You might be surprised that even some of the larger motorcycle manufacturers outsource a number of parts in their motorcycles to third party venders. Yamaha has a proud tradition of casting and forging aluminum parts in-house, and has developed several innovative techniques to improve the strength, and reduce the weight, of certain parts, including wheels. […]
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2022 BSA Gold Star Debuts; When the Past Becomes Present (Bike Reports) (News)
There’s retro, and then there’s … retro. The new BSA Gold Star was recently unveiled in Europe as the iconic British brand is reborn under Indian ownership. The new bike appears to be the spitting image of a 1950’s Gold Star, save for the radiator that signals a switch to liquid cooling. Although Indian owned, […]
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2022 Ducati DesertX Gets Dirt Serious (Bike Reports) (News)
If you view Ducati’s Multistrada lineup as essentially street bikes with Adventure ergonomics, you can see why Ducati has debuted the DesertX as a seriously dirt-worthy machine. Powered by a 937cc v-twin shared with other models and making a claimed 110 horsepower, the DesertX features a generous 9.1″ of fork travel (8.7″ in back), 21″/18″ […]
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KTM Celebrates Progress on $50 Million North American Group Headquarters (News)
KTM, Husqvarna Motorcycles and GASGAS are all part of the Pierer Mobility Group’s brands sold here in the United States. Their headquarters have been located in Murrieta for several years, but the fast-growing group is moving less than a mile away to a larger facility. Last Wednesday, industry representatives, the motorcycle press and local political […]
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Triumph Introduces All-New Tiger 1200 Family (Bike Reports) (News)
With a claimed weight loss of more than 55 pounds, and a new 1,160cc triple engine making a claimed 150 horsepower, the new Tiger 1200 announced by Triumph is, essentially, a ground-up redesign. Each of the family of five Tiger 1200 models are designed, according to Triumph, “to be the world’s most capable, agile and […]
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KTM Announces New 1290 Super Adventure Models Coming to U.S. This Year; Revisions to 390 Adventure Model (Bike Reports) (News)
The completely redesigned KTM 1290 Super Adventure Models (both R and S) released to Europe last year are coming to the U.S. market for 2022 according to the following press release from KTM. KTM is also announcing some less-significant changes to the 390 Adventure. These models fill out the adventure line-up at KTM, along with […]
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