2011 Ducati Diavel Diamond Black

January 13, 2011

Author: Dale Franks

Via A&R, it seems that Ducati has been listening to prospective owners about what they’d like to see in the new Diavel.  As a result, Ducati has moved towards the Dark Custom movement with a new model of the Diavel called the Carbon Black.

Yamaha Star Stryker vs. Harley Davidson Rocker C

January 13, 2011

Author: Dale Franks

Yamaha’s Star brand of motorcycles recently joined the Harley-Davidson Rocker C and the Honda Fury in the factory chopper class with the Stryker.  In the cruiser world, of course, bikes in the US are pretty much judged on how they stack up against Harley-Davidsons, so Motorcycle USA pitted the Stryker against the Rocker C. The conclusion was fascinating.

For its better handling, smoother ride, more refined gearbox and a responsive engine, we give the 2011 Star Stryker the nod as the better all-around motorcycle. Its MSRP is $8500 less, too, which holds a lot of weight in these challenging economic times. In comparison to the price of the Rocker C, it also will leave you with money in your pocket for customization. Ironically though, both testers agreed that if they could own one of these bikes, they’d take the Harley. We both enjoyed the extra low end grunt and the superior fit and finish. The Rocker C is full of character that other cruiser manufacturers have yet to duplicate, from the pulse of its engine to the sound emanating from its pipes.

In other words, the Stryker is the better all-around bike, but the testers would pay almost twice as much to buy the Harley.

I guess I understand that, but for the same price, why not buy both a Stryker, and a Ninja 650 for those fun Sunday rides?

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motorcycle saddlebags and luggage

June 16, 2007

Harley v rod saddlebags. Harley V rods almost never come with pre installed saddlebags as v rod is consider more of a sports not a touring bike. However many owners of such bikes either get the saddlebags for v rods custom made or buy hard bags for this motorcycle. The third kind of Harley bags are Harley softail saddlebags these are the most common and easy to find saddlebags. Harley softail bags are usually large in size but more importantly aesthetically appealing. The fourth kind is Harley dyna saddlebags. These http://www.vikingbags.com bags are slightly smaller than the Harley Davidson softail motorcycle saddlebags. Harley dyna is not a touring motorcycle however many riders use the motorcycle for touring purposes. The fifth and last kind is Harley sporster http://www.motorcyclesaddlebags.tv In most cases these bags are throwing over leather saddlebags due to the fact that Harley Davidson sporster is a smaller motorcycle with shocks.

Motorcycle saddlebags

May 21, 2007

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May 15, 2007

Motorcycle  saddle bags

Put a leash to the back pad so it doesn’t fly off when you lean forward

OR

Simply make the Velcro strips larger

-On each of the circular end pieces of leather there currently is a latching system that does not lock.  So although you can lock the bag to your bike, people can still open up the bag and take your saddle bags contents.  There needs to be a way where the latches can be locked.  You could easily add straps with ‘d’ rings on it that extended from the ends of the current latching straps of luggage so they could be locked together

-There is a back rest that has netting in an attempt to allow more air to flow through so a person’s back does not sweat and get uncomfortable while riding.  The netting is simply not large enough to accomplish this.  So you could try larger netting or possibly even use those beads that you find on after market motorcycle saddlebags.

Viking Motorcycle Saddlebags

May 14, 2007

Has any one bought from The Website called http://www.vikingbags.com ever. if yes please let me know. i am looking at there honda vtx bags. they look really nice.

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