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Kawasaki at Cabela’s – Lincoln on Amazon

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Selling motor vehicles looks like an evolving process with the announcement that Lincoln will sell cars on Amazon.com beginning next week. Sales will be completed at the dealership but will begin on the Amazon web site. This follows the recent story in Motorcycle Product News about Kawasaki setting up dealerships for their ATV line at a number of Cabela's retail stores. That … [Read more...]

Buell Lightning Super TT XB12STT

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Buell introduced their new Lightning Super TT in Milan today, it's a streetfighter, Supermoto combination which actually looks like it could be a lot of fun. The numbers are 103 horsepower, 84 foot pounds of torque and 400 pounds dry. It's similar to their other Lightning models but it has the raised front fender in the Supermoto style, plus number plates and either plain white … [Read more...]

Ducati 1098 Introduced

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Ducati has come out with their new superbike, the Ducati 1098. One quick glance shows a lot of styling cues going back to the very successful 916 design that many missed these last few years. Power output is said to be 160 horsepower with a weight of 381 pounds, very nice if those figures hold up. Suggested retail price is $14,995. The 1098 S will be priced at $19,995 while the … [Read more...]

Fischer MRX Update

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Since we last mentioned the Fischer MRX just as it went into production, we've received several comments here and there is now an article about it in the December 2006 Motorcyclist magazine, the cover story, actually. In our first article, we noted it wasn't clear where the MRX was actually built and it is now clear that the production is at their factory in Maryland. Engines … [Read more...]

Bienville Studios – JT Nesbitt

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More than a year has passed since Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing split between Confederate Motorcycles and some of their previous employees. One well known name often associated with Confederate is that of designer J.T. Nesbitt, especially well known for the Wraith, a model that caught everyone a bit off guard with its very unique look and refreshing ideas about what an … [Read more...]

KTM Planning 2 Seat Automobile

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KTM is a company on the move. We just mentioned their new 63 horsepower single, they have also announced they will be bringing the 990 Super Duke to the U.S. beginning February of 2007 and now they are going into the automotive business. The plan is to make a 2 seat open roadster powered by a 250 horsepower 4 cylinder engine from VW. The car will be produced in partnership … [Read more...]