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Big Dog Motorcycles Halts Production – Will Transform into Parts Manufacturer

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Big Dog Motorcycles is halting production and owner Sheldon Coleman will start a new business making parts for Big Dog owners and dealers. This story began circulating yesterday, but kept changing every time it appeared. The Wichita Business Journal, talked to Rick Fairless of Stokers Dallas who confirmed he had a conversation with Coleman who indicated the bank had shut down … [Read more...]

Motus on the Road in Daytona

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Turn it up, Baby! Listen, enjoy. Now THAT's what a motorcycle should sound like! A good old American hot rod. Makes you wonder how many horses are hiding in there and how long it will take someone to find out. Just think about all of the other places that V4 would fit. For those of us of a certain age, that bike will sell on sound alone. UPDATE: We've got some new photos … [Read more...]

Motus MST and MST-R – Comfortable Sportbikes

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After the rush of introducing the Motus MST, Lee and Brian wanted everyone to get a better look at the bike they've built. During the intro last week, Lee used the term "comfortable sportbike" to describe the Motus, something that would appeal to someone who has moved beyond the desire for the ultimate hard edged track weapon, and instead, wants to ride in relative comfort … [Read more...]

Motus MST Rolls Out from Behind the Curtains

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Pencil sketches are good, CAD drawings an important step and 3D renders show what a project should look like, but there's nothing like throwing your leg over a real motorcycle to see if all of the talk has amounted to anything, and that's exactly what I had the chance to do yesterday as Motus rolled out their all new Motus MST at Pratt and Miller Engineering giving the world … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson (NOT) Upgrading Assembly Plant in India to Complete Factory Using Local Components

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Based on reports from publications in India which have been accurate in the past, Harley Davidson is already upgrading their four month old assembly plant in India that currently builds motorcycles from knock down kits shipped from the US. After the upgrade, the factory will become a "mother plant" which will produce complete motorcycles from scratch using components delivered … [Read more...]

Victory Motorcycles to Assemble Bikes in India?

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According to reports, Victory Motorcycles is planning to travel the same path as Harley Davidson into the Indian motorcycle market, formally announcing their entry by the second half of 2012. Plans are to initially send complete bikes, followed soon thereafter with an assembly plant in the country due to the extremely high tariffs on completely assembled imports. I guess if the … [Read more...]