Elvis Presley's Harley-Davidson Electra Glide could break world motorcycle auction record

Elvis Presley's 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide has been on display at the Pioneer Auto ...

Elvis Presley’s last motorcycle, a 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide with just 126 miles (203 km) on the clock, is going to auction later this month at GWS Auctions, and is estimated to sell for between US$1,750,000 and $2,000,000.

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16 bikes likely to sell for more than $100,000 in Monterey

Monterey Car Week is where the world’s most monied automotive enthusiasts congregate once a year, and as many car enthusiasts share a similar passion for motorcycles, there’s always a smattering of elite motorcycles spread across the six auct… Continue reading 16 bikes likely to sell for more than $100,000 in Monterey

Harley-Davidson Livewire's power, torque and range figures are in

Livewire's performance specs are in: 105 horsepower, 86 lb-ft, 146-mile urban range

Harley’s brand-savior electric streetbike has finally been fully launched, and here are the figures of consequence: 105 horsepower, 116 Nm (86 lb-ft) of torque, 15.5-kWh battery, 146 miles (235 km) of city range, 70 miles (113 km) of highway riding, and Level 1 or 3 charging.

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Harley-Davidson partners with Qianjiang to produce a 338cc hog for Asia

By the end of 2020, we can expect to see a “smaller, more accessible” 338cc Harley appearing in dealerships across China, as the American company partners with Chinese manufacturing giant Qianjiang to get its brand into more hands…
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BMW Motorrad Concept R18: The beginning of a full frontal attack on the cruiser marketplace

Harley still rules the cruiser marketplace globally, having sold 228,000 hogs last year, compared to BMW's ...

BMW Motorrad showed a “Concept R18” motorcycle at Concorso d’Elegenza Villa d’Este on the weekend which is effectively the first shot in an offensive on Harley-Davidson and Indian territory. The concept is the first glimpse of many new bikes expected from BMW based around the 1800cc twin-cylinder, and there’s already rumors of a 2000cc version.

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Harley-Hardened Wire Helps High-Gain Antenna Hack

What does a Harley-Davidson motorcycle have to do with building antennas? Absolutely nothing, unless you happen to have one and need to work-harden copper wire to build a collinear antenna for LoRa.

We’ll explain. Never being one to settle, [Andreas Spiess] needed a better antenna for his LoRa experiments. Looking for high gain and an omnidirectional pattern, he bought a commercial colinear antenna, which is a wire with precisely spaced loops that acts like a stack of dipoles. Sadly, in a head-to-head test [Andreas] found that the commercial antenna was no better than lower gain antennas in terms of range, …read more

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A Digital Tacho For A Harley

If you are a lover of motorcycling, you’ll probably fit into one or other of the distinct groups of riders. Maybe you’re a sportsbike lover always trying to get your knee down, a supermotard who gets their knee down without trying, a trailie rider for whom tarmac is an annoyance between real rides, or a classic bike enthusiast who spends more time in the workshop than riding.

[Xavier Morales] is none of these, for he cruises the roads of his native Catalonia on a Harley-Davidson Sportster. If you’re familiar with Harleys only from popular culture, or you’re a sportsbike rider …read more

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