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Victory Motorcycle is hosting "The Gunny", and revealing the first 2013 model - plus new customs by Zach Ness and Klock Werks Kustom Cycles. Medina MN - 1/17/2012: Victory Motorcycles rings in 2012 with an early release 2013 model motorcycle and legendary Marine Corps Drill Instructor, Hollywood actor, ...    Read more

WALWORTH, Wis. - Mecum Auctions announces it will offer two custom motorcycles during the 2012 Kissimmee Event to benefit military charities Welcome Back Veterans and the American Freedom Foundation. The MLB Stars and Stripes - a 2011 Bourget Radius Python 330 Super Stretch Chopper (Lot W195) - will cross the auction ...    Read more

By Aaron Frank | Photography by Moto Guzzi It’s not immediately obvious, but Moto Guzzi’s V7 platform gets a new engine for 2012. We already published reports of an all-new, liquid-cooled, big-bore Guzzi motor expected to debut in 2013 (Euro Notes, March 2011), but the appearance of this redesigned air-cooled mill ...    Read more

By Karel Kramer | Photography by Ossa It turns out Ossa never really died. The once-proud Spanish brand just went into hibernation after closing the factory doors in 1982, and waited for somebody with enough cash to awaken it. In 2009, Ossa unveiled its first new model in 29 years. The ...    Read more

By Tim Carrithers | Photography by Husqvarna If James Cameron ever gets around to a digital homage to On Any Sunday, the avatars standing in for Malcolm Smith and Steve McQueen will ride the spiritual successor to Husqvarna’s 1970 400 Cross: the Moab. While a plastic facsimile of the 400’s flaming-red ...    Read more

By Aaron Frank | Photography by Honda The only serious electric superbikes so far have been one-offs from upstart manufacturers like Brammo or design firms like Mission and MotoCzysz. That may change now that Honda has revealed this stunning RC-E concept at December’s Tokyo Motor Show. It’s no surprise that Honda ...    Read more

By Aaron Frank |Photography by Suzuki Yoshimura Suzuki rider Blake Young finished 5 points out of first place in the 2011 AMA Superbike Championship, but might find enough of an advantage in the updated 2012 GSX-R1000 to put him on the top step of the podium next season. Like ...    Read more

By Aaron Frank | Photography by MV Agusta Perhaps the only bike that could take the shine off Ducati's stunning 1199 Panigale is MV Agusta's equally desirable F3 675, also revealed in full production detail at the 2011 Milan Show. Like the 1199, the F3 breaks new technological ground with the ...    Read more

By Aaron Frank | Photography by Ducati Steel-trellis frames, “L-twin” engines, belt-driven cams, dry clutches… Certain features have been so core to Ducati superbikes for so long that it’s almost impossible to imagine them ever going away. Or so we thought, until Ducati’s groundbreaking 1199 Panigale was revealed. Described by company ...    Read more

Victory is revealing a new bike at the New York IMS show – but grabbed an early production bike for Zach to play with. Having some fun with this one – Can’t wait for you guys to see it.

Peter Starr stops by with his book, detailing the 20 years he spent making over 40 films about motorcycles, working with the greatest racers in the history of the sport. Also discussed, "Take It to the Limit," now out as a 30th anniversary companion DVD. http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/search/?tag=Book%20Club View the ...    Read more

REDMOND, WA (January 10, 2012) -- Ural Motorcycles experienced dramatic growth in 2011, logging a 39% increase in unit sales for the second consecutive year and welcoming 22 new dealers to its existing network. Additional 2011 highlights included a New York Times feature, a Solo sT collaboration with esteemed ...    Read more

(January 11, 2012) - Seattle, WA - Not sure where your next adventure will take you? AltRider has a suggestion: Dakar. Most of us will never race the real Dakar, but this February 24-26 during AltRider's "Taste of Dakar" ride, riders will have the opportunity meet, train and ride ...    Read more

MURRIETA, Calif. - It is with great excitement that KTM announces the release of the 2012 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition. This is an entirely new model which showcases a brand new 450 SX-F engine and chassis that make this the bike of choice for KTM's newest 450 pilot, ...    Read more

* Auctions America by RM secures eight motorcycle collections for its Jan. 12-14 event in Las Vegas, Nevada * Featured highlights include a single private collection from Texas offering 35 Harley-Davidsons at no reserve * Private collection of 80 motorcycles from California, amassed over five decades and selling at no reserve is ...    Read more

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Jan. 2, 2012) - Today, Michelin Motorcycle Tires launches the MICHELIN® Commander® II tire.  Available immediately in 15 sizes in bias and radial construction, the Commander II tire offers a new standard in cruiser tire longevity and uncompromised handling and stability. A recurring issue with tires for the ...    Read more

• Auctions America announces five competition motorcycles from Michael Jordan Motorsports for its inaugural Las Vegas sale
• Offering includes bikes ridden by Jake Holden #59, Montez Stewart #123, Aaron Yates #20 and Geoff May #99
• More than 400 collectible motorcycles expected at the multi-day auction

Who says the cruiser market is (literally) dying off? Our friend Robert Fisher at Florida’s Roaring Toyz, the nation’s leading outfitter of custom sportbikes, just sent news that he’s opening a new division called Roaring Twinz to concentrate on the V-twin aftermarket.Fisher tells us his business has been in decline ...    Read more

Pratt & Miller is an engineering powerhouse. Best known for its work with General Motors--the firm developed the LeMans-winning Corvette C5-R and C6.Rs, the SCCA champion Cadillac CTS-V, and so many more--the company also consults with, among others, the US Military, developing everything from “unmanned tactical wheeled vehicles” to ballistic ...    Read more

Harley-Davidson made the news earlier this week at MSN.com, in an inauspicious article titled "5 of the Worst Corporate Boards." Watchdogs at The Corporate Library, an independent firm specializing in corporate governance, call out five of the most problematic corporate boards in America. Harley-Davidson makes this list alongside Freeport McMoRan, ...    Read more

Don Brown was the most influential person in the motorcycle industry that you never heard of. Brown was a public persona in the fifties, when he served a stint as Editor of Cycle magazine, penned the popular book How to Ride and Win and hosted his own motorcycle-oriented radio show ...    Read more

The first sign appears a few miles away, stuck into the frozen grass alongside I-43. “Motorcycle Liquidation” it reads, black letters on a yellow background, with an arrow pointing right. I exit at East Troy and head north toward Buell Drive, and the soon-to-be-vacant Buell Motorcycle factory. ...    Read more

Looking to own a new 09 Yamaha R1 with one-off graphics transcribed from one of Valentino Rossi’s most famous helmets by Aldo Drudi himself? Perhaps you’d like top-drawer Öhlins suspension at both ends, Roland Sands designer wheels shod with ultra-sticky Bridgestone track day tires, an Akrapovic exhaust system along wtih ...    Read more

“The Factory at the foot of Mount Aso, where humans and nature are as one.” That’s how Honda literature describes the Kumamoto factory, the largest motorcycle manufacturing facility in the world. By any measure, Kumamoto is impressive. Covering almost 1.7-million square meters, the Kumamoto plant blankets as much area as ...    Read more