Oil Drippings: News on H-D, Suzuki and BMW

By Bud Wilkinson

But, first, let’s go to the video…

It wasn’t a bull in a china shop, rather a bull in China that charged a motorcyclist and knocked him to the ground in Suining, in the southwest part of the country. The “Daily Mail” reports that the angry animal had escaped from a nearby meat factory where it was headed for slaughter, and the CCTV footage shows what happened next:

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Harley-Davidson has named a new general manager for its manufacturing operation in York, PA. The “York Dispatch” just posted a story here.  The “York Daily Record” has its version here.

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The National Packard Museum in Warren, OH has opened its 14th annual Antique Motorcycle Exhibit, which runs through June 1.

The exhibit features “three significant motorcycles and one vintage motorcycle from each decade of the Twentieth Century.”

The “Motorcycles 3 for 10” collection features a 1904 Columbia motorcycle, a 1934 Indian 4 and a 1978 Rokon RT 340 Enduro.

For more info, visit here. “The Vindicator” in Youngstown has a story here.

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Does this sound great or what? In releasing the new 2014 V-Strom 100o in the U.K., Suzuki announced that the regular service interval will be “12 months or 7,500 miles.” Yes, 7,500 miles, which the company says will make the V-Strom “an even more affordable and practical proposition.”

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Haven’t seen a press release from BMW yet, but Bob Rosen passes along word that Cross Country Cycle in Metuchen, NJ has posted MSRPs for five new 2014 BMW models on its Facebook page:

– S 1000 RR starts at $13,150

– R Nine T starts at $14,900

– R 1200 RT starts at $17,650

– R 1200 GS Adventure starts at $18,200

– K 1600 GTL Exclusive starts at $29,950