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28 January 2013
News
AWD motorcycles are about to get real
For years the maker of custom all-wheel drive conversions, Christini is launching its own brand of production bikes. Two models will be assembled in the company’s Philadelphia facility for sale as 2012 models and it’s kinda hard to not be overwhelmed by awesome reading the spec sheets. In addition to a $6,895 four-stroke 450, there’ll be an $8,995 two-stroke 300 too. Affordable prices, AWD, ...
22 February 2011
Photos: Steve McQueen’s Husqvarna
Last week we brought you the story of of Steve McQueen’s 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross that’s going to be auctioned by Bonhams at the Quail Lodge in in May. Now, here’s high-res studio photos of that bike. Why is this particular Husky so significant? Well, it’s the bike Steve famously rode shirtless on the cover of Sports Illustrated. So, if you’ve got a heavy McQueen man crush, this is the j...
03 February 2011
KTM plans 250 Duke
According to KTM president Stefan Pierer, the company is developing a 250 or 300cc version of the new KTM 125 Duke and says it should be ready in about 18 months. “We’re working on a 250cc up to 300cc single-cylinder engine, also four valves with twin overhead camshafts,” Pierer told Alan Cathcart. “This has more or less the same external dimensions so we can install it in the existing 125...
02 December 2010