Go ahead, look at your helmet, or your riding jacket, or that latest electronic addition to your bike and check for an indication of where it was made. It's getting a lot harder to find anything with a tag that says Made in the USA. It's been that way for some time as everyone is well aware, but the scale of the transition has gotten out of hand and recent events point to our … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson Reveals Investment in Electric Motorcycle Company Alta Motors
A few weeks ago Harley Davidson said they were about 18 months from a production ready electric motorcycle. Today, they announced an investment in Alta Motors for the purpose of collaborating on electric technology and new product development. Alta Motors' current products are nothing like the LiveWire prototype Harley introduced earlier, so it will be interesting to see what … [Read more...]
Erik Buell Racing Motorcycles Factory Liquidation
This time it looks like Buell is really done for good. Erik Buell Racing Motorcycles factory liquidation starts June 7th and everything is up for sale, ... really, EVERYTHING! You can even buy the motorcycle brand! I wonder what companies might want to put that in their pocket. Lots of machines and tooling, production equipment, historical artifacts, racing motorcycles, the … [Read more...]
Erik Buell Motorcycles Winding Down
This story is getting to be a little repetitious. EBR Motorcycles is shutting down over the next weeks and months, followed by a parts sale in March. Press release follows: EAST TROY, WI - EBR Motorcycles, LLC (“EBRâ€) located in East Troy, Wisconsin will begin a wind down of production operations commencing next week. EBR will continue to honor warranties and provide … [Read more...]