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xx Rumor: Suzuki Not Releasing 2010 Line in America | 19 Nov 09
20:01:57 by UFO | Views: 467 | Comments: 17
Suzuki
Hell For Leather (hellforleathermagazine.com) is reporting that there will be no streetbikes imported in to the American market for 2010 until 2009 inventory is bought down, and then probably as 2011 models.  I've also heard this rumor from other sources.  Hey, there's always Canada...



According to an internal source, Suzuki will import no GSX-Rs or other streetbikes into the American market for 2010 as the unsold 2009 models on dealer floors are expected to satisfy demand. Overall, US motorcycle sales through the first three quarters of this year total just 434,370 compared to 771,950 during the same period last year, a drop of 44 percent. Suzuki has announced no ne...
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xx MCN Video: 1st Ride of S1000RR | 19 Nov 09
08:13:23 by Schneegz | Views: 113 | Comments: 3
BMW
The reporter is exceedingly boring, but MCN has this to say about the bike:

"the handling will make other manufacturers wince with embarrassment."

Head over to MCN for more.

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xx Grace: An Electric Motorcycle Disguised as a Bike | 18 Nov 09
21:12:48 by UFO | Views: 536 | Comments: 30
Ride Reports
I thought this was pretty cool.  Not really motorcycle or sport-touring related but it does have an engine and two wheels.  What is cool is having an oversized mountain bike capable of 40 mph, going 25 miles before recharge, and only costing $1.40 per 100 miles to operate.  What's not cool?  The $8800 price tag!!



The Li-ion battery powered bike can hit 45km/h (28mph), powered by a 1.3KW motor (this is actually limited by law — some hacking will get you up to 65km/h, or 40mph), and it will run for an average of 25 miles before needing a recharge. To stop you again, the stiff aluminum bike is equipped with disk brakes front and rear.

Read the full article...
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xx Riding Ducati's to the Black Hills | 18 Nov 09
07:20:05 by canyonchaser | Views: 655 | Comments: 28
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Way back when, when Kris and I rode chrome laden bikes with lots of rake, fancy paint and raucous exhaust systems, we took a ride to Sturgis South Dakota for the annual Bike Rally.  Don't believe that we had our humble roots in cruiser-dom, well, ha! Look at these old photos, taken exactly 10 years prior.

   
As with many of the most memorable CanyonChasers adventures, this one started out with virtually no planning, and what's more, we didn't even plan...
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xx First Ride: 2010 KTM 990 SM T and 990 SM R | 16 Nov 09
20:08:04 by UFO | Views: 486 | Comments: 19
KTM
2010 looks to be a very good year for European bike choices.  The folk over at motorcycledaily.com have put up their first impressions of the new KTM 990 SMT and SMR.  Look for part two of their write up later.



Americans get two versions of the big supermoto, the sporty R and a more practical tourer. Both bikes share a liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, four-valve 75-degree 115-hp motor and basic chrome-moly trellis chassis. From that common ancestor, KTM's engineers started adding go-fast bits to make the R. Wheels are forged Marchesinis, saving 4.4 pounds of rotating mass, and it gets those delicious four-piston Brembo monobloc racing calipers. A supermoto needs a powerful, sensit...
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xx New Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V Announced | 14 Nov 09
13:12:48 by UFO | Views: 950 | Comments: 37
Moto Guzzi
Moto Guzzi has announced an updated Norge sporting a new 8 valve 1200cc 90 degree v-twin.  Styling cues from the previous Norge remain basically unchanged, but the bike has more get up and go compared to the previous engine.

Here's a shot of the new Norge GT 8V:



And here are the details from the press release:

The new 8V version of the 1200 cc twin-cylinder Moto Guzzi Norge has been updated to consolidate its vocation of being an indefatigable GT.

A tireless traveller, the acknowledged champion of reliability and the bike chosen by many law enforcement agencies including that of the city of Berlin, today the Norge has been updated and is entrenching its long-...
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