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When a new machine comes along and information is scarce, I begin exploring possibilities. Recently, MV Agusta revealed that it had developed a three-cylinder 675cc machine with 138 horsepower. Poking around the Internet suggests this bike has been in development for at least two years, delayed by uncertainty over the company's future. Now that Harley has sold the MV operation back to the Castiglionis, that is resolved at least for the moment. The new Triple is said to have a backward-rotating...
Garmin
Triumph 750 vintage racebikes raced both of them in the last two Pikes Peak International Hillclimbs and I regularly compete in Mulder's West Coast Vintage Dirt Track Series. I have a beautifully restored AJS 500 flat-tracker in my kitchen, a '47 Matchless 500 being restored by me, of course and a totally cool '68 Triumph 650 dual-sport my former racebike . My dear friend and I started the project dubbed Project Silk Purse, for obvious reasons , which was to be an unusually fast racebike, but...
Echo Ahrapovic Champions
Max Biaggi, World Superbike - Aprilia Antonio Cairoli, MX1 Motocross - KT M Marvin Musquin, MX2 Motocross - KTM Carlos Campano, MX3 Motocross - Yamaha Ivan Cervantes, FIM Indoor Enduro Cup - KTM Steffi Laier, WMX Motocross - KTM David Knight, E3 Enduro - KTM Santolino Lorenzo, Ej Enduro - KTM Mats Nilsson, VMX Motocross - Yamaha Taddy Blazusiak , AMA Endurocross - KTM Ryuichi Kiyonari, BSB - Honda Ayrton Badovini, Superstock 1000 - BMW phone 949.679.3491 I fax 949.679.3546 I...
Peter Egan
Yesterday as I write this was Black Friday, that infamous shopping day after Thanksgiving when consumers line up in front of shopping malls and try to kill each other. This morning's paper reports that a fist-fight broke out between two women at ToysRUs, and one woman was taken away in handcuffs. The Christmas season starts early around here. How blessed we motorcyclists are. While all this mayhem was taking place. I was up early and out in my garage in a state of tranquil calm, standing at the...
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If you really strain your brain, you might be able to conjure up an image of Freddie Spencer's 1982 Honda CB750F. That bike was the inspiration for Gregg's Customs, builders of the Cycle World Ride for Kids CBR1000RR. Cycle World takes on Red Bull Catalina Grand Prix and wins Motorcycle racing returned to California's Catalina Island after a 52-year hiatus when the Red Bull Catalina Grand Prix was held on the island December 3-5. The popular Southern California vacation destination hosted...
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