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Again? Isn't this the 3rd time? The Sportster engined one, The KTM engined one, and the latest one with him doing all of those Am-Soil commercials with because his engines were failing with "regular oils in them. I just feel sorry for all of those people that bought...

One larger dealer by me sold almost 200 2008 busas. When the economy tanked along with the ability to obtain financing, he was only able to sell about five 2009's. They had so many 2009's left over that they never imported 2010's into the country. All of the gen 2's are good.

Remember.......a lot of these tires have steel belts in them and if the whole weight of the bike was on a flat tire, it could have permanently deformed them. The easiest thing to do to start with is to just replace the front tire before you start taking everything apart and start measuring...

Re: Video Thanks for the video. Even with the camera angle it was still fun to watch.

I thought that I heard Paul Junior mention on one of the shows that his dad's OCC business might have to file for protection from creditors. Like it was mentioned.....the chopper craze is dead and they have a gigantic new building with a huge mortgage, taxes and utilities to keep going. You...

I bought my copies at the International Motorcycle Show a few years back but some of the dealers in my area that cater to the sportbike crowd had them in stock. It might be worthwhile check with one of those. The only problem is that a lot of sportbike type dealers have gone under and closed...

It's ridiculous to pay $75.00 a month for cable and have virtually no race coverage except for Nascar and the only way to get other racing coverage is by streaming from Speed2 or other sites. It's time to give the cable and satellite firms an enema and start giving race enthusiasts a choice and...

My bone stock 2008 with a fully topped off tank of gas weighed 601 pounds on the scales at the Byron dragstrip in Ill. It feels heavier than my Gen 1 but I was suprised at the actual weight. So were other people that saw the reading on the scales. It does go...

Look at how much money Harley puts into their NHRA drag racing effort. It's like a total Harley show. A lot of people watch those shows on ESPN, not to mention the AHDRA. Very smart marketing.

When the 2008 came out, Motorcyclist magazine did a Gen 1 to Gen 2 comparison test with all of the bike specs and the Gen 2 frame also had a half of a degree steeper steering rake.

NHRA Story » Pro Stock Motorcycle minimum weight adjustment These are the racing spec rules off of the NHRA site. V-rod American Pushrod V-twin 160 cubic inch displacement, 4 valve heads (8 valves total) Suzuki 107 cubic inch displacement, 2 valve heads (8...

Good catch with this one. This is the exact problem the 2001 and newer Goldwings were having when the bike was moving at parade speed (like a toys for tots ride). The fans would come on as the bike heated up due to the low air flow as designed. The problem was that the new Goldwings fans pushed...

Murdered....I hear you. But you wouldn't belive how bad the bike started straightline hopping on me after 110mph. I have a friend who always used 003's on his zx-12 with no problem with 150 trap speeds. But these Ravens were truly unstable with the hopping so bad it felt like it was losing...

I had a problem where it seemed like it needed a lot of wheel weight added, which it did, however it didn't clear the vibration problem. After spinning them on a balance stand I noticed that they were both actually out of round. Especially the rear. I remounted them with no sucess and finally...

Sales are still doing terrible for Suzuki as well as the other Asian manufacturers. I know a salesman real well at a dealership and he said that the new 14's weren't exactly rolling out of the shop very fast. It's an expensive bike in a horrendous economy and I'm certain Suzuki is very aware of...