Reviews of Boats, Motorcycles and other Fun Machines

For the second day running the sailing conditions were beautiful on Lake Geneva, where hundreds of spectators took advantage of the sunny day to follow the racing from ashore and afloat. As expected the… Direct Link
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Buell has issued a recall for some 2007 and 2008 Buell Blasts. The fuel tank may deform under certain conditions, contacting the engine and causing a leak. Please read the details below.
Manufacturer: Buell Motorcycle Company
Model Year: 2007-2008
Models affected: Blast
NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V439000
Potential Units Affected: 1307
Problem: Buell is recalling 1,307 model year 2007-2008 Blast [...]

Guess all of you have been wondering if we are still alive, well if you get this update, then you know we are. Sorry that I have not updated sooner but we have been very busy. My last update we were heading to St Thomas to pick up Cate. She returned on July 24 after [...]

Just last week, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation called for an accident causation study directed at motorcycles because of rising fatalities for bikers when all other vehicle types were getting safer. A lot of armchair analysis suggested the rising number of untrained new motorcyclists abandoning their cars due to fuel prices as a big reason for [...]

Since the inaugural Hamilton Island Race Week, in Easter of 1984, the difference between this event and the southern re Direct Link
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As we reported some months ago, American Ironhorse was purchased out of bankruptcy by Scott Meyers. It looks like there was a lot of excess inventory not needed for the production of new bikes and those parts are going on the block, $10 million dollars worth! The industry is getting first crack at it and [...]

Back in the Multiplast yard for the past four months the trimaran Groupama 3, holder of the Atlantic record and the greatest distance covered in 24 hours, is gradually returning to its original form… Direct Link
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With our recent post on no rules racing and the current flap over Matt Mladin’s crankshaft, I thought this new ad for the Buell 1125CR was appropriate. The words are on a scale from, “Follow the rules” to “Write your own.” The Buell is positioned well into the “Write Your Own” side of the scale. [...]

Into the unknown for Round 5 of 2008 Audi MedCup at new Spanish venue of Carthagena Direct Link
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