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Motorcycle Exclusivity – Does It Matter To You?

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How much does exclusivity matter to you? If you buy a motorcycle that is no different than the bikes owned and ridden by thousands of other riders, does it bother you? Or does it make you feel as though you're part of the group? Or does it even cross your mind? When you think about it, how can you even have an exclusive bike today unless it's a one off built by a custom … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Strike Over – Production Resumes

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Harley Davidson will resume production after striking workers ratified a new 3 year agreement. Harley Davidson press release: Harley-Davidson Motor Company reported that motorcycle production will resume with the third shift this evening at the Company’s final assembly operations in York, following today’s ratification of a new labor agreement by its unionized … [Read more...]

Wakan 1640 Update

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There's a road test of the Wakan 1640 by Peter Egan in the new Cycle World and a few interesting items emerged. First is that only 3 bikes currently exist though they are planning to build 15 more this year, primarily for testing and and showing to potential investors. But what I found most interesting, is that they want to build the Wakan in the U.S.! All of the jigs, molds … [Read more...]

KTM X-Bow First Photos

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KTM has released the first photos of the real X-Bow in preparation for the Geneva Show next month. As you can see, they are exactly like the scale model so no surprise there. What I think is pretty interesting is the steering wheel which seems to have all of the functions of an F1 wheel, which gets rid of the need for an instrument filled dash and goes along with the … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Reaches Tentative Agreement

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Harley Davidson has reached a tentative agreement with the union in the strike at the York, PA plant. Voting on the agreement will take place next week. The strike has already had a ripple effect with 440 HD employees laid off in Milwaukee, plus a number of suppliers have laid off workers in plants in the U.S. and Canada. Harley-Davidson reported today that it has … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Buying Groups

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How many of you really like buying a new motorcycle? I don't mean having a motorcycle or riding it, I mean the actual process of buying one. Some companies and dealerships are far better than others, just like it is with cars but many of us are not the best negotiators and it's hard to know if you paid too much. There are lots of tricks to buying right and the Internet is … [Read more...]