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Below is the new Honda 1200cc V-4 (VFR series) bike to be offered as a 2010 model. Production begins in October 2009. The engine uses new technology allowing it to be much smaller than a traditional 1200cc motor. Horse power is said to be 172. It will run on either 2 cylinders or four, and 4 valves, eight, or sixteen, depending on what is needed. The big news is it's manual or automatic 6 speed "twin clutch" transmission. It's 1st., 3rd., and 5th. gears engage through one transmission, and 2nd., 4th., and 6th. use the second clutch. This provides several advantages. First, shifting is seamless, secondly, there is less "wasted power", and thirdly, the rider is offered more options than ever before. I will be anxious to see what the verdict is! You can be sure, if it's Honda technology, it's innovative, well designed, and forward reaching!
Below is the Dreer Norton:
The new owner of the Norton name hopes to unleash the new bike in 2009! The bike certainly has "attitude", and I think it would create it's own niche market. Norton had one of the most significant race histories of any British motorcycle maker. Check out the brief history of Norton on the home page.
The Honda pictured below is quite a step for the conservative company. They built the Rune several years ago, which was certainly a custom. The new bike, pictured below, is called the Evo 6. It would certainly create some dealership excitement. Many Honda lovers want the company to import some of the European bikes which have never been sold in America. I would like to see the CB1300 or a revised Blackbird, in the USA.
The Honda Evo 6 is would use the flat six cylinder engine from the Goldwing.
BSA is another motorcycle manufacturer which went the way of all the British builders of the day. BSA even owned Triumph in the 1960's through the early 1970's.. The name is currently owned by the Regal Group (British) who also designed bikes for the now defunct MuZ motorcycle (formally MZ) company. The MuZ used a Yamaha 600cc single engine (it might have been a 660cc engine). They attempted to rebuild a BSA bike in the early 21st. century but as usual, due to the lack of money, failed. The Tempest, a 1,000cc twin was what they wanted to build.
Below is pictured the proposed BSA Tempest dating back to 2003.
During the summer of 2008, Harley Davidson begins making the plans to purchase the MV and Cagiva group. They are two well known brands of Italian motorcycles. This gives Harley a strong European dealership network as well as a line of developed "state of the art" sport bikes already in production. Buell, another Harley company, has never been a competitive sport bike producer (they are, however, cool bikes). Cagiva purchased the old Harley "Aermachi" plant back in 1978, from Harley, making a full ownership circle. The published price was around 109 million. Below is the latest MV Brutalle, a 1078cc "naked" sport bike referred to as a piece of art!
The Brutalle has the fit and finish of a jewel.
The Indian name seems to return time and time again. I really hope the 2009 version opens a new door. Below is a 2009 Chief Vintage. Indian hired a number of Harley engineers to perfect the new line. The new bikes run from around $20,000 for the standard to around $25,000 for the one pictured below.
Hail to the Chief!
Below is the "proposed" Honda CB1100 Retro to be released in 2010.
The CB1100 Retro is supposed to commemerate Honda's 60th. year of building motorcycles. Hopefully they will release it along with the CB1000 S, the CB1300 series, and the "rumored" V5 sportbike!
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