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Report: Ducati sales up 68% in Q1
Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Performance , Earnings/Financials , Motorcycle 2011 Ducati Multistrada 1200S Pikes Peak Edition - Click above for high-res image gallery Ducati announced that its sales for the first quarter of 2011 outstripped last year by some 68 percent after three months of growth. The sales growth so far has been nice, but Ducati doesn’t see them slowing for the rest of 2011, particularly with the Diavel due to hit showrooms at the end of March. With the help of updated models like the Monster 1100EVO and the Multistrada 1200S Pikes Peak Edition , maintaining those stellar sales numbers shouldn’t be an issue, and puts Ducati well on its way to reclaiming the numbers it enjoyed before the economic nose dive
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Geneva 2011: Morgan Threewheeler is a clear best-in-show candidate
Posted on 02. Mar, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Convertible , Geneva Motor Show , Motorcycle , Specialty , MISC Morgan Threewheeler - Click above for high-res image gallery Some of us - and by some of us, I really mean me, myself and I - are ready to name the Morgan Threewheeler the coolest vehicle from the 2011 Geneva Motor Show . It’s simply three-wheeled perfection, and here’s why: There’s a fuel-injected, 115-horsepower V-Twin engine sitting smack-dab between the spindly wire-spoked wheels up front, mated to a Mazda five-speed gearbox that sends power to a single rear wheel .
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Mansory gets into the custom bike game with Zapico
Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Aftermarket , Europe , Motorcycle , Specialty 2011 Mansory Zapico - Click above for high-res image gallery You may know Mansory more for doing terrible things to supercars like the Bugatti Veyron than for motorcycles, but it turns out their gold plating and leather cladding skills know no bounds. To keep things interesting, Mansory has just rolled out a bespoke motorcycle developed with customizer Thomas M. George, and it actually looks pretty good
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Pirelli aims to protect your health, tires
Posted on 30. Dec, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Motorcycle Pirelli Motorcycle Tire Ads - Click above for high-res image gallery There are plenty of guilty pleasures when it comes to cars and motorcycles, but chief among them has to be the burnout .
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SEMA 2010: Talon Motors Invader provides ultimate performance on three wheels
Posted on 04. Nov, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: SEMA Show , Etc. , Motorcycle , MISC Talon Motors Invader - Click above for high-res image gallery Three-wheeled vehicles are apparently back in vouge
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Honda announces CBR250R, and it’s coming to America
Posted on 28. Oct, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Honda , Motorcycle 2011 Honda CBR250R - Click above for high-res image gallery Entry-level sport bike riders look to get another solid choice for 2011 in the form of the new Honda CBR250R. Naturally, it’s most direct competitor is the Kawasaki Ninja 250 , and the two match up pretty well, at least on paper. Maximum horsepower for the single-cylinder CBR250R’s quarter-liter mill is 26 ponies at 8,500 rpm
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2011 Triumph Tiger 800 completely leaked
Posted on 23. Oct, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Motorcycle Triumph Tiger 800 XC - Click above for high-res image gallery Surprise, surprise.
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Suzuki quietly updates 2011 GSX-R600 and GSX-R750
Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Suzuki , Motorcycle 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 - Click above for high-res image gallery You’d be forgiven if you forgot all about the brand spankin’ new motorcycles brought into the States by Suzuki last year…
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Bringing Sci Fi to Life: Tron Light Cycle is really real, kinda (w/video)
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Videos , Motorcycle , Celebrities Tron: Legacy Light Cycle - Click above for high-res image gallery Being children of the ’80s (by and large, some being a little more experienced than others, naturally), there were few things that lit a fire under our marathon Saturday afternoon television watching sprees than the movie Tron .
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Valentino Rossi samples the BMW M3 GTS, drives away in M3 sedan
Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , BMW , Motorcycle Valentino Rossi drives the BMW M3 GTS - Click above for high-res image gallery After securing his record ninth MotoGP title, there’s little doubt that Valentino Rossi is the fastest man on two wheels. And BMW has acknowledged the Italian rider’s speed by awarding him a brand-spankin’-new M3 sedan.