The report that Honda and Yamaha may be planning electric motorcycles is interesting and brings with it problems and opportunities for smaller companies trying to get into the electric motorcycle business. One commenter said, "e-bike manufacturers which are currently filling a niche market will be utterly crushed and destroyed." That's one possibility, but not the only one. … [Read more...]
450cc Super Singles Will Race at Mid Ohio
The 450cc Super Singles class will be racing at Mid Ohio, September 19-21. The new class is made up of road racing bikes that started life as 450cc MX bikes which are then transformed into lightweight, single cylinder racers. We've written about this new class before and it looks like it's about to hit the track. This could be interesting. From the AMA press … [Read more...]
Crocker Motorcycles Now Taking Orders for 100
The Crocker Motorcycle Company is now accepting orders for 100 brand new Crocker motorcycles. The price will be about $65,000 and delivery, due to the hand built nature of the process, will be 6 to 8 months after the order is placed. The new bikes will be identical to the originals in appearance and most parts, except for the new engine and electrical system, will be … [Read more...]
Cafe Rouge Norton 850 Custom Cafe Racer
Larry Houghton entered the AMD World Championship and attacked from a different angle, he brought Cafe Rouge, powered by a 1976 Norton 850. Since Larry's Lamb Precision Engineering Ltd hails from the U.K., it makes sense. As I was browsing through the winners of this year's championship, I was struck by how quickly the style had changed from years past into the board track … [Read more...]
American Ironhorse Liquidation Sale
As we reported some months ago, American Ironhorse was purchased out of bankruptcy by Scott Meyers. It looks like there was a lot of excess inventory not needed for the production of new bikes and those parts are going on the block, $10 million dollars worth! The industry is getting first crack at it and then it will be open to the general public. If you own an American … [Read more...]
2008 AMD World Championship Results
Goldmember by Roger Goldammer - 2008 Freestyle 1st place The results are in for the 2008 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building held this past week in Sturgis. Some very familiar faces and names are trophy winners, foremost among them, Roger Goldammer with Goldmember took top honors in the freestyle class. Coming in 2nd was Hot Dock with StG Nautilus. 3rd place went … [Read more...]
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