Harley-Davidson Middle East and North Africa wrapped up its Open Day in UAE last week with a showcase of new 2014 models in the presence of 1,000 riders and members of the Harley-Davidson community under the banner “Come Together, Change Lives.”
A new company called Lotus Motorcycles, a joint project of Kodewa, car designer Daniel Simon and the Holzer Group, has apparently been established to design and build the first motorcycle under the badge of the long-running sports-car manufacturer. The bike will be named Lotus C-01, and is being billed as a “hyper-bike” by the company.
There is one thing about Harley-Davidson motorcycles that every motorcyclist will agree on — you either love them or hate them. I ride with guys who look at Harley riders and shake their heads in disapproval. Part of my resentment for this legendary brand can be attributed to the fact that it’s more popular than any of the motorcycle brands I’ve ever associated with. Deep down inside, I want a Harley, but on the surface I prefer something that is totally against Harley-Davidson’s philosophy of motorcycling. So, when the opportunity to test-ride a 2013 Street Glide came my way,
When you watch movies, you see these bikers doing huge jumps over random uneven roads. However this is what really happens when you ride a motorcycle over a speed bump too fast.
Ducati, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, has unveiled three new facelifted models, during the recent EICMA International Motorcycle Show.
The Big Boys Toys exhibition, a premier luxury lifestyle event for the big boys out there with big pockets and a craving for the big toys which only big money can buy, is going to have its fourth iteration held at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, from January 31, 2013 through February 2, 2013. For this year, the show is destined to become the debut arena for a few names unheard of, in the region, such as Soleil Motors, ZNUG Design and Ostoure Bikes.
Ducati opened their latest showroom in the UAE, Goodyear donated items to blue-collar workers for the summer, and Gillette is running a car design contest in the GCC.
Husqvarna has officially dropped details on the company’s first on-road offerings for the United States market, since BMW took over the reins in 2007.
For those who didn’t know, BMW also makes motorcycles. The BMW Motorrad division has made a few changes to its 2013 range, the most important being that all of their bikes worldwide will come with ABS as standard now.
Europe-based custom bike builder Vilner have taken the BMW F800R and reworked it. They call it the Predator.