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End of the Road: American Chopper chopped, fat lady sings

Published: February 9, 2010

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Filed under: Etc. , Motorcycle , Celebrities It’s been a long time coming, but celebrity gossip site TMZ reports that American Chopper has finally been canceled


Autoblog Weekender: IRL, Making Mulsannes, a Russian Hummer Tractor Thingy, IRL, the Alfabeast … and more IRL

Published: February 6, 2010

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Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Bentley , Ford , Porsche , Rolls-Royce , Motorcycle , Russia The Autoblog Weekender – Click above to find out what you missed In February’s first Weekender, NASCAR already has its Car of Tomorrow and now Indycar is planning its car of 2012. Dallara has designed three sample chassis, and while they might not make IRL any more fun to watch, they could make it far more interesting to look at


California Scooter Company puts classic Mustang back on two wheels [w/video]

Published: February 4, 2010

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Filed under: Classics , Motorcycle California Scooter Company Greaser – Click above for image gallery When you think of a classic road-going Mustang , visions of Blue Ovals and good ol’ Carroll Shelby likely begin dancing in your head. But there was a highly collectible Mustang in America way before Ford decided what we really needed was an inexpensive sportscar for the masses. Instead of four wheels, the first Mustangs needed only two to get the job done.


2010 Vyrus 987 C3 4V is the most powerful production motorcycle in the world

Published: February 3, 2010

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Filed under: Performance , Motorcycle Vyrus 987 C3 4V – Click above for high-res image gallery Generally speaking, though there are a number of different classes of motorcycles in the world, there are a few universal truths that span all makes and models. Chief amongst these similarities is the fact that the bike’s rider always grips a handlebar that’s attached directly to the front forks, which in turn clamp down on the front wheel, thereby providing steering and suspension duties


Yamaha pulls the covers off 2010 FZ8 naked sportbike

Published: February 1, 2010

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Filed under: Motorcycle The upper-middleweight naked bike segment, which currently has entrants from the likes of BMW , Aprilia and Ducati , is about to get an good ol’ injection of Japanese know-how as Yamaha readies its upcoming new FZ8 for production. Yamaha apparently sees room for a machine that splits the difference between the smaller FZ6 (and FZ6R ) and the full FZ1 naked literbike. As far as we’re aware, Yamaha has confirmed neither the FZ8 nor its fully-faired FZ8R sibling for North America (we’ll keep you posted), but it seems possible the models could make it Stateside if there’s sufficient interest…


Report: MotoGP racer Valentino Rossi takes on Formula One, impresses

Published: January 30, 2010

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Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari , Motorcycle , Racing MotoGP racing star Valentino Rossi has ventured from two wheels to four a few times in the past , and he’s always come away smiling when given the chance to strut his stuff on a Formula One track. This latest testing session, though, has left many highly impressed and others understandably worried.


MV Agusta Perfezionata: Tamborini Corse T1 ‘perfects what already seems perfect’

Published: January 29, 2010

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Performance , Motorcycle Tamburini Corse T1 – Click above for high-res image gallery Massimo Tamburini may have retired from his post as the head of Centro Ricerche Cagiva (CRC, a subsidiary of Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta ) in December of 2008, but that hasn’t stopped brand-new and exquisitely designed machines bearing his family name from rolling down the streets of Italy. One of the best of these customs may be the Tamborini Corse T1, which is the company’s take on the naked MV Agusta Brutale


Bringing Sci Fi to Life: Tron Light Cycle is really real, kinda (w/video)

Published: January 29, 2010

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Filed under: Videos , Motorcycle , Celebrities Tron: Legacy Light Cycle – Click above for high-res image gallery Being children of the ’80s (by and large, some being a little more experienced than others, naturally), there were few things that lit a fire under our marathon Saturday afternoon television watching sprees than the movie Tron . Of course, much of that adoration had to do with the well-known but unfortunately short Light Cycle scene.


2010 Victory Vegas Limited Edition promises to be brand’s quickest bike ever

Published: January 28, 2010

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Filed under: Motorcycle 2010 Victory Vegas Limited Edition – Click above for high-res image gallery Victory couldn’t let that other fellow American motorcycle manufacturer have all the new-product fun now, could it? The new 2010 Vegas Limited Edition was recently unveiled at the New York Motorcycle Show, and it appears that there’s a new torque-rich power cruiser on the market vying for your hard-earned dollars and straight-line thrills.


2010 Harley-Davidson CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide goes Dark

Published: January 26, 2010

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Filed under: Motorcycle , Design/Style , Luxury 2010 CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide – Click above for high-res image gallery Every year, Harley-Davidson breaks out the good ol’ Accessories Catalog to bedeck a few of its most desirable models in a veritable smorgasbord of chrome, leather and outlandish paint schemes. See here , here , here and here for photo evidence of this undeniable fact


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