Ten years ago Harley-Davidson introduced their first V-Rod motorcycle, a high performance, drag-inspired line of beefed up 2-wheelers created to take on the big-engined Japanese competition. Sporting a 122 horsepower liquid-cooled powerplant engineered in collaboration with Porsche, the V-Rod made a strong stake in the market. Now for 2012 Harley unleashes their Night Rod Special […]
27
Jul
Harley's V-Rod motorcycle gets dark and dirty
24
May
75 years of BMW's legendary racetrack-ready sports coupé
Yesterday it was the Aston Martin V12 Zagato tribute, and today it’s BMW’s turn to play their homage card. Their new 328 Hommage was crafted to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of BMW’s watershed 328 line, the sports coupé that helped define the Bavarian Motor Works very brand. Similar to the go-kart like Weismann Spyder Concept […]
18
May
Limited edition homage to classic Matra Bagheera model
Last month we brought you Super Motor Company Scooters, a new retro-styled scooter manufacturer founded by Dutch cousins fueled with a passion for speed and love for old motorcycles. Our standards were quite high since we had just come from testing the mx650 reviewed here. Now Super Motor has teamed up with Parisian boutique extraordinaire […]
13
May
BPG Motors' Uno III scooter/segway/motorcycle is more than meets the eye
We actually covered this Uno unicycle waaaay back in the early days of LIAS, when spring was in the air and our hearts were filled with childish glee (Motorized Unicycle Helps Nerds Look Cool…Somewhat…). Now that we’ve become jaded adults with souls cold and coal-crusted with resentment, the Ontario-born inventor Ben Gulak has managed to […]
25
Apr
Three-speed 4-stroke bikes in 3 vintage-styled models
Super Motor Company was founded by Dutch cousins with a passion for speed and love for old motorcycles. After their daredevil era of countless accidents and near-death experiences during their racing days, they decided to create a series of small moped-like bikes, not quite as dangerous as their racers but just as attractive. The Super […]
28
Feb
Finally, the Murcielago's replacement sees the light of day
As the Geneva Motor Show approaches, the unveilings for much-anticipated supercars only increase. After seemingly endless years of speculation, leaked teaser shots and white noise-level hype, Lamborghini has finally unveiled images and stats to the successor of its vaunted Murciélago ultra supercar: the Aventador LP700-4. The Aventador is an entirely fresh sheet design for Lamborghini […]
Ferrari custom tuners Novitec Rosso will unveil their kit for the gorgeous 458 Italia at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show 2011. The tuned Italia will boast 609 hp with a top speed of more than 205 mphs thanks mostly to a re-engineered three-tailpipe exhaust system. The 39 boost in horsepower comes via an Inconel (the […]
The leaks for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show are sure to keep gearheads everywhere drooling til the show opens in all its Swiss glory at the end of the month. Add to the growing list Maserati’s new GranCabrio Sport — the successor to the standard GranCabrio, the Sport tweaks 16 more horses from its naturally-aspirated […]
