The revived brand, already for sale in 16 other states, clears California’s tough emissions standards. But it arrives during the worst motorcycle market in decades.
The classic Indian Chief motorcycle, prized for its fanciful fenders and an American heritage different from its much bigger rival, Harley-Davidson, is back and finally ready to roll in California.
First built in 1922 and in and out of production ever since, the Chief has been ridden over the years by actor Steve McQueen and other renegades possessing fame and fortune. Now it has been overhauled for the modern era … Details
Somebody stop the madness! On second thought, don’t.
Used to be 180 hp at the back wheel was the result of tens of thousands of dollars of soup-up work: a turbo or nitrous, or just getting your hands on a megabucks works racebike. Them days are over: Motorcycle News, the weekly UK publication, just strapped a BMW S1000RR superbike to its dyno, revealing 183 hp at the rear tire. If you think this was a fluke, another dyno run by exhaust manufacturer Akrapovic (say “Ahh-Crop-Oh-Vitch”) showed 185.5 hp! … Details and Dyno Chart
There are some stunning designs and examples of great engineering among the electric motorcycles we’ve seen over the past few years, everything to indicate the electric motorcycle is just around the corner. Brammo is on sale in Best Buy, the Zero X and Quantya are dueling it out on the dirt and the TTXGP grew quickly, in just one year, into an event filled with more competitors than even the organizers had hoped for. We’re almost there, we’ll soon see them everywhere, just a few loose ends and the promise of electric bikes will be fulfilled, … real soon, as soon as those batteries last longer, … and charge faster, … and cost less, … and don’t weigh as much, … or maybe, just possibly, they’re still quite a ways off.
The engineering expertise available today made short work of … Details