MV Agusta brought the 65th EICMA show to a successful conclusion winning the "Most Beautiful Motorcycle" award with the new Brutale 1078RR.
The award was organised by the magazine "Motociclismo", the best-known Italian specialist magazine in this sector. Voting never wavered throughout the show with more than 25.7% of visitors casting their ballots in favour of MV Agusta’s latest creation from a total of over 26,000 votes. Second with 15.2% was the Ducati Monster 696 (...)
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Receiving the Metric Cruiser of the Year award at the annual V-Twin Expo was a tremendous honor for the Star Roadliner in 2006. Which makes receiving it again in 2007 an even more incredible one. But that’s exactly what happened at the “8th Annual V-Twin Expo by Easy Riders” in Cincinnati, Ohio on Feb. 2-4, when V-Twin Motorcycles magazine presented Star Motorcycles with the 2007 Metric Cruiser of the Year award.
“V-Twin Motorcycles magazine is a premier cruiser publication that is very (...)
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Dennis Schaeffer of Orwigsburg, Pa., earned the honor of 2006 AMA Road Rider of the Year. Schaeffer, AMA Life Member and Harley-Davidson dealer, demonstrated his enthusiasm for motorcycling throughout the year by supporting the sport of motorcycle racing by sponsoring racers, and he also supported charities and volunteered at local clubs in his community. He and his wife, Carol, have been recognized for raising more than $1.5 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association since 1988. (...)
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Nominated by the public, voted upon by the public, moderated and organized by MBI!
Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI), announced the winners of the 2007 Riders Choice Awards. The awards, voted by thousands of riders in 88 countries, recognize significant achievements and serious lapses in judgment during 2006 by motorcycle and related product manufacturers, persons and organizations. This years winners are:
MBI Riders Choice - Star Awards
A rider’s dream — To ride the (...)
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Consumer Reports has picked their top 10 American cars for 2007. Their intentions for compiling this list was to help American vehicle shoppers find just the top US vehicles. Notice on the list that there are no candidates for Green car or Mini van. American brands need to produce a green car candidate and minivan that can make this list.
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Harley-Davidson motorcycles have won their fair share of awards over the years and the 2007 model year is no exception. The FXSTC Softail Custom, VRSC Night Rod Special and the new Smart Security System have all recently won prestigious awards and were available for demo rides at the Daytona Speedway and at the Ocean Center at Daytona Bike Week 2007, along with all Harley-Davidson and Buell motorcycles.
At the recent V-Twin Expo Excellence in Motorcycle Awards, the Softail Custom was named (...)
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For several years, Harley-Davidson has shown its support of the African American community and award nominees by co-sponsoring the Annual NAACP Image Awards Pre-Show Gala, the NAACP Image Awards ceremony and the post-event celebration immediately following the awards show in Los Angeles.
This year at the 38th Annual Image Awards Pre-Show Gala, held on Thursday, March 1, corporate employees representing Harley-Davidson Motor Company were at the event to present celebrities, dignitaries and (...)
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Being involved with automotive journalism, I always get addressed with the question of what I think is the best car on the market at the moment. Now there are some very nice vehicles for consumers out there such as the New
Audi TT which has been yet to be released on Us Shores, the new
Mini Cooper, and the Audi S4 - just to name a few.
Additionally, the Under 45 K category leaves a lot of automobiles to take into consideration. Which do I feel is best is the best street carver out there (..
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Larry Little honored five recipients with Motorcycle Industry Council Chairman’s Awards at the MIC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, held in conjunction with the Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo. The awards, presented by MIC Chairman and Cycle World Publisher and Vice President Larry Little, acknowledge significant contributions to motorcycling and the industry.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters, who is a motorcyclist herself and a strong advocate for rider (...)
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Benelli DUE 756 was winner of the ’Open Category’.
Recently, the members of the Motorcycle Design Association - over 130 designers, design consultancies and in-house design teams - voted for the best motorcycle designs from all of the new models introduced during 2006.
The award probably will be delivered on press day at this year’s Paris Mondial du Deux Roues.
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