It has taken more than 6½ years, ever since Indian was re-launched under the ownership of Polaris, but Harley-Davidson has finally taken a big swipe at the revived brand that was its head-to-head rival back in the early days of motorcycling more than 100 years ago. Social media has provided …
Read More »The Week In Review – Feb. 15
It’s The Week in Review for the week ending Feb. 15, with Items from Harley Davidson, Indian, Ducati, Royal Enfield and more. They’re culled from near and far; from press releases and other websites – all so you don’t have do the searching yourself: New Harley-Davidson Edition Ford F-250 It …
Read More »Seen The New TV Spots For Harley-Davidson?
MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson isn’t a company with a reputation for taking risks, but a new TV ad campaign unveiled this week represents a dramatic departure image-wise. It seeks to attract new and younger riders. It does so by ignoring the company’s heritage. No longer is the brand offered up as …
Read More »The Week In Review – Feb. 8
It’s The Week in Review for the week ending Feb. 8 – news nuggets, info from press releases, and other oil drippings culled from near and far: Helmet Proposal Gets Nowhere in New Hampshire A hearing held by the House Transportation Committee on a legislative bill that would make helmet …
Read More »Polaris Closing Indian’s Spearfish Paint Plant
SPEARFISH, SD – Polaris is consolidating paint operations for its Indian motorcycle brand and closing its plant in Spearfish where motorcycle components have been painted since 2016. All paintwork for Indians will now be done at the brand’s Spirit Lake, IA factory. The 51,000-square-foot facility in Spearfish, which had been …
Read More »Limited Edition Models From Harley-Davidson And Indian
Harley-Davidson and Indian are each out with new limited edition models. Harley-Davidson offers the CVO Road Glide, while Indian has the Roadmaster Elite (shown above). 2020 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide The “limited-production, super-premium” CVO Road Glide is powered by a Milwaukee-Eight 117 engine, which is rated at 125 foot-pounds of …
Read More »“Motorcycle Consumer News” Shuts Down After 50 Years
ANN ARBOR, MI – The plug has been pulled on the respected motorcycle magazine “Motorcycle Consumer News,” which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019. Author and instructor Ken Condon, who contributed to the Ann Arbor-based monthly magazine from 2001 to 2014, scooped his former employer by passing along the news …
Read More »The Week In Review – Feb. 1
It’s The Week in Review for the week ending Feb. 1 – news nuggets, info from press releases, and other oil drippings cultivated from near and far: J&P Cycles Gets A New Owner Aftermarket product retailer J&P Cycles has been been acquired by Comoto Holdings, owner of RevZilla and Cycle …
Read More »Sales Decline Again For Harley-Davidson in 2019
MILWAUKEE – U.S. sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles declined 5.2 percent in 2019 to 125,960 units, while worldwide sales dropped 4.3 percent to 218,273 units, according to full-year results released this morning by the company. Harley-Davidson sold 6,908 fewer models in the U.S. in 2019 compared to 2018, and 9,778 fewer …
Read More »The Week In Review – Jan. 25
It’s time for The Week in Review for the week ending Jan. 25. The post is a mix of news nuggets, info from press releases, and other items culled from near and far. Here goes with The Week in Review: Triumph Getting Into Smaller Bikes MCN reports that Triumph and …
Read More »Harley-Davidson Adds More Powerful “131 Crate Engine”
MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson is out with a “new performance option” in the form of a new 131-cubic-inch (2,147cc) engine that has a name that’s a mouthful. It’s dubbed the Screamin’ Eagle Milwaukee-Eight 131 Crate Engine and is designed as “a bolt-in replacement for 2017-later model Harley-Davidson Touring motorcycles originally equipped …
Read More »Bronx Native Finds Home For Fixing Bikes In Florida
JUPITER, FL – Most folks wait until retirement age to move from the frigid northeast to Florida. The roads here are filled with elderly drivers with diminished skills, all changing lanes or making turns without signaling. Their behind-the-wheel antics are simultaneously comical and dangerous. Joe Taffuri made his move from …
Read More »The Week In Review – Jan. 18
It’s another edition of The Week in Review; this time for the week ending Jan. 18. The post is a compilation of news nuggets, info from press releases, and other items culled from near and far. Here goes with The Week In Review: Royal Enfield Trimming Model Lineup? RideApart has …
Read More »BMW Sales Rise Worldwide, But What About the U.S.?
MUNICH – BMW Motorrad experienced rising sales of motorcycles and scooters worldwide in 2019, but may have lagged in the U.S. as the company’s press release steered clear of revealing how well or poorly it did in the United States. BMW reported that worldwide deliveries climbed to 175,162 units last …
Read More »Ducati Sales Up Worldwide In 2019
BOLOGNA, ITALY – Sales of premium Ducati motorcycles showed a minuscule uptick worldwide in 2019 over 2018. The company reported today that it delivered 53,183 bikes to customers in 90 countries, a total of 179 more than a year ago. While its home country of Italy remained the brand’s strongest …
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