Yamaha has just unveiled the new Super Tenere 1199cc – a big brother to the 660 Tenere and a direct challenge to BMW’s R1200GS and GS Adventure. Gizmag was at Phillip Island, Australia, to cover the launch of this highly anticipated new adventure sports motorcycle
When Amy Hope was six, Santa brought her a bike. Â
But not just any bike, hers could speed across the terrain, thanks to its motor, and to the patience of her mother. Â
“I learned to ride in a field,†said Hope. “I would get out on my motorcycle and I was gone.â€Â Â
When she was 7, she taught herself jumps by going up a hill and flying across the clothesline, only to find herself in trouble …Â Details
East Troy – They have come from as far as Germany to get Buell Motorcycle Co. memorabilia or tools from the factory.
One week into the Buell liquidation sale, hundreds of items already have been sold: motorcycles, trucks, trailers, factory tools, office equipment – even an American flag from the company lunchroom.
The buyer of the flag planned to frame it, said Clarissa Turner with Liquid Asset Partners, the Grand Rapids, Mich., company hired to manage the clearance sale.
“A lot of people are saying it’s bittersweet,” Turner said.
Bitter, because …Â Details
The demise of Buell Motorcycles shocked the motorcycle industry. Three months after the news hit, many questions remain. For answers MotoUSA asked the man that started it all 26 years ago, Erik Buell. Anyone who has spoken to Erik Buell knows his passion for motorcycles, and sportbikes in particular. Building the American sportbike has been his professional life’s work, and in spite of the crushing news this past October, Buell will continue to support his namesake sportbikes at the helm of Erik Buell Racing.
We spoke with Buell only hours after Harley-Davidson released its 2009 year-end financial report, which showed the Motor Company … Details