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This X132 Hellcat Combat prototype was commissioned by and handcrafted for James Hoegh of Sunbury, Pennsylvania.. Hoegh will pilot this machine in his quest to set a land speed record this weekend in the APF 3000 category at the 2012 BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The prototype X132 Hellcat Combat is a modified version of the company’s X132 Hellcat. The record currently stands at 168.912 mph..

The company plans to produce a limited number of production X132 Hellcat Combats next spring. Confederate’s founder and CEO, Matt Chambers, says the production version of the X132 Hellcat Combat will be the last of a breed. “There will be no more big block Confederates after the Combat examples are produced next spring. These examples, represented by the experimental Combat prototype, are going to
be the end of an era for massive displacement American V-twins packaged as fully structural components within a billet case and handmade chassis. No expense will be spared in our effort to memorialize this passing as the definitive exclamation point.” Continue reading ‘Confederate Returns to Bonneville Armed With X132 Hellcat Combat Prototype’

Harley-Davidson’s Holiness In The Motorcycle World.  The company’ announced Monday that Pope Benedict XVI will bless its bikes at the Vatican next June as part of the Milwaukee manufacturer’s 110th anniversary. Amen.

Less Harley-Davidson Anniversary Motorcycles To Celebrate 110th Anniversary. The number of limited 110th Anniversary edition bikes is about half what it was for the 105th Anniversary. Harley-Davidson’s 800 U.S. dealerships will receive just two or three 110th-anniversary bikes with deliveries during the second week of September. The rest of the 2013 lineup will be available this week.

Hells Angels Sue U.S. Over visas And Criminal Designation. The Hells Angels motorcycle club is suing to protest a federal policy barring its foreign members from the U.S. and is also is fighting its federal designation as a “known criminal organization.”Lawyers for the Los Angeles-area-based group describe its membership as composed of loosely associated charters, “made up of motorcycle enthusiasts who have joined to ride motorcycles together, organize social events, fundraisers, parties and motorcycle rallies. The group is asking for a temporary injunction, allowing foreign members to be granted visas to travel to the United States. In its lawsuit, the group claims the government routinely denies visas “to all aliens based solely on their membership in a Hells Angels charter without further analysis into whether or not that individual seeks to enter the United States to engage solely, principally, or incidentally in unlawful activity. “The motorcycle group also seeks to have its “criminal organization” designation removed.

Country Singer Wynonna Judd husband Michael “Cactus” Moser Loses Leg In Motorcycle Accident In The Black Hills, SD. Judd and Moser, 55, of Nashville, were riding motorcycles on state Highway 16 in the Black Hills last Saturday when Michael Moser crossed the center line and hit the driver’s side door of a southbound Chevrolet Malibu driven by Michael Bruce, 59, of Rapid City. Moser’s leg was severed at the scene of the accident. Judd was riding ahead of her husband and was not involved in the crash. She canceled a show at the Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel & Casino in Deadwood, S.D., scheduled for that night. Moser’s left leg was amputated above the knee at the Rapid City  Regional Hospital. He was cited for driving on the wrong side of the road and not having a license to operate a motorcycle. Continue reading ‘Fast Motorcycle Industry News’

This week, 4,500 Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) dealers and staff from all over the world are converging on Milwaukee. For the first time in a decade, Harley-Davidson Motor Company brings its Annual Dealer Meeting to Milwaukee, playing host to dealers and staff from more than 60 countries for the four-day private event.

In addition to unveiling new 2013 model year motorcycles, products and services, Harley-Davidson is introducing its 110th Anniversary motorcycle to the visiting dealers. The public will have an opportunity to see the new motorcycles at Bike Night at the Harley-Davidson Museum on Aug. 30. The Museum event will also be the official kick-off for the company’s 110th Anniversary, a year-long countdown to the company’s epic anniversary party in Milwaukee over Labor Day weekend 2013.

The Harley-Davidson dealers and staff include roughly 3,000 from the United States, many of whom are arriving by motorcycle, as well as nearly 1,500 dealers and staff from around the world. Among the countries represented: Japan, Thailand, Lebanon, Russia, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Canada, Cyprus, Belgium Australia, China, Ukraine, Indonesia, Germany and New Zealand.

Two groups of Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders set off Aug. 3 to explore opposite corners of the globe, tracing routes across the American West and the Tibetan Plateau of China. The adventures kick off a year-long celebration of Harley-Davidson’s 110th Anniversary, and for the first time the iconic American brand is inviting everyone to ride along through social media. “Our 110th Anniversary year started Aug. 4] with journeys on two continents, the first with a group of riders who’ve never before experienced the adventure of Sturgis, and the other is on the opposite side of the world with a group of enthusiasts riding in China across the Tibetan Plateau,” explained CMO Mark-Hans Richer. Continue reading ‘Harley-Davidson Kicks off 110th Anniversary Celebrations With Events This Month’