Harley Davidson sells thousands upon thousands of parts and accessories, hardly a bike rolls out of a dealer without something more than stock pieces in place. But how do you choose when you're not sure how they'll look on your bike? You could look for someone else who already installed those pieces but with all of the color and model variations, that's a stretch. Harley's … [Read more...]

The new XR1200 is officially rolling off the assembly line in Kansas City for delivery to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Some of us had been hoping that with the return of the Indy Mile to the U.S. this year, Harley Davidson would take the opportunity to unveil the XR1200 to the home folks, but, reading through this news item makes it look less likely. ... developed … [Read more...]

Well, here's the first photo of the 2009 V-Max via Motorcycle News. No tech details but it looks very close to the concept model on display at all of the shows. I'm breathing a sigh of relief because there was ample opportunity for Yamaha to get a little crazy with the styling, this looks like an updated version of the bad boy everybody knows. If the performance lives up to … [Read more...]

Can it be? Is the long awaited and hoped for new Yamaha Vmax just around the corner? Are long suffering, frustrated Vmax devotees about to have their faith restored? If the countdown clock on the Yamaha Europe website is to be believed, it looks or at least sounds like the new Vmax is coming June 4th. When you go to the website, there is a brief sound clip. Listen to it a few … [Read more...]

It's going to be a bit tougher for the bad guys to run and hide from the police. Instead of coming after you on a big Harley street bike, they may be riding this new Buell Ulysses Police model. The new Buell can go off on those unpaved back roads and trails where a normal police cruiser would be stopped cold. Besides being easier to handle than a normal police bike on tight and … [Read more...]

It seems only a short time ago I was mentioning how the Honda Cub had reached the 50 million mark in production and it actually was only 2 years ago, but in those 2 short years, they've put another 10 million Cubs out the door and as of the end of April, they're over 60 million. Just like that Energizer Bunny, these Cubs just keep going and going! I guess if they've sold that … [Read more...]