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Big Burnout

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

Here is a quick picture from the Guinness World Record setting burnout up in North Carolina a couple of weekends ago. Lots of smoke.

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New Gold Wing features Air Bags, Nav system and Heat

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Yes, Wings are often called 2 wheeled cars and with good reason. The have all the comforts of a car (minus a roof!). When Honda introduced their new models last week, the one I didn’t pay much attention to was the Gold Wing. But it has some amazing technology available now- with the air bag [...]

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MotoGP

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Speed has a good article outlining the remainder of the season and who has to do what to win. Nicky Hayden really has control, but as we all know, in racing anything can happen.
Malaysia, Australia and Japan are the next destinations of the 2006 Motorcycling World Championship, that will be facing a dizzy final straight [...]

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2007 Interceptor announced

Friday, September 8th, 2006

In addition to the completely new CBR600RR, Honda showed us what the 07 Interceptor will look like, and it is basically the same as last year but with a very cool 25th anniversary color scheme available. I have had, maybe a dozen VFRs over the years, and for an all around bike they are very [...]

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Honda announces new models

Friday, September 8th, 2006

Honda has posted details of some of their new 07 models, and the CBR600RR looks like it is going to be amazing. With a claimed dry weight of 341 lbs, and new everything from the wheels up, it may be the bike to beat this year. Pricing is listed at $9499.00.  Here is a list [...]

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New Ducati Monster

Friday, September 8th, 2006

Ducati announced a new 07 Monster today and it looks awesome.

The Monster 2007 range is now bigger and better with the new S4R Testastretta. This new bike gains the famous 130 hp Testastretta low sump L-twin engine, previously mounted only on the top version S4Rs Testastretta.

They have also announced that most models will require less [...]

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Harmony in the Home

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

As long as there have been motorcycles, cars, toys, etc,  stuff like this has been happening. Kind of cool that it has hit the mainstream media. Maybe someone will help the guy out and he can keep his bike. Funny in an odd sort of way.
Steve Dyer is getting rid of his bike. He’s had [...]

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New Harley CVO models

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Motorcycle Daily has an article on the new CVO Harleys and exactly what they are. One thing is for sure- they are expensive and exclusive. Check out the article here. Some nice pictures too.

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Who do you ride with?

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Speed has an article about riding buddies and who we like to ride with. I actually, ride alone most of the time because most of my friends don’t ride. One friend who does ride is a stunt rider for Buell and always seems to be doing “stuff” that might get us in trouble. But the [...]

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New World Speed Record

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

Photo By Jean Turner
Well, the 16 year old 2 wheeled speed record was shattered at Bonneville today when Team Ack Attack set the bar at 342.797mph- 20mph faster than the old record. That is moving on no matter how many wheels you have- heck, that’s fast in an airplane. Since there are several other teams that have [...]

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Mladin wins at Road Atlanta

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Suzuki swept the top 3 spots at Road Atlanta Sunday with Mladin, Spies and Yates on the podium. The Suzuki’s have been pretty much unstoppable all year, and with one race left, it looks like Spies will win the overall championship even with a broken hand. Superbike Planet has the race results if you need [...]

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Buell XBRR

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

SportRider has the specs and some pictures of Buell’s new race only XBRR. The bike competed in the Formula Extreme race at Virginia, and is racing this weekend at Road Atlanta. This is mainly a testing and learning session for Buell in anticipation for next season. It is always good to have a new, competitive [...]

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Tire Changer for the Road

Friday, September 1st, 2006

WebBikeWorld has an article on a portable tire changer that can mount to the trailer hitch on a truck. It is a little pricey, but if you have a bunch of friends that ride, it might be possible to split the cost. The benefits are many, including the ability to change a tire whenever you [...]

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