generated images of the bike, which will be available in 2 versions, a Fighter series with a steeper 23.5 degree rake and 61.5 inch wheelbase plus the Roadster series, with a more relaxed 30 degree rake … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Tries Crowdsourcing Their Advertising

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Well here's something, Harley Davidson, as you may know, recently fired was dropped by its longtime advertising agency Carmichael Lynch. But instead of just hiring another conventional agency, they've decided to crowdsource, getting ideas from many directions from thousands of people to set the tone for their future advertising and marketing campaigns. It's all explained in the … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Racing 1190RS Streetbike Semi Official Announcement

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No one will be surprised that Erik Buell is planning a street bike based on the 1190RR, especially after the video back in July. So when EBR wants to put out more information, where does it show up? It appears on a t shirt with the new 1190RS logo on the Rat Pak Records website along with an announcement of a teaser video coming September 14th. They don't show the teaser, they … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Leaving the Sidecar Business

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Harley Davidson has seen a significant decrease in demand for sidecars since their Tri-Glide models got rolling, so they've decided to exit the sidecar business. This is a pretty big move since sidecars have been a part of Harley Davidson since, well, ... almost forever. It's another move in the company's efforts to concentrate on their core business which is pretty much down … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Racing 1190RR with Turn Signals and Radiator Fans

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The developments continue at Erik Buell Racing, and a few are more interesting than others, like an 1190RR race bike with turn signals and radiator fans, just the sort of thing you might see on a race street bike. Let's see, how long has it been since Erik Buell was shown the door? How long before he can set up shop in the street bike business? Rumors of a street bike have been … [Read more...]