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Video Motorcycle Street – Honda VFR1200 chassis & riding interview with test rider Dave Hancock
Video Motorcycle Street – Honda VFR1200 chassis & riding interview with test rider Dave Hancock
Archive for the ‘Street Riding’ Category
ANYONE who might have admired the gleaming finish of an Indian Chief I recently rode would not be faulted for praising the quality of its restoration. Never mind that the classically styled highway cruiser being ogled was in fact a 2009 model, fresh out of the assembly plant a few miles up the road from here.
An ambitious restoration — of Indian, that is, the bike’s maker — is well under way, and not for the first time. Since the original company went out of business in 1953, the Indian name … Details
Late night star to give it up for charity
Jay Leno will be appearing in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 10. The star of The Jay Leno Show is no stranger to ‘Vegas – he did over 160 stand-up gigs last year. But this time, he’s proving that he’s really a ‘stand-up guy.’
Leno will be at the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction and he’ll be helping the famed auctioneers get the highest bid for his customized Star VMAX motorcycle. The proceeds of the sale will go to Bailey’s Café, a community program that brings art education to some of New York’s toughest neighborhoods.
“Bailey’s Café is an arts program,” says Jay, “but since I didn’t have any Yamaha musical instruments to auction off, I thought I’d sell my Star VMAX, which was made by Yamaha.” … Details
First impressions of the new MV Agusta naked, the 1090RR
It’s a sunny morning here in Italy; Visordown are road testing the MV Agusta Brutale 1090RR.
When you first sit on it, it feels comfortable, not too prone and the best thing about it is the angles of the tank, the lip almost covers your knees and makes it easy to grip with your legs. The bike looks like …Â Details