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The Thruxton Cup Challenge

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A look at Triumph Thruxton 900, as modded for the Thruxton Cup...
The motor is stock for the series, with the only allowable mod's being a Dynojet carb kit and freer flowing exhausts. The head received a multi-angle valve job and had the air filter replaced with a freer flowing piece. The exhausts were retro style with reverse megaphones with a not too a mega-noisy sound, and they obviously looked the part.
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permapage | -Ray, July 25, 2005
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20th Century Classic Motorcycles

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These classic motorcycle thumbnail drawings all link to larger images. They range from a Werner-1897 to a Norton-CS1-1931 to a HD-Model11J-1915 to a Hildebrand-Wolfmuller-1896 to a Indian-1902 and lots of more modern bikes. read more...
permapage | -Ray, December 26, 2005

Harley: 18 Years of Record Earnings

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They figured out not to make quite enough motorcycles to fulfill demand. Build them slow and carefully, sell them for a lot...
"This is the 18th consecutive year that Harley-Davidson has achieved records for both revenue and net income," said Jeffrey L. Bleustein, chairman and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. "We had a phenomenal year full of memorable once-in-a-lifetime experiences surrounding our 100th Anniversary. Introducing the Harley-Davidson brand to hundreds of thousands of potential customers has undoubtedly sparked the dream of ownership and created new excitement for our products."
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mail this link | permapage | -Ray, March 6, 2004 (Updated: April 11, 2004)

2005 Suzuki New Motorcycle Models

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The Suzuki Savage (LS650) becomes the Suzuki Boulevard S40. While apparently unchanged mechanically, the look is distinctly different.
Five 2005 Suzuki Boulevard models will hit showrooms in August 2004 -- the S40, S50, S83, C50 and C90 -- with more to come in 2005, including the signature M50 muscle machine. Suzuki has designated three separate cruiser lines as the basis for future line growth with specific product names reflecting not only engine size in cubic-inch displacement but also the style of the bike as well -- the stylish "S" series, the "C" series featuring classic cruiser styling and the more-muscled "M" bikes.
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mail this link | permapage | -Ray, June 21, 2004

White helmets, bright colors save motorcyclist lives

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Your chances are better if they can see you...
Drivers wearing reflective or fluorescent clothing had a 37% lower risk of crash related injury than other drivers. Compared with wearing a black helmet, use of a white helmet was associated with a 24% lower risk, and daytime use of headlights was associated with a 27% lower risk.
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permapage | -Ray, April 14, 2004

Motorcycle: The most versatile of traveling devices

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The case for riding -- or not. I'm not quite sure...
My attitude toward travel, particularly the sort of travel that is readily accomplished on a motorcycle, has become somewhat conflicted with the passing years. A measure of my tainted mood can be attributed to creeping curmudgeonism, but the changing profile of America is equally culpable.

It is hardly news that America’s “Blue Highway”, small town charm has been leveled by franchise culture. We all know too well the kid zoo-lined landing strips that make us “feel at home” as we enter Boca Raton or Laramie. More insidious and distressing are regional human peculiarities that are being subsumed by a universalism that is as codified as a Target floor plan.
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mail this link | permapage | -Ray, March 8, 2004

Riding the 2004 Honda CBR1000RR

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A longish stroke and lots of torque...
I was very pleasantly surprised with the ergonomics of the CBR1000RR. Frankly, I was expecting a rather extreme, uncomfortable race tuck-style layout. Although plenty aggressive, the "rider triangle" (bar/seat/peg relationship) was nailed by Honda, once again. This [motorcycle] is remarkably comfortable. The footpegs did not feel too high (granted, I have only a 31" inseam) compared to the competition, and the reach to the bars felt comfortable and natural. Honda accomplished this without compromising ground clearance (see our track test). It certainly is no sport tourer, but the 1000RR manages to be aggressive and comfortable at the same time. Good job.
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mail this link | permapage | -Ray, March 6, 2004 (Updated: April 11, 2004)

2004 1-Liter Bikes Dynamometer Results

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The Honda CBR1000RR, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Suzuki GSX-R1000, and the Yamaha YZF-R1 get revved up. Guess which one produced 164 HP...
Finally, we have the four contenders for open-class honors together. Here are the results from our dyno day-all four bikes run on our SuperFlow CycleDyn dyno one after the other.
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permapage | -Ray, April 12, 2004
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