Unless you’re from Springfield, Illinois or have a brother named ‘Bubba’, the idea of a Harley-Davidson race bike is probably as foreign as ‘grits’ for breakfast.
Not any more. Harley-Davidson are planning a one-make race series in the UK next year (postponed from this year) using modified versions of its XR1200.
As a curtain-raiser, a star-studded, ‘World Cup’, one-off race is scheduled to support the Silverstone WSB round next month. What’s more, all of the modifications – of which there are many – will be available to XR customers… Details
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It is not such a wonder why electric motorcycles should not be the first introduction for consumers to the electric vehicle, EV. It actually makes sense.
The gist is that there is no denying the electric motorcycle world is taking over the fair share of news media. In fact, it is jumping forward in leaps and bounds, going well ahead of its four wheel cousin… Details
QianJiang motor is one of the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Asia. Founded in 1985, ZHEJIANG QIANJIANG MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD (hereinafter referred to as QJ), with registered office in Wenling (Zhejiang Province), is today one of the largest manufacturers of 2-wheeled vehicles in China.QJ is a state holding enterprise, with 5 domestic subsidiaries, 10 branches, 1 overseas subsidiary and over 10,000 employees.
QJ aims to build global distribution and after-sales service net-work and launches independent innovative products. Our product range includes motorcycles, scooters and mopeds from 50cc to 1,130cc under the Qjiang, Benelli, Generic and Keeway brands. The present production capacity is 1.5 million 2-wheeled vehicles and 2 million engines per year. Over 22% products are exported to 136 countries all over the world. QJ also operates ATV, mini dirt bikes, garden tools, vacuum pump etc. Today, QJ products are available on every continent except Antarctica.
European design, Japanese quality with Chinese cost is QJ management motto. QJ builds …Â Details
The Honda V4 has been spied in action just a day after the first pictures of the finished motorcycle appeared in MCN.
The pictures show a Japanese test rider completing final hot-weather testing in the USA, and except for a couple of detail changes, the 2010 motorcycle is …Â Details & Pictures
Bright and early this morning, the UK publication MCN (Motorcycle News) printed unofficial “official†photos of Honda’s upcoming V4 (VFR1200) 1200cc sports-tourer motorcycle in its print issue – leaving web readers in Great Britain scrambling to find a copy. Not having access to the article, we’re speculating that studio images of one proposed version were leaked – one way or another.
But as fate will have it, we caught the real thing today. And we caught it in action. At speed. And … Details & Pictures