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Promising flexible armor from d30

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

A company named d30 (dee-three-oh) has been working on a flexible material that has some armor-like characteristics upon impact. You can find the d30 website here.
Here is what the d30 website has to say about the material:
(dee-three-oh) is a specially engineered material made with intelligent molecules. They flow with you as you move but [...]

2008 Harley-Davidson Models

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

In documents from the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board, we have a listing of what may be H-D’s 2008 lineup of bikes. You can download the pdf documents off the California Air Resources site here. They are also included for download below.
The documents, ‘Executive Orders”, have to do with meeting emissions [...]

Harley Davidson and Ducati to merge?

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

As strange as that may seem to some, it is a possibility, according to a June 12, 2007 report in Financial Times. You can find the article here.
Stating that a merger with HD would be “totally complementary”, Ducati CFO, Enrico D’Onofrio also said that Ducati Motor Holding would consider a merger with HD “anytime”.
Onofrio [...]

New American IronHorse Models

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about our tour of the American IronHorse factory and about their soon to be released new models. Well, it appears that the new models are ready to go as they are now on the American IronHorse web site.
The new models in the Rally Series include the Bandera, [...]

V-Twin Bike Show Roundup

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

Thought I would finally post a few pics we took last week at the V-Twin Bike Show in Dallas. Had a great time looking at all the bikes and even talking with a few of the custom bike builders.

If you have a chance to attend one of the V-Twin bike shows, I [...]

Hey dude, you got a Hemi in that bike?

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Sound like an odd question?
Well it may not be all that uncommon in the future thanks to a new hemi-head, V-twin motorcycle engine design by Revolution Performance Motors, based in Idaho.
The company, Revolution Performance Motors, is an offshoot of Renegade Motorcycles who, for the four-valve hemi motor, purchased the exclusive rights, trademarks and patents. [...]

New model offerings from American IronHorse

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

While touring the American IronHorse facilities yesterday, we were offered a sneak peak (at least for us) of one of their newest models, the Bandera.
As I understand it, the Bandera is one of three new models to be introduced by AIH as part of their Rally series. The Rally series is a push by [...]

Took a ride on a chopper today

Monday, April 16th, 2007

My first ride ever on a chopper!
Actually, I got to ride two different choppers today as research for an upcoming Good Times article. And it was a blast!
I rode an American Iron Horse Texas Chopper and a Big Dog K9. Both were awesome!
At some point, I will add some details in a post. [...]

Harley rumblings and rumors

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

There are rumors floating around The XL Forum for Sportster and Buell Motorcycle Enthusiasts that Harley-Davidson will be discontinuing several models for the 2008 model year. You can find a link to the thread here.
The flyer above is off the Denny’s Harley-Davidson site which you can find here. They have a scrolling ad [...]

Hit the road with a Victory Kingpin Tour

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Recently, LA Times columnist Susan Carpenter posted a review of Victory’s 2007 Kingpin Tour. You can find the entire article here.

The Kingpin Tour, derived from the two-year old Kingpin line, is basically a Victory Kingpin with a windshield, lowers and saddlebags added. It offers a 100-cubic inch, Freedom V-Twin engine. The engine, [...]

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