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Custom Suzuki SV650’s

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

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. [...]

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New BMW Boxer HP2 Sport for 2008

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

BMW has announced a new Boxer for their 2008 line-up called the HP2 Sport. It has some very nice specs and looks to be the most sport oriented in the line. Here is the press release-
The dream of many Boxer fans has come true: With the new BMW HP2 Sport, BMW Motorrad is putting the [...]

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Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera vs Ducati 1098

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Check out the latest Lambo in this Fifth Gear video. They pit a new 1098 against the Gallardo in a trio of tests including a 2 lap road race. I won’t spoil it for you, but suffice it to say that it was very close and lots of fun to watch. Enjoy! I’ll take one [...]

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Awesome Ducati 916

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

I finally have some pictures of a Ducati 916 that I painted last winter. The owner had crashed the bike pretty good and it needed a whole set of bodywork. I recommended that he order a set of carbon fiber panels from QB Carbon in England. They make some very nice parts.
Once the panels arrived, [...]

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Beginner’s Guide to Doing a Wheelie

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

This is a good video that shows the first steps in learning to do wheelies. Good to see these guys are off-road and wearing good protective gear. The road in front of your house is not a good place to try this stuff even if your girlfriend is watching. Find an old warehouse complex with [...]

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Some Custom VFR750’s

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

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A few years ago, I had some VFR’s that had been wrecked and all the bodywork was destroyed. Honda stuff is expensive to begin with, but VFR stuff is crazy. Since the VFR was basically a street version of the RC45 racebike, I decided to see if I could fit RC45 race stuff on the [...]

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Honda VFR750 Goodness

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

I have to admit, that in my business, I get to ride a lot of different bikes and most of them are pretty forgettable like the EX500 I rode Sunday. But one of my all time favorite bikes is the 90-97 VFR750. It is a little heavy by today’s standards, but still a great bike. [...]

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Dunlop Qualifier selected as best new product

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

Speed is reporting that Motorcyclist has selected Dunlop’s Qualifier “Q” Sportbike tires as their product of the year. This is a really big deal since that award usually goes to a bike of some sort.
I talked with my friend at Dunlop who does most of their testing after he got back from a week of [...]

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