We've been writing for a long time about today's showroom stock literbikes. They are built by the factories for the single purpose of winning races and due to the requirements of the various sanctioning bodies, they also appear for sale at your local dealer with turn signals and mirrors. The funny thing is, quite a few people buy them and adamantly state they can use the … [Read more...]
Piaggio MP3 Scooter Closer to U.S.
The Piaggio MP3 3 wheeled scooter will be at the Piaggio Dealer Convention in San Antonio, Texas on October 3rd. Once the dealers and media begin to see the scooter in this country, you can assume the introduction stateside can't be too far off. Judging from comments on our posts about it, the scooter should sell very well once it gets here. UPDATE: We are getting a LOT of … [Read more...]
Vietnamese Scooter Restoration Update
When we wrote about the booming scooter restoration business going on in SE Asia, particularly Vietnam, many comments from scooter enthusiasts warned of the dangers of buying these rebuilds but I was careful to point out that just because some were bad it didn't prove they all were. We used Huy's Scooters as an example of one of these rebuild shops and a comment we received … [Read more...]
Liquid Cooled Pushrod V Twin Sportster?
According to Motorcyclist Magazine, one of their readers stumbled onto a new Harley Davidson Sportster being tested in the Arizona desert. When he got up close, what he saw was a water cooled pushrod V-Twin with the word "Sportster" embossed into the engine cases. He was quickly hustled away before he could see much more but after calling the boys at the magazine, their calls … [Read more...]
Airbagvest Website Scam?
A while back we mentioned the hit-air airbag jacket distributed by Mugen Denko Co., Ltd. of Japan, the North American distributor is Airprotek International, Inc. From all indications, it's a great product. Unfortunately, someone else thought so, too, and they "borrowed" the idea and set up a website with pictures of a hit-air jacket where they're ready to take your money … [Read more...]
2007 Honda CBR600RR
Honda introduced their new 2007 CBR600RR yesterday. Looks like they've done some work, though I don't follow every feature of every bike, for those of you who do, I've listed the changes below. From Honda: The CBR600’s most radical redesign since the introduction of the RR in 2003 is highlighted by a whole new engine, frame and bodywork that results in a smaller, … [Read more...]
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