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Kawasaki Concours 14 Video

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The new 2008 Kawasaki Concours 14, which should arrive sometime in the Spring of this year, looks like one fine machine for high speed touring and Kawasaki has a video up on the Italian web site. It's known as the 1400GTR over there and while the video hasn't made it to the U.S. web site yet, it appears to be the kind of machine many folks are looking for, especially the … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson on Strike

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Union workers at the York, Pennsylvania final assembly plant for Harley Davidson went on strike after negotiators failed to reach an agreement both sides could live with. Production of Touring and Softail motorcycles has been suspended. The proposed contract provided for a four percent wage increase in each of the three contract years. Two percent of the increase was … [Read more...]

Triazuma by Ludovic Lazareth

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Ludovic Lazareth made a logical move with the Triazuma, a design based on his Quadrazuma. In the U.S., quads are not street legal but three wheelers are because they're considered motorcycles. Lazareth built this three wheeler with homologation in mind for France and the United Arab Emirates, as far as I can tell. How about the U.S.? To me, this looks extremely cool. Based on … [Read more...]

Who Builds for Famous Motorcycle Builders?

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We've received more than a couple of comments about who really did the work on some of the well publicized custom motorcycles seen on TV or in the magazines. They come from the big name shops but did the "Big Name" build the bike? Well, sometimes yes, sometimes no or sometimes some of the parts. It isn't a conspiracy or super secret that once a business becomes successful … [Read more...]

Victory Vision V-Twin Touring Bikes

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Anyone who regularly reads motorcycle magazines has already seen numerous sketches of these not very secret motorcycles from Victory. Now, in conjunction with the New York International Motorcycle Show, Victory has formally unveiled the Victory Vision Tour and the Victory Vision Street, two brand new luxury touring bikes with a completely new style. They will be available from … [Read more...]

Suzuki Custom Boulevard M109R Cruiser

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Suzuki took their M109R power cruiser, turned it over to the folks at Cobra Engineering and came up with a bike that's leaner, lighter and even more performance oriented than the cruiser they started with. The M109R is a cruiser built to highlight the engine but at 700 pounds, it's a bit on the heavy side. This custom has the appearance of a bike taken down to fighting weight … [Read more...]