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What Are Your Questions for Erik Buell?

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With the recent introduction of the Buell 1125R, Buell Motorcycles has taken a dramatic step in a new direction. I'll be talking to Erik Buell very soon and I thought it would be a great opportunity for many of you to send in your questions. What would you like to ask Erik? Obviously, he's not going to lay out the company's plans for the future but he may hint at a few new … [Read more...]

Brand New Vintage Motorcycles Returning to Dealers

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Rumor has it, Honda is planning to reintroduce the classic CB750, ... rumor has it. That may be true and it makes perfect sense in light of the return of so many models from Triumph and Ducati. The CB750 was a ground breaking model that completely changed the motorcycle landscape. Triumph had their Bonneville, but in terms of overall market impact, the CB750 is in a completely … [Read more...]

BMW Buys Husqvarna Motorcycles

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BMW has purchased Husqvarna motorcycles from MV Agusta. Price of the sale was not disclosed. Husqvarna will continue to operate as an independent unit and will continue operations in northern Italy. 'With the Husqvarna models, which are focused on sports competitions, we can expand the range of BMW Motorrad to younger target groups as well as to the entire offroad and … [Read more...]

Ducati Edition USB Drive and Compact Flash

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Ducati and SanDisk have teamed up for this Ducati Edition line of compact flash cards and USB drives. They focus on the extreme performance of the flash memory to make the Ducati connection but it's really all about people who like thiings with the Ducati brand all over it. There you are in that business meeting and you pull out your Ducati USB drive and plug it into your … [Read more...]

S&S Planning X-Wedge Frames and Rolling Chassis

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Doing a quick scan of the September issue of Cycle World, something caught my eye. In a follow up article on the new S&S X-Wedge engine, it was noted that since the engine's mounting points were incompatible with frames designed for Harley Davidson engines, S&S would start building their own frames and rolling chassis. Most of their kits would be right in line with the standard … [Read more...]

When the HD Sportster was the Fastest Motorcycle

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Do you remember when the Harley Davidson Sportster used to be a performance bike? If you're a twenty or thirty something, you won't, but the Sportster used to be quite a high performance machine and it was promoted by the Motor Company as the fastest stock motorcycle you could buy. Times change. Today the Sportster is Harley's entry level bike, something a little smaller and … [Read more...]