Press Release-
Top 1 Oil “Ack Attack” Sets New Absolute Motorcycle Land Speed Record -
360.913 MPH
On September 26, 2008, after five days of pushing their streamliner motorcycle to new limits on the salt flats of Bonneville, the Top 1 Ack Attack team achieved what it came to do - topple the existing absolute FIM motorcycle land [...]

WOW… this is cool. Finally the manufacturers strike back and tell the AMA to take their rules and shove it… Thanks Jerry!
This just in from the MIC:
Motorcycle Industry Council
To Launch The USSB Championship
Factory Riders Offered a New National Series
IRVINE, Calif., Sep. 10, 2008 - The Motorcycle Industry Council, the national trade association representing top motorcycle [...]

As gas prices keep rising, people are looking for alternative means for commuting and getting around town. Scooters have been popular in Europe and Asia for many years and they are just now starting to really catch on in the US. With the new reality of energy prices, people are looking for transportation that is [...]

Victory is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary and created a special edition of the Vision touring bike for the event. While the styling is not for everyone, it is apparently liked by at least 100 people who reserved the special ed. bikes in 7 minutes. At 29,000.00 it is not cheap. In fact it is downright [...]

Well, it’s more of a dual sport, but the basic layout is there- 650cc twin, upright seating, and a decent price (for BMW). I really think this will be a winner and I can see the aftermarket guys salivating over the possibilities if BMW imports enough of them.  From BMW-
BMW’s All-New Entry Level Model Makes [...]

Well sort of… Anyways, this is pretty cool. Makes a lot of what we call stunt riding over here look lame.

From a BMW press release-No pictures yet…
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - August 12, 2008…Proving good things do come in small packages, Husqvarna Motorcycles is preparing to introduce its highly anticipated 250cc four-stroke engine in the all-new 2009 TC 250 Motocross race bike this year. The ultra light, compact power plant - tested at various racing venues [...]

One of the most popular bikes on the road today is the Suzuki SV650. They are comfortable, handle well, get great gas mileage and retail for about $6000.00 in the US. Used SV’s are really great deals. It comes in 2 variations- a Sport model with a quarter fairing and a standard naked model. [...]

Check out the video from Jay Leno’s Garage as he gets the royal treatment from Ducati. Thanks Jerry!

From the floor of the dealers meeting in Las Vegas we have these pictures of the new Harley Trike. The first one is obviously a show bike but I think the second one is production. I’d rather have one of the Can Am Polaris built 3 wheelers that have the 2 wheels in the front [...]

Pretty bike and the engine has a character all its own. Check it out at the Moto Guzzi website-
From their Press Release-
This newest addition to the Moto Guzzi line, the Griso 1200 8V has been designed  to flourish in the realm of two-wheel beauty and performance; a bold and brash machine that combines old world [...]

We have a month for everything, and this month is Women’s Motorcycle Month. To celebrate that, the AMA Museum has put up a display with several women featured. Some of these women are amazing because of the distance traveled. But I’m amazed by the era they did it in. Bikes were not too reliable back [...]

Museums are cool and there are a few really good motorcycle museums- like Barber’s in Birmingham, AL and now the new Harley museum in Milwaukee. It really is amazing how far we have come in 100 years. The museum has the very first Harley- basically a moped, and everything else representative of their 100 year [...]

With the price of gas here in Atlanta at about 4.10/gal, people are trying to figure out ways of getting around that they can afford. Atlanta is a big, very spread out city with a lot of people living in the suburbs and commuting to the city for work. When you couple the distance with [...]

Consumer Reports did an survey to see what people are doing or plan to do in light of 4-5.00/gal gasoline and all of the things on the list are predictable except one. Here’s the list-
SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

79 percent of car shoppers intend to buy a vehicle with better fuel economy.

80 percent of car shoppers are considering [...]