Recent content by TTTom

The Hero Splendor... if the engine looks familiar, it's basically an slightly updated version of a 60s Honda 90. 9 hp, drum brakes, etc. but a good solid bike. Hero sold 225,536 of these in India in the month of November alone and I bet all 225K owners are enjoying the hell out of them too...

From MotoMatters... "Of note is that Ducati have a bunch of roadgoing Panigale V4Rs being prepared for the launch of the bike at the track on Friday. Ducati's road tester Alessandro Valia is lapping on the bikes, checking them over ahead of the launch, and setting a benchmark for the...

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — One person died Thursday in a collision between a moped and a pickup truck on Bennett Valley Road, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. The deadly crash happened at about 12:20 p.m. on Bennett Valley at Grange Road, CHP Officer Jonathan Sloat said. A 66-year-old Santa...

IIRC it was north and east of the South Warner Wilderness, maybe off of 140 near Adel? Anyhow a pretty nice modest setup with a couple cabins, camping, some outdoor pools as well as a pool inside an old wooden shed... any ideas???

Hector Arana Jr. made the first two 200 mph+ passes in NHRA Pro Stock history last weekend with an EBR based engine. 200+ mph in a quarter mile. That's gotta be one wild ride.

At last, a new street legal 2 stroke. I realize it'll be pricey and likely never make it to the US but hope they can pull this off and put it in production, maybe it'll be the start of a new trend: http://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/914766-cycle-news-issue-49-december-12-2017/60

Story on crash.net today, plans to contest the entire season riding a Panigale. Apparently he's still running competitive lap times at track days. Guy has a speed monkey on his back, just can't quit. :laughing

Shakey Byrne goes into the final 3 race weekend down 33 points to Leon Haslam and wins the first two races, then in race 3 when Haslam crashes out at 172 mph due to brake failure, coasts to an 8th place finish to clinch his second consecutive and 6th overall BSB title.

Apparently the would-be deal makers overlooked the fact that half of the VW board are representatives of labor. :laughing "Volkswagen's planned sale of motorcycle brand Ducati and transmission maker Renk currently has no majority backing on the carmaker's supervisory board, with opponents to...

This drawing of a late 1950s Ducati design featured in an Asphalt and Rubber article on the new v4 Ducati superbike. The triple cam Ducati single won two 125cc GP championships back in the days of dustbin fairings and skinny tires

A 12-year-old boy riding motorcycles with his grandmother in Santa Rosa early Friday was injured after he was struck by another vehicle and thrown from the bike, CHP officials said. The grandmother, Theresa Miranda, 56, of Clearlake told officers they were returning from a beer run at the time...

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at dealerships where the freaking labor rate exceeds $100 an hour oil filters ==> hand tighten only!!! That way I won't have to drill a hole through the oil filter and drive 2' of rebar all the way thru it to get enough leverage to pry it off... but wait! The oil filter didn't screw off...

What facility were they using? Is it indoors in that big tin building just west of the track?

I really like MV's bikes and I hope I'm not being too cynical here (is that even possible when discussing Italian motorcycle manufacturers?) but I suspect this investment group is gonna get screwed just like all their predecessors... From RRW: "MV Agusta Holding and Black Ocean signed the...