RHINEBECK, NY – Motorcycle lovers who attend the Rhinebeck Grand National Meet at the Duchess County Fairgrounds in New York always have hundreds of vintage bikes to admire and thousands of parts and accessories to consider buying. The recent annual gathering had many alluring bikes, including a 1914 Excelsior, but …
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Do not ask David Perillo how much money he paid for his vintage motorcycle. He won’t say because he thinks the question is rude. “It’s kind of a personal thing, like income,” he said when asked a few years ago “I would never ask someone that.” Such a throwback attitude in …
Read More »Brammo Calls Project Livewire “Woefully Inadequate”
Harley-Davidson got the attention of even non-riders on Thursday with its reveal of “Project Livewire,” a prototype electric motorcycle that it plans to take on tour to get consumer feedback in advance of possible production. Motorcycle mags went
Read More »Harley-Davidson Goes Electric With “Livewire”
A model isn’t going into production anytime soon, but Harley-Davidson today announced plans to gauge potential customer interest in a motorcycle that will never have exhaust pipes – an electric motorcycle dubbed Project Livewire that the company will take on tour. Even though pictures of the bike that show a …
Read More »Harley-Davidson Recalls Sportster Levers
Harley-Davidson is recalling some Chrome Hand Control Lever Kits intended for use on 2014 Sportster models because of
Read More »MotoParking Secures Bike and Gear
It’s an idea that’s so logical that it’s surprising that it hasn’t been brought to market sooner – a device that allows you to
Read More »IMS In NYC Set for Dec. 12-14
So much for hoping that the Progressive International Motorcycle Show would move its New York dates back to January following
Read More »Vintage Bikes Galore At Rhinebeck Meet
RHINEBECK, NY – With thousands of old motorcycles to ogle, from brand names that are still familiar today to those that disappeared decades ago, it’s always tough for a spectator to select
Read More »Ducati Scrambler Arriving in 2015
Ducati factory workers in Bologna, Italy this week got see what the rest of us won’t be able to gaze upon in person until 2015 – a new
Read More »Northeast Dualsport Riders Tour Back Roads
Not all motorcyclists embrace the rolling sofas that cruisers represent or stick to the relatively smooth surfaces of state highways. There is an adventuresome breed of riders who prefer the challenge of a dual sport; testing their skills on
Read More »Motorcycle Thefts Down, Honda Most Swiped
Motorcycle thefts in the U.S. continued to decline in 2013 with 45,367 being stolen, down 1.5 percent from 2012, according to a report released Monday by
Read More »BMW R 1200 RT Owners Told To Stay Off
Owners of the 2014 BMW R 1200 RT model fitted with the Dynamic ESA option are being told by BMW Motorrad “not to ride them until further notice” due to
Read More »New Yamaha FZ-07 Sneaks Under FZ-09
With its 2014 FZ-09 a bit too big (847cc) and a bit too pricey ($7,990) to be considered an entry-level bike, Yamaha has come up with a
Read More »Honda CBR300R Finally Comes To U.S.
It has been out elsewhere, but not here – at least not until August. That’s when the 2015 Honda CBR300R will finally
Read More »Aprilia Caponord Offers Polished Ride
Ask someone on the street to name an Italian bike brand and Ducati will probably be mentioned first, followed by Moto Guzzi if that person is really savvy. Despite being owned by Vespa-maker Piaggio for the past 10 years, Aprilia isn’t a motorcycle make that
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