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John Lehman, Founder Lehman Trikes, passes away

John Lehman

Lehman Trikes, Inc. (LTI) Spearfish, South Dakota – It is with great sadness that Lehman Trikes announces the untimely loss of John K. Lehman, Founder and Director.  John passed away on Thursday, January 5, in Arizona. The suspected cause of death was a heart failure brought on by an embolism. John was 60 years old. [...]

January 7th, 2012 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Lehman Trikes | Read More »

History’s Mystery. Where is The Harley Elvis Gave Up To Pricilla in 1971

The King split with Pricilla in 1972.  4 short years later, he was dead.

Admittedly we didn’t do a lot of research into this, but last night at an auction in Texas, the official 1972 divorce papers between Elvis and Pricilla Presley hidden away for nearly 20 years, came to the block and were purchased by an unnamed buyer for 8,963. The 12-page agreement signed by both Elvis and Pricilla, [...]

December 14th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Gossip,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

Victory’s New Hard-Ball

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The custom bagger movement has gained enough traction over the past few years that manufacturers are sitting up and taking notice.  While Harley-Davidson has yet to fully embrace the trend, Victory showed it’s nimble enough to come out with a mid-season offering that has is sure to create a buzz on the street when the [...]

December 13th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Victory | Read More »

Big Bear Choppers Finished

From $18 Million a year in revenue to bankruptcy, Big Bear Choppers ends its ride

Whether it’s a weak economy, bad management or uncooperative lenders is yet to be determined. The only thing for certain now is that the California custom manufacturer Big Bear Choppers, is filing bankruptcy and customers who have paid deposits or paid in full for bikes are demanding answers, according to a report in the Big [...]

December 13th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Custom Builders,Headlines | Read More »

Honda Recalls 126,000 Gold Wings

Honda is recalling over 100,000 Goldwings due to a potential rear brake problem

HONDA is recalling 2001-2010 and 2012 GL1800 GoldWing motorcycle because of a brake problem.  Information released under Honda’s recall # S03 and NHTSA recall Number: 11V567000 indicates there is a possibility under the right conditions that the combined braking system’s secondary master cylinder may cause the rear brake to drag. Unexpected braking increases the risk of a [...]

December 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Honda,Recalls | Read More »

Victory Cross Country Tour

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A mischievous grin split my face as I approached the empty intersection a mile from my house.  Poor planning years ago had turned what should’ve been a mundane 3 way city intersection, into a quarter mile twisty motorcycle launch pad. I slowed slightly, shifting my weight to the left, and pushed the bike over into [...]

November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,New Motorcycle Tests,Victory | Read More »

Historic Collection Up for Auction

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Dupont.  It’s a name associated with chemicals, and very old money.   And if the press release is to be believed, the family owns one of the most important collections of motorcycles to come to market in years. Motorcycle historians will point out the Dupont name is also attached to the Indian Motorcycle Marquee.  Now Bonhams [...]

November 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Indian | Read More »

Honda and Yamaha Issue Recalls

Yamaha is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 XVS95/CT (V Star 950/V Star 950 Tourer) motorcycles, manufactured from October 2008 through August 2011, and model year 2007 XVS 1300/CT (V Star 1300/V Star Tourer) motorcycles, manufactured from August 2006 through March 2007. There may not be a proper seal between the fuel pipes for the fuel [...]

November 7th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Honda,Yamaha | Read More »

Indian Announces 2012 Models and Pricing

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When Polaris Industries bought the iconic Indian brand in April of this year it was wildly speculated that Polaris would introduce sweeping changes to the marquee.  At the dealer meeting the new models were unveiled and there were very few changes evident.  This wasn’t surprising to industry watchers.  It takes time to overhaul designs.  Major engine architecture [...]

October 26th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Indian | Read More »

SUZUKI INTRODUCES NEW 2012 GSX-R1000 AT ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

2012 GSX R1000

BREA, Calif. October 24, 2011 –Suzuki is pleased to introduce the new 2012 GSX-R1000 model to the 2012 Suzuki motorcycle lineup. The new model was introduced to an assembly of national dealers at Suzuki’s annual business meeting held this year at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. As the [...]

October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Suzuki | Read More »