Saturday, January 23, 2010
Harley returns to its roots with new Dark Custom motorcycle
The new Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight motorcycle joins the Dark Custom line-up
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January 23rd, 2010
Legendary motorcycle manufacturer isn't just yearning for the record sales of its glory days, but also looking to a classic model to help ride it back to better times.
The sunshine breaking through the clouds of troubling financial information for Harley-Davidson comes from a new model in the Sportster line, unveiled at the International Motorcycle Show taking place in New York this weekend.
The new Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight motorcycle is a factory custom in the legendary tradition of the hot rod Sportster line with the raw, elemental appeal of the Dark Custom™ bikes.
Riding low with a slammed suspension and featuring the classic 2.1-gallon "peanut" fuel tank, the Forty-Eight backs up its bulldog appearance with the performance of its blacked out and polished rubber-mounted Evolution® 1200 cc V-Twin engine.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The low solo seat, under-mounted mirrors, side mount license plate, clean rear fender and tall and fat front tire emphasize the Forty Eight's focus on chiseled customization.
And while the Forty-Eight model may break bad when it comes to radical attitude and straight-on style, it won't break the bank starting at just $10,499 MSRP in Vivid Black.
Lying low from tire-to-tire, the Forty-Eight model showcases more of its black 1200 Evolution V-Twin engine with polished accents and other components with a clean look highlighted by the traditional peanut fuel tank, small solo seat and lightening holes in the backbone mounting bracket. The Forty-Eight has more than just custom cool styling with the smooth ride on new front fork sliders, a tall and fat front tire and slammed rear suspension.
With Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) and performance tuning with a broad torque curve, the Forty-Eight motorcycle delivers a powerfully responsive ride with smooth clutch effort. The pipes on the chrome, shorty dual exhaust pound out the distinctive Harley-Davidson American V-Twin sound.
The new Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight motorcycle joins the Dark Custom line-up
Motorcycle News RSS Feed - A free online motorcycle magazine Clutch and Chrome
January 23rd, 2010
Legendary motorcycle manufacturer isn't just yearning for the record sales of its glory days, but also looking to a classic model to help ride it back to better times.
The sunshine breaking through the clouds of troubling financial information for Harley-Davidson comes from a new model in the Sportster line, unveiled at the International Motorcycle Show taking place in New York this weekend.
The new Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight motorcycle is a factory custom in the legendary tradition of the hot rod Sportster line with the raw, elemental appeal of the Dark Custom™ bikes.
Riding low with a slammed suspension and featuring the classic 2.1-gallon "peanut" fuel tank, the Forty-Eight backs up its bulldog appearance with the performance of its blacked out and polished rubber-mounted Evolution® 1200 cc V-Twin engine.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The low solo seat, under-mounted mirrors, side mount license plate, clean rear fender and tall and fat front tire emphasize the Forty Eight's focus on chiseled customization.
And while the Forty-Eight model may break bad when it comes to radical attitude and straight-on style, it won't break the bank starting at just $10,499 MSRP in Vivid Black.
Lying low from tire-to-tire, the Forty-Eight model showcases more of its black 1200 Evolution V-Twin engine with polished accents and other components with a clean look highlighted by the traditional peanut fuel tank, small solo seat and lightening holes in the backbone mounting bracket. The Forty-Eight has more than just custom cool styling with the smooth ride on new front fork sliders, a tall and fat front tire and slammed rear suspension.
With Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) and performance tuning with a broad torque curve, the Forty-Eight motorcycle delivers a powerfully responsive ride with smooth clutch effort. The pipes on the chrome, shorty dual exhaust pound out the distinctive Harley-Davidson American V-Twin sound.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Don't condemn every motorcyclist
Posted: 12/27/2009 01:00:00 AM EST
Editor:
In your [Dec. 20] letters section, "Nothing Christian about tormenting with noise," I can't believe that any sane person would make the generalization that all motorcycles are Harleys and therefore must be loud and obnoxious and if you ride a motorcycle it must be loud and obnoxious so you can't be a Christian.
I will agree with the writer that many riders are disrespectful especially when riding in populated areas, and further agree that some motorcycles use straight pipes or competition-only pipes, which are illegal. But you can't condemn every motorcycle because some are loud.
Furthermore, you can't say I'm not a Christian because some motorcycles are loud. Where does that logic come from? I have several cars each year that pull out in front of my Honda Gold Wing, which by the way is probably quieter than the writer's car. So by the writer's logic all car drivers pull out in front of motorcycles and therefore cannot do anything good for our society.
I know many Christian bikers who have loud bikes and I know many that have quiet ones. It is a preference that I believe is still constitutional. There are noise laws in the books, and Congress as well as the motorcycling community are working together to further resolve the issue. Just last year they came up with the SAE (J2825) testing procedure to insure uniformity in testing.
I'm not sure whether the writer was anti-Christian or anti-motorcycle, but the Christian bikers I
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know don't brag about being sinless. The whole point is that biker or not, we have all lied at some point in our life or taken something that didn't belong to us. That makes us all sinners. What we try to do by going out is to show them the way to forgiveness.
John Crawford
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Posted: 12/27/2009 01:00:00 AM EST
Editor:
In your [Dec. 20] letters section, "Nothing Christian about tormenting with noise," I can't believe that any sane person would make the generalization that all motorcycles are Harleys and therefore must be loud and obnoxious and if you ride a motorcycle it must be loud and obnoxious so you can't be a Christian.
I will agree with the writer that many riders are disrespectful especially when riding in populated areas, and further agree that some motorcycles use straight pipes or competition-only pipes, which are illegal. But you can't condemn every motorcycle because some are loud.
Furthermore, you can't say I'm not a Christian because some motorcycles are loud. Where does that logic come from? I have several cars each year that pull out in front of my Honda Gold Wing, which by the way is probably quieter than the writer's car. So by the writer's logic all car drivers pull out in front of motorcycles and therefore cannot do anything good for our society.
I know many Christian bikers who have loud bikes and I know many that have quiet ones. It is a preference that I believe is still constitutional. There are noise laws in the books, and Congress as well as the motorcycling community are working together to further resolve the issue. Just last year they came up with the SAE (J2825) testing procedure to insure uniformity in testing.
I'm not sure whether the writer was anti-Christian or anti-motorcycle, but the Christian bikers I
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know don't brag about being sinless. The whole point is that biker or not, we have all lied at some point in our life or taken something that didn't belong to us. That makes us all sinners. What we try to do by going out is to show them the way to forgiveness.
John Crawford
E
Thursday, January 14, 2010
SAY IT AINT SO!HARLEY COULD BE BOUGHT BY HONDA
Harley driven up by possibility Honda may buy it
Full story: Asbury Park Press Online
Investors think it's credible. They expect an announcement in the short term and a big move in the stock. Trading in options to buy shares of Harley-Davidson Inc. surged to a record on speculation that the biggest U.S. motorcycle maker may be acquired by Honda Motor Co., the world's largest maker of motorcycles. via Asbury Park Press Online
Full story: Asbury Park Press Online
Investors think it's credible. They expect an announcement in the short term and a big move in the stock. Trading in options to buy shares of Harley-Davidson Inc. surged to a record on speculation that the biggest U.S. motorcycle maker may be acquired by Honda Motor Co., the world's largest maker of motorcycles. via Asbury Park Press Online
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