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Is the Motorcycle Available for How You Ride?

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Have you noticed the two schools of thought about electric motorcycles? One side, where I tend to be, looks at e-bikes as not ready for everyday use because it requires too many compromises and adjustments about distance, speed and direction. If you want to go a long distance, occasionally at high speeds, you may very well end up out of juice before you reach your destination … [Read more...]

Horex Motorcycles Returns with New 1200cc VR6

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Horex, a very old German motorcycle manufacturer, is returning and introducing an all new motorcycle, the Horex VR6. If you like engines with interesting designs, you'll love this bike. The VR6 engine, is a 15 degree V6 triple overhead cam, with 3 valves per cylinder and a crankshaft driven variable ratio supercharger. Power output is said to be 175 to 200 horsepower, probably … [Read more...]

Royal Enfield Classic Waiting List

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Royal Enfield Bullet Classic C5 Remember when Harley Davidson had waiting lists? Well, move over Harley, hello Royal Enfield. It looks like demand for the new Bullet Classic C5 is getting beyond the company's ability to paint the motorcycles. The Classic takes more more time to paint than some previous models and it's been selling so well buyers have been asked to wait as … [Read more...]

Rising Chinese Labor Costs May Signal Opportunity for Manufacturers Elsewhere

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As motorcycle manufacturers everywhere are struggling to remain competitive, they're facing cheap Chinese producers making impossible demands on their few remaining profits, leading to outsourced production in China in order to compete, however, a news item this week signals a change may be brewing. Foxconn Technology, a Chinese contract electronics manufacturer making … [Read more...]

1975 Yamaha XS650 Street Tracker by Cycle Sports

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Ken Fontenot and the crew at Cycle Sports in Houston, Texas, were thinking about putting together a project bike, something to occupy their time this past winter when things were a little slow. Digging around the shop, they looked at the rusty 1975 XS650 rolling chassis that had been sitting outside the shop for about 16 years and figured, why not? Here's Ken to tell you … [Read more...]

2011 Harley Davidson XR1200X

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Harley Davidson is announcing the 2011 XR1200X, with upgrades to the XR1200 suspension and brakes to make the XR1200X the new performance bike of the Harley lineup. Harley Davidson press release: XR1200Xâ„¢ TAKES SPORTSTER® PERFORMANCE TO A NEW LEVEL Fully-Adjustable Premium Suspension and Full-Floating Front Brake Rotors MILWAUKEE (June 3, 2010) - The XR1200X is … [Read more...]