We have heard many rumors on the internet – but one in particular seemed to catch our attention. Harley Davidson is thinking about taking over MV Agusta. This would be interesting because they already own Buell – a sportbike manufacturer – which uses Harley V-Twin engines in most of their motorcycles.
Many people wonder what the motorcycle of the future will look like. Will it still have the same design and features as the current motorcycles or will it look completely out of the ordinary? According Jake Loniak – a student at Art Center Pasadena – motorcycles will be cooler and much more environment friendly.
Rumor has it that Tata Motors is interested in purchasing a large amount of the Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Augusta. However, it looks as if they might have some competition to go up against first.
Mahindra & Mahindra is a large Indian motorcycle manufacturer who is also looking to get in on a piece of the action and desires to control a stake in the company. India Automotive reports that Mahindra has the ability to get the instant traction in the motorcycle market globally if they were to pick up MV Augusta.
Volkswagen stated this week that they regretted not purchasing the Italian bike manufacturer Ducati when they had the chance. To make up for this they have decided to produce their own using KTM.
KTM is quickly becoming a more popular bike manufacturer and is becoming a source for bike parts. In fact there are rumors that they are providing technical support to VW. Apparently they are repaying them for helping to design the X-Bow – which turned out to be very popular.
One of the biggest legends in motorcycle history is Arlene Ness. Ness started off by painting motorcycles as a way to make more money. It didn’t take long for Ness to grow attached to the bikes that he worked on and to study how they worked. Over time he had the knowledge and the reputation to begin his own parts company for bikes and he grew to be one of the best.
BMW has finally revealed their new S 1000 RR race bike - which will be released next year. Hendrik von Kenney - General Director of BMW Motored - has stated that they will be building 1,000 units of the new model.
We have seen many different types of motorcycles in our lifetime. Some of them have been full of power and the design that exudes toughness. Then there are others that we wish could have stayed in the concept stage. Many of us have probably wondered what it would be like if one of the top automakers were to create their very own bike?
Honda is closing down their manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio and will be relocating it and the Hamamatsu plant in Japan to the brand new motorcycle plant in Kumamoto. This will cease all production of Honda motorcycles in the U.S. – which will begin next year.
The Marysville plant produced 44,000 Gold Wing and VTX models. Usually with a change like this we would expect to see hundreds of layoffs. However, Honda is providing for their employees and will be relocating them to the different Honda businesses located around the entire state of Ohio.
Airstream is known for hiring the infamous Orange County Choppers to customize their bikes. It seems though that they are switching sides and have hired out Jesse James and his crew from the West Coast Choppers.
Airstream wants the custom bike ready to debut at the 2008 Legend of the Motorcycle Show – which will be on May 3rd. This will be Jesse’s second time at releasing a new bike at this particular show.
Honda has decided that the best way to create a unique and attractive motorcycle is to make it ‘retro’ Honda has designed the new CB1100F is based on the CB motorcycle from the 1970’s. They are hoping that this new design will ‘revolutionize the sporting bike game’ and take people by storm.
The CB1100F’s air-cooled engine, skinny “right-side-up” fork and dual shocks are carry-over pieces from the original design. Of course, that’s why it looks retro and why many people would likely run to their nearest Honda dealership to place their orders.