Remember when Jay Gleason rode that 1986 Vmax into the nines for Cycle World? (Yes, some of us do.) Once he did that, lots of guys hustled over to their Yamaha dealers with their checkbooks wide open. Fast forward to 2009 and Tim Nash, over at VmaxGuru.com, went to work on his new Vmax. After everything was ready, he asked Jay if he might like to run it down the strip. Jay … [Read more...]
Royal Enfield Bullet Classic C5 – More Retro – More Reliable – More Refined
Royal Enfield has a new Bullet, the Bullet Classic C5, and unless you're familiar with these bikes you might miss the changes at first, but they're substantial. This brand new Bullet, arriving next month in the U.S., looks pretty good and, more amazing, it looks even more retro than before. The old Bullet 500 has been pretty much unchanged since 1955, model years didn't mean … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Builders Continue to Evolve and Adapt
Last weekend, a new Ducati dealer opened in New York, Ducati Hudson Valley, the owner, Orange County Choppers. No matter what you think of OCC bikes or the dysfunctional family act they put on for the benefit of the TV cameras, I think it's a smart move. Custom bikes, especially of the high dollar sort they are famous for, are not moving so well and getting into a dealership … [Read more...]
Zero X Electric Motorcycles for sale on Amazon
Zero Motorcycles are taking motorcycle sales in an interesting direction, they're for sale on Amazon. They've been for sale online direct from Zero, but Amazon has ordering and shipping down to a science. The same company where you can order books, tools, music and even groceries, now handles the Zero X and Amazon is offering free Super Saver shipping (at least for now) so the … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Manufacturing Equipment Sale
Some companies scaled up their manufacturing operations when the custom motorcycle boom was in full swing and now, they have a lot of equipment not getting much use. Swift Motorcycle Company is one of those builders and it looks like a they have a pretty sizable equipment and parts inventory up for sale. There are sprockets, S&S engine parts, frames, clutch assemblies, CNC … [Read more...]
BMW Motorrad Innovation Contest 2009
BMW wants to know what you're thinking. First, they brought out the LoRider Concept and put up a survey to see what you thought about it, which is a good way to generate feedback in the most direct fashion, "Here it is, what do you think?" Now, they have an innovation contest and they're looking for some of your ideas about future products: What will be the perfect motor … [Read more...]
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