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Harley Davidson XR124 from Mike Wilson and Sandy Kosman

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While Harley Davidson tries to attract a younger buyer during their struggle to recover from the slow sales of big twin cruisers, they might want to talk to some guys who are creating customs like this one, the XR124, built by Mike Wilson of Dyno Mike's Dynamic Chassis and Sandy Kosman of Kosman Specialties. Instead of building another bagger or Softail, why not kick up the … [Read more...]

The Demise of the Buell Motorcycle Company

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The May 2010 issue of Cycle World magazine has a story of the Demise of the Buell Motorcycle Company written by Steve Anderson. Many have speculated about the role Harley Davidson played in the difficulties encountered by Buell over the years and this article seems to underscore many of those suspicions with details on the sequence of events, written by someone who knew Erik … [Read more...]

US Highland – Build to Order Motorcycle Manufacturing in Tulsa Oklahoma

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Many of us would like to see more motorcycles built in the U.S. and it looks like we'll be seeing just that in a few months. Tulsa, Oklahoma based US Highland will be manufacturing motorcycles right in the heartland of America, building the whole bike, even manufacturing the engines, in Tulsa. For those of you familiar with Highland, you might be saying, "Hey, wait a … [Read more...]

Magpul Ronin – Possible Limited Production for Buell 1125R Based Special

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Remember the Magpul Ronin, the modified Buell 1125R we showed you back in January? Magpul was pleased with the response from readers and they've further refined their prototype with the intention of exploring limited production. Grady Barfoot of Magpul, sent over some new photos and they look better than the bike we saw earlier. The Magpul designed girder front suspension, a … [Read more...]

1947 Water Cooled Drake Harley Davidson Knucklehead Engine

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A couple of years ago, there was a midget racer with a Drake water cooled Harley Davidson engine for sale. The car looked really nice but you could barely see the engine. I just noticed, there is another one of these for sale, but this time the car is all apart and the engine is shown very clearly. The cylinders are completely covered in water jackets with all of the … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Racing 1190RR Photos

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We've seen images of the Erik Buell Racing 1190RR already but these are photos of the actual race bike being readied for shipment to Germany. Now, imagine this bike in street bike trim, with lights and mirrors and all of the usual necessities, all of the complaints of odd styling and lack of performance gone. What could anyone complain about then? What would Harley have done … [Read more...]