Victory closes shop, now what
Posted by Ben Baker on Feb 5th 2017
What's going to happen to the Victory Motorcycle line now that Polaris is shutting down production?
The short answer is it's going away. Some bikes will become collector's items, a remnant of a time gone by. Some bikes will just wear out and be recycled.
The medium-length answer is, it depends. Polaris Industry's decision to shut down the Victory line can yet be r
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Is This the Motorcycle-Friendly Guardrail of the Future?
Posted by Mike Werner on Jan 31st 2017
Most guardrails alongside roads are deadly for motorcycle riders. With large and a high space from the ground up, bikers that has been ejected from their motorcycle stands a big chance at best of serious injuries when hitting the pylons holding up the crash barrier, or at worst, being decapitated (which apparently happens more regularly than what you might think).
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Buell motorcycles may be down for the count this time
Posted by Ben Baker on Dec 21st 2016
When Erik Buell Racing shut down, it left more than a few riders wondering about the company and the fate of the bikes.
The most recent auction attempt, held in mid-December, saw no one step up with a bid to buy the company and restart the production lines. Another company, Liquid Asset Partners LLC, offered $1.6 million before the court-ordered auction. Liquid planned to se
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High tech helmet from a Sri-Lanka Inventor
Posted by Ben Baker on Dec 10th 2016
A Sri Lanka inventor has come out with a device that mounts to the back of a motorcycle helmet to make riding a bike safer.
The iHelmet by Ganindu Nanayakkara is not actually a helmet, but it is sold in combination with a helmet. For US riders, buying this combo might not be a good idea since helmets have to be Department of Transportation approved in some states. The device
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