2015 February - Motorcycle News - Page 3

February 5, 2015

2015 Yamaha YZ250F and FX – the KTM killer?

For 2015, Yamaha jumped into the off-road market in an even bigger way with the introduction of two all-new machines: the WR250F and the YZ250F. While the WR250F is a trail-specific off-road model, the FX is a GP variant of the hugely popular YZ250F. Lets see if the updated YZ-F and the all-new YZ-FX models […] Read the full article »


February 4, 2015

When heaven is a Harley – the boom of aging riders.

The median age of riders was 45 years in the U.S. in 2012 - having risen from 33 years in 1990. More and more members of the 50-plus crowd is going for motorcycle burn-ups. Yes, they are more likely to get hurt than their younger colleagues but they all feel an urge to take the open road. Research shows that as the baby boom generation ages, so does the population of motorcycle devotees. Read the full article »


February 3, 2015

Harley-Davidson reports 2014 fiscal results

Harley achieved a great year of financial performance of 2014, selling 267,999 motorcycles a 2.7% increase from the 260,839 motorcycles sold in 2013. Sales revenue is up 7.8%, pushing the bottom line to a profit of $844.6 million. Harley-Davidson claims strong sales for the Road Glide, Ultra Low, Ultra Limited Low, CVO Street Glide, Freewheeler and Street models. Read the full article »


February 2, 2015

Cyclone RX3 adventure bike gets the green light

CSC's Affordable 250cc adventure bike is ready to enter the American market and the company has just released a comprehensive accessory list to the bike called the Cyclone RX3. The Chinese quarter-liter bike already got EPA’s approval and we already know the price - the bike will be available for $2,895 (€2,245) which makes it a very interesting choice. What’s your choice? Yay or nay? Read the full article »