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Hero MotoCorp Buys 49 Percent of Erik Buell Racing

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Hero MotoCorp, already involved in a technical alliance and sponsorship of EBR racing teams, just bought a 49.2 percent stake in Erik Buell Racing for $25 million. The remaining majority portion of the company is still held by Erik Buell. Ravi Sud, chief financial officer of Hero MotoCorp, said Erik Buell would be utilized as an extended research and development center and … [Read more...]

Wakan Motorcycles is Reborn as Avinton Motorcycles

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It's been almost seven years since we first wrote about Wakan Motorcycles and the Wakan 1640, a French V-Twin sport bike, designed around an S&S 1640 and wrapped in a minimal frame, the idea was to emulate the AC Cobra, installing a big American powerplant in a small and light European chassis. I thought it looked great, as did many of you, though as a few years passed and the … [Read more...]

Magpul Ronin 1125R Coming This Year

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It's been three years since we told you the Magpul Ronin 1125R was slated for possible production. Things have been quiet, but no more, they've just announced the bike will be built, beginning mid 2013, in a limited production run of 47, inspired by the 47 Ronin warriors. ... each hand-built bike will be issued a name - in lieu of a serial number - that corresponds with each … [Read more...]

Could Shale Gas Help Kick Start Motorcycle Manufacturing and Sales in the US?

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If you live in the US and you've been paying attention, you already know fracking is opening up huge reserves of natural gas and consequently lowering the price, lower by far than most everywhere else in the world. While some might look at that as a sign we should convert all of our internal combustion engines to CNG, which isn't a bad idea, it's the boatload of other benefits … [Read more...]

Polaris Really Means it When They Say They’re Building an All New Indian

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Ever since Polaris bought the struggling Indian Motorcycle Company, there has been a lot of speculation about what it was going to do. A lot of you have been fearing the new Indian would be nothing more than a fancy and higher priced Victory, which would pretty much seal the fate on another attempt to resurrect the brand, but it looks like Polaris really is serious about Indian … [Read more...]

Multiline American Motorcycle Dealerships

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It wasn't long ago when the economy was booming, if you thought it was time for a new motorcycle, you rode over to the local multiline dealership and walked around the Yamahas, Suzukis and Kawasakis to see what they had, make your choice and ride home. Maybe you stopped by another shop that carried Ducati, Triumph and Moto Guzzi, but what if you were interested in something … [Read more...]