Euro Gossip August 2009
…drop of 8.2%. compared to a year earlier. This would have been a lot lower; in fact nearly 14% down were it not for the success of the Piaggio 400 MP3 LT which managed to add just over 3500 units to the sales figures as well as outselling everything else by a big margin! A French website has announced…
2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Cruisers First Ride
…rpm, with the full 108 lb-ft delivered at 2750 rpm. At the throttle, you feel the motorcycle builds power a tad slower than the Classic or Classic LT, which are tuned so that peak torque comes on at 2250 rpm. Peak horsepower, a number Kawasaki did not release at the intro, is claimed to be at @ 5000…
Euro Gossip October 2008
…firmly in the number one slot. Piaggio now appears to be courting the car driver who may not want to take a bike test with the latest three-wheel MP3 LT. The factory has increased the spacing between the front wheels so that it now classifies as a car and to this end they have added a right foot brake…
Bed Buddy Review
…that rarely keeps the front tire of the bike in the same place it started at for the duration of the trip. Coming to the rescue is the Bed Buddy Pro LT , the latest in motorcycle transportation technology from CCR Sport. The Bed Buddy transforms a conventional truck bed into a bike-hauling machine. The…
Euro Gossip March 2008
…-foils on it for stability, a horizontal one on the top box and vertical ones on the panniers. No doubt these are for stability, but should give the new LT a very futuristic look! The K46 BMW prototype World Superbike project has appeared here quite often. If the 190/190 (its alternative name because the…
2008 Suzuki QuadRacer LT-R450
The Suzuki QuadRacer LT-R450 is exceptionally well-suited to the rigors of motocross which makes it unique in the sport quad market.For a few years now, manufacturers have carted out the "ready for the track" label. While it's invariably only true to a degree, the whole un-spun statement should be:…
2009 Suzuki QuadRacer LT-R450 First Ride
Suzuki's 2009 QuadRacer LT-R450 is lightly revised for the new season.Faster, lighter and easier-to-ride; these are some of the attributes we?ve come to expect from ATV manufacturers each new year. And just like we count on getting a little more grey hair on our head, we can also count on Suzuki to…
New Piaggio MP3 LT Considered Car
On the new ?bike? front,?Piaggio have launched the MP3 LT, a machine with two banking wheels at the front and a single driven wheel at the rear. Nothing new really as such machines (including Piaggio?s prior MP3s) are becoming commonplace with several motorcycle/scooter manufacturers trying to woo people…
2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic
…hanging on amid the onslaught of wind blasting me in the face that is inherent to riding any cruiser. If that is a concern, we also tested the faired LT version, but I felt the extra protection took away from the cruiser feel I found attractive about the un-faired version. I'm really starting to enjoy…
Motorcycle Police Skills Competition
…participated in this year?s event. ?With all of the other distractions a motorcycle officer has to deal with, riding needs to be second nature,? said Lt. Bob Hansen of the host Medford Police Dept. ?This event gives them the opportunity to keep their skills sharp.? Fifteen-hundred orange emergency cones…
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