Kawasaki will offer an all-new, state-of-the-art Premium Audio System on its Vulcan 1600 Nomad touring model this fall. This new system will incorporate XM Satellite Radio as an option. With this offering, Kawasaki becomes the first Japanese manufacturer to add XM to a touring bike.
Kawasaki Adds Satellite Radio to Touring Model
Though it started in 2006 as a test to see how many people would show up, the Womens Sportbike Rally, held at the Fontana Village Resort in Robbinsville, N.C., began its second year with a boom.
Ducati North America is adding two new color selections for the 2008 model range unveiled this past weekend at the Paris Motor Show.
Even though I write a column about motorcycles and women, the most common question I am asked by people is how to lose weight and what the fastest and easiest way to achieve that goal is. I have been a personal fitness trainer for 20 years. I worked as a member of ski patrol for 10 years, and I studied Kung Fu San Su for nearly 10 years, achieving black belt status. There has never been a time in my life when being healthy wasnt at the top of my list.
Backroads With Betsy: Just Do It
Harley-Davidson is launching a new contest for women riders, “Get Down to Daytona,” in which women can submit videos about their greatest motorcycle mentor story for a chance to win an expense paid road trip from Atlanta to Daytona Bike Week in 2008 with Karen Davidson, great-granddaughter of William A. Davidson, one of the Companys founders.
Women Riders Can Win Trip to Daytona Bike Week
Visitors to WomenRidersNow.com now have the opportunity to enter a contest to win one of four prizes totally more than $1,000 including the grand prize of an Arai helmet worth $500. The “Thank You” contest is an opportunity for WRN Founder Genevieve Schmitt to thank visitors to the online magazine as it heads into its second year of business.
WRN Launches Thank You Contest
The CBR1000RR is the newest addition to Hondas lineup of motorcycles. A completely new machine from the ground up, the CBR1000RR reinforces Hondas legacy of creating breathtaking breakthroughs in the literbike class and establishes a new pinnacle of sportbike performance and rideability.
Honda Unveils Next Generation CBR1000RR
The Motorcycle Industry Council Aftermarket/Allied Trades members will contribute $200,000 to the Oklahoma Transportation Center for a new Motorcycle Crash Causation Study.
MIC Pledges $200K to Crash Study
My new favorite motorcycle is the Harley-Davidson Rocker. This is a big deal because I dont grant this title lightly. To be one of my favorite motorcycles, it must possess many of the qualities women deem favorable when selecting a bike and the Rocker has them, low seat height, easy to handle and in this case styling to the max for those interested in purchasing a bike that looks like a more expensive custom.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2008 Harley-Davidson Rocker
The 2007 Harley-Davidson York Vehicle Operations in York, Pa., is having its annual Open House Thursday, Sept. 27 through Saturday, Sept. 29. Factory tours of the Softail Facility and Touring Facility will be open to the public each day.
H-D Open House This Weekend In York, PA