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Triumph Street Triple

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The Triumph Street Triple, based on the Triumph Daytona 675 which we mentioned a couple of months ago is now official. It has an expected MSRP of $7,999. In what seems to be a growing trend with new models these days, Triumph will be accepting pre orders as of July 1st at any Triumph dealer. First North American appearance will be at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix July 20-22. … [Read more...]

Preorder Your Victory Vision on the Victory Website

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Victory Motorcycles has a new section on their website where you can get in line now for one of the new Victory Vision touring motorcycles coming out later this year. You can choose your color, select from a list of local dealers and then visit the dealer to make your deposit. The Victory Vision sparked a lot of interest when it was revealed this past January and those of … [Read more...]

Female Mechanics Needed for 2008 Calendar

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Sarah Lyon is looking for female mechanics for the 2008 edition of the Female Mechanics Calendar Project. As you may recall, Sarah set out last year on a ride across the U.S. to photograph and interview female mechanics in their daily work environments, compiling the results into the 2007 Female Mechanics Calendar. You can still buy the 2007 calendar from her website and Sarah … [Read more...]

Fast Changing Technology for Motorcycles

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Think back just a few years. How many three wheel production motorcycles or cars were being produced? Not trike conversions using a “normal” motorcycle as a base vehicle but a three wheeler from day one. Were there any? Historically, many have come and gone but at that time, the T-Rex powered by a Kawasaki engine was out there, a very low production vehicle but beyond that, … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Puts India On Hold

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After all of the recent reports of new agreements to allow motorcycles over 500cc to be imported into India which would allow Harley Davidson, among others, to enter the market, Harley has announced it will put an indefinite hold on plans to set up shop over there. The recent changes which ostensibly opened the market applied the Euro III emission standards to larger engines. … [Read more...]

Piaggio MP3 Scooters Getting Good Reviews

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It seems quite a few of the new Piaggio MP3 tilting three wheelers are getting out on the road now and several of their new owners are leaving their impressions here at The Kneeslider. From the sound of it, performance from the 250cc version is more than adequate for highway riding which seemed to be a sticking point for some potential buyers. Judging from new owner comments, … [Read more...]