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
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...]
Harley Davidson Considering Assembly Plant in India
Harley Davidson is beginning the next logical step in the international motorcycle market place, announcing they're considering an assembly plant in India. Ever since they first began talking about sales in India, this was, to my mind, a foregone conclusion since tariffs in India double the price of imported bikes. Selling in India means making them there. The company would … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson Second Quarter Results Reveal Company is U.S. Market Share Leader of On-Road Motorcycles Among Young Adults
Harley Davidson released their 2nd quarter 2010 results, their profits were $139.3 million, somewhat higher than expected. Before the usual sales and earnings info Harley inserted a few introductory comments, and something jumped out at me: Despite the decline in second-quarter retail motorcycle sales, we believe interest in the Harley-Davidson brand remains strong among … [Read more...]
US Highland Motorcycles Partners Die in Plane Crash
Chase Bales, Damian Riddoch, and Mats Malmberg were all killed Saturday night when the plane, piloted by Chase Bales crashed in a wooded area. They were coming from a business meeting in Pontiac, Mich., and were originally scheduled to land at Jones Riverside Airport. The pilot requested to land at Tulsa International Airport instead, but did not say why, police … [Read more...]
Motus KMV4 – the Hot Rod Small Block – More Details Revealed
It’s often hard to evaluate something brand new until we compare it to something we already know, … or think we know. Last week, you saw the video of the new KMV4 engine running on a dynamometer and some specs were listed on the Motus website. Is it light, compact, powerful and versatile, or heavy, huge, under powered and limited in potential applications? Is it well … [Read more...]
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