At Indian Motorcycle, designing and building exceptional motorcycles doesn’t end after an eight-hour workday. Melding their careers with a shared fervor for going fast, a team of Indian Motorcycle engineers continues to practice their art on two-wheeled skunk-works type projects after-hours in the office and at home. Now, in a seven-episode video series titled “A Passion For Speed,” viewers are able to capture a glimpse of what happens in these creative sessions…
Read MorePolaris Defense Unveils Diesel MRZR
Polaris Defense unveiled its new MRZR-D4 turbodiesel ultra-light off-road vehicle, based on the widely used MRZR but with some improved features, during the annual CANSEC exposition. Nick Francis, a Polaris Defense representative, said that the company incorporated “feedback we received from US and allied special forces on our gas MRZRs. We improved the sightline on the front of the vehicle around the roll cage, improved ergonomics for getting in and out…
Read MoreDucati Celebrates it’s 90th Birthday
If you’ve never been to someone’s 90th birthday party, it’s light on roar, speed, whoop and adrenaline. Ducati’s 90th, however, coming up July 1-2 at the Marco Simoncelli Misano World Circuit next to the town of Misano Adriatico in Italy, promises to be a spirited bash indeed. It’s a long weekend of motorcycles, music, mixing-and-mingling and celebrating the continued grandezza of this iconic, art-on-wheels, ultra-exclusive brand. Just how large a party is it?…
Read MoreBeaubier Impresses Yamaha at Donington Park
Pata Yamaha team boss Paul Denning has expressed his satisfaction with Cameron Beaubier’s performance on his World Superbike debut at Donington Park. The MotoAmerica champion was drafted in as a replacement for the injured Sylvain Guintoli at the British venue, and became the team’s sole representative when Alex Lowes was declared unfit to race. Beaubier impressed by qualifying ninth for his debut WSBK race, but crashed out on the first…
Read MoreChanges Made to PA Motorcycle Safety Program
The Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program has made a significant change in its Basic Rider Course and that change will likely find favor among those who do not like taking multiple choice tests. The test students used to take at the end of their classroom sessions has been eliminated. In the past, students had to attend the classroom sessions, participate and score at least 80 percent to pass the course. Now…
Read MoreHutchinson hits 196mph at Isle of Man TT
With glorious conditions once more all across the island, qualifying on Tuesday evening for the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, went ahead promptly at 6.20pm and Ian Hutchinson recorded the first 130mph lap of the week with his fourth lap of the night stopping the clocks at 130.63mph. Unlike the previous evening, the session was split into two with the Superbikes, Superstocks and Supersports away…
Read MoreHonda GoldWing AirBag Recall
SUMMARY: Honda (American Honda Motor, Inc.) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Honda GL1800 (Gold Wing) motorcycles manufactured February 8, 2006, to May 14, 2009 originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or “Zone A.” Additionally, unless included in “Zone A” above, Honda is recalling certain…
Read MoreEBR Offers Parts and Services in the EU
EBR Motorcycles has partnered with Northern Classic, Custom & Race AB of Delsbo, Sweden to provide EBR Motorcycle parts and service to customers throughout the European Union. “Jens and Birgit Krüper (owners of NCCR) and Erik Buell/Buell®/EBR Motorcycles have had a business relationship for over 15 years,” said Steve Smith, President and CEO of EBR Motorcycles. “As we move forward under the new ownership and direction of EBR Motorcycles,…
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