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US Secret Service shopping for NEW Harley-Davidsons. DESPITE Trump’s boycott praise.
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It’s been reported that the U.S. Secret Service is in the market for a new Harley-Davidson police motorcycle – despite President Donald Trump’s praise of some H-D owners’ plans to boycott the brand if it shifts production outside of America. The Secret Service filed a request on a federal business opportunities webpage earlier this week.…
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Don’t get caught out by fresh CONCRETE – like the owner of this abandoned Kawasaki.
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A biker in Michigan has been caught out by some fresh concrete while out for a blast on the highway – riding through a construction zone and ending up stuck in some curing concrete. And it looks like they’ve left the scene in a bit of the mess, because the Michigan Department of Transportation took…
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Trump baits Harley-Davidson, claiming he’s working to bring other motorcycle manufacturers to the US
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In the wake of Harley-Davidson suggesting they’re moving some of its production out of the USA, President Donald Trump has criticised the Milwaukee based brand on social media, claiming his administration is talking to other motorcycle companies. Trump said: “Now that Harley-Davidson is moving part of its operation out of the U.S., my Administration is…
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Donald Trump threatens ‘big tax’ on Harley-Davidson bikes imported into the US
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US President Donald Trump has turned on Harley-Davidson after the American company announced that it could move motorcycle production out of the United States. H-D made the announcement following a 25% tax imposed on its bikes by European markets last Friday. That levvy was brought into play as a tit-for-tat move in reply to Trump’s…
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Today is the day: Europe has launched tariffs on Harley-Davidson this morning. Bikes now get a 25% levvy on UK soil.
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It wasn’t yesterday, it’s not tomorrow (despite what you might read in some quarters) it’s right now. Yep, from Friday am UK time Europe has put in place a series of tariffs on USA-made imports as retaliation to President Trump’s trade policy. The new duties on £2.4 billion worth of US products are now active…
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Maverick Custom Ducati Scrambler up for sale
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If you fancy getting your hands on this customized Ducati Scrambler then you’ll have to be quick because it’s going under the hammer tomorrow (Saturday). The bike was commissioned last year when Ducati launched a project to get customizers to work on Scramblers. One of the best to emerge from the scheme was this…
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Curtiss Motorcycles unveils its first electric bike – the ZEUS
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Oh my god. Look at this thing. Curtiss Motorcycles has just unveiled the ZEUS – its first all-new bike since the American brands big rebranding. It’s electric. And you might need to wash your eyeballs after viewing it. Presented at the 10th Anniversary of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, the ZEUS is essentially an electric cruiser which…
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DREAM JOBS: Complete a summer social media internship with Harley-Davidson and get your hands on a free motorcycle
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If you love motorcycles and social media, then Harley-Davidson’s new “Find Your Freedom” internship is pretty much a dream come true. This week, the company announced a new summer program that pays recruits to ride motorcycles. And best of all, they’ll get to keep the bike at the end of the job. During the 12-week…
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RECALL: Indian’s unintentional self-starting motorcycles
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Indian is in the process of recalling 3,341 brand-new 2018 motorcycles – because there’s a chance that they could start on their own. We’ve been told that the issue stems from the affected bikes’ right-hand control cluster – which can become corroded over time and cause issues with the electrics. Basically, if the bike’s wireless…
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MotoGP: Pedrosa to ride in Texas
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Despite fracturing his right arm radius a couple of weeks ago at the Grand Prix of Argentina, Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has decided to travel to Austin. Pedrosa crashed out early at Termas de Rio Hondo after an incident with Johann Zarco left the ‘Little Samurai’ on a tricky wet patch of track. Afterwards,…
