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How About an Electric Gold Wing?

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A lot of electric motorcycles are beginning to appear, especially in the last several months, and all of them are fairly light weight but at the same time fairly short range. The limiting factor isn't the electric motor or controller, it's the batteries. How do you get enough storage to give you decent range? The somewhat pricey but powerful lithium ion or lithium polymer … [Read more...]

Quantya Electric Motorcycles

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What do you do when you love to ride motocross and 2 stroke engines are banned because of noise? Max Modena, living in Switzerland, decided it was an opportunity to build the Quantya, an electric MX bike without any of the usual 2 stoke buzz. Powered by a 14kW electric motor running at 48 volts, it recharges in 2 hours after a running time anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Reports Falling Sales

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According to Harley Davidson Chief Executive Officer Jim Ziemer, U.S. dealer retail sales dropped sharply in August. Recent economic difficulties are blamed for the fall off, from falling home values, higher fuel costs, rising food prices and even difficulty finding jobs. Harley stock slipped on the news. Harley Davidson press release: … [Read more...]

KTM Planning RC8 Superbike and Venom

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If you thought the recent KTM offerings have been interesting, wait till you see what's coming in the next few years. They will be bringing out bikes based around 3 engine platforms, the current 990, the new single cylinder 690 and the not yet released 1190 V-Twin. The 1190 will be used to power the upcoming RC8 Superbike and the Venom, seen recently as a concept and planned … [Read more...]

KTM Introduces ATVs in the U.S.

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KTM is on a roll. The KTM X-Bow car was recently introduced, they're bringing Husaberg motorcycles to North America and now they're introducing a new line of ATVs. They're a bunch of busy guys. The ATVs come in 2 models, a 450cc and 525cc, both single cylinder 4 strokes. Coming first to the U.S., they will be available throughout the KTM network beginning in the summer of … [Read more...]

KTM Brings Husaberg Motorcycles to North America

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KTM is bringing the Husaberg brand to the U.S. and Canada: Husaberg motorcycles will be distributed by KTM North America in the United States and Canadian market on September 1st. Husaberg has been owned and manufactured by KTM Sportmotorcycles AG since 1997. KTM North America, Inc. will form a separate division to ensure efficiency in distribution of Husaberg motorcycles. … [Read more...]