MOTORCYCLE-USA have got the
first ride report on the all new for 2007 STREET LEGAL Husaberg FS550e - and that 'e' means electric start, so no risking life and especially limb trying to kick start the big single.
Picks? A dry weight of just 247 pounds, electric start, a super-slick 6-speed tranny, a 310mm disk in front, a 220mm disk in the rear, and 17-inch supermoto wheels.
Nits? The new black-n-blue color scheme, and a rather breath-taking MSRP of $9090 !
No horsepower numbers yet, but it looks to be a real hooligan's street toy nice little ride for putting back and forth to work *snigger*.
Fresh on the heels of the announcement to produce their award-winning Hypermotard,
Ducati has committed to a July 2007 release of their limited production Desmosedici MotoGP race replica for the street. Only 400 of these 200 bhp L-4 powered motorbikes will be produced, so if you've got the $$, you'd better sign up now. These mechanical masterpieces will sell out fast. Here's a look at the prototype:
Don't think you've got the scratch for a Desmosedici RR, but still want to ride a Ducati? How's about a mini battery-powered version of their famous "Monster", complete with the famous Ducati logo.
. . . and if your wallet is still a little light after patronizing the local filling station, but you simply must have something with the Ducati name on it, and a T-shirt just won't cut it, put one of
these in your pocket. When you show up at the local watering hole, you can whip it out and nonchalantly imply that the new Desmosedici RR is safe at home in the garage. After all - wouldn't want to get road tar on that pricey bodywork now would we?
. . . To match the approaching release of Aprilia's little red and black 450/550 street rods, a partial color scheme change around here - and yes, I do want one. Badly. Return to racebike colors when I get bored with it.
Here in Bologna we have just finished our monthly meeting on new product development. This month, as mentioned in a previous post, we had a long talk about the Hypermotard. First of all, I would like to tell you all that: WE WILL PRODUCE THE HYPERMOTARD! Thanks to the capital increase, the enthusiasm shown by Ducatisti and the work done in research and development, we have decided to add the Ducati Hypermotard to our production schedule, without giving anything else up. We are also going to reduce the development time thanks to the work done while the bike was still a concept. So… THE DUCATI HYPERMOTARD WILL BE READY IN YOUR DEALERSHIP BY THE SPRING OF 2007!
(emphasis mine)
OUT. STANDING!
More Aprilia SXV 450 Pics . . .
. . . pardon me while I clear a spot in the garage for an '07 . . .
Posted January 12, 2006 by Mike
. . . from the
Aprilia web-site -
click pics to enlarge.
Too bad the Big Three won't send U.S. one like it - 'cause I know they got 'em! Check out this awesome little Honda below, currently available in the land of cheese, fine watches, and secret bank accounts:
How 'bout it Honda? Think one or two might accidently slip through to this side of the big pond? I'd be more than happy to do a long term "consumer marketing evaluation study" of it!
. . . or even a short term study! Just ship one pre-licensed to the following address . . .
Power and weight will be announced in a few days, but they shouldn't be too far off the 70bhp and less-than-250lbs wet weight previously mentioned.
The price has been mentioned as being "about 5% above the competition", but the competition wasn't specified. Here's hoping the competition isn't one of those purpose-built Supermoto racebikes.
And for this bike, I really don't care what kind of gas mileage it gets! As long as it's street-legal in my state!
Via
2WF.COM, the first pictures of the 2006 Aprilia SXV 450 Supermoto:
This is all you gotta know:
"We’ll see a competition only SXV Supermoto in the states, sometime early next year (after the Euro’s, I’m afraid). This should be followed by a street legal dual sport version, labeled the RXV.
Power is slated to be around 70BHP, and with a wet weight well south of 250lbs, it should be a very entertaining ride regardless of genre."
Posted August 8th, 2006 by Mike
Don't think you've got the scratch for a Desmosedici RR, but still want to ride a Ducati? How's about a mini battery-powered version of their famous "Monster", complete with the famous Ducati logo.
. . . and if your wallet is still a little light after patronizing the local filling station, but you simply must have something with the Ducati name on it, and a T-shirt just won't cut it, put one of
Ducati calls this a Hypermotard. If they actually decide to produce it, I call it mine. It was on the stand at the Milan Show, and now I've got a problem. Which new motard bike to put at the top of my wish list - this new Ducati Hypermotard, or the 2006 Aprilia SXV450 Supermotard I've been drooling over lately. Both have nearly everything I want - very light weight slender bikes with infinite ground clearance. 
