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TORONTO - The Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival announces that Pfaff Harley-Davidson is back as the Festival’s Presenting Sponsor for it’s second year. The 2nd annual Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival will take place September 27 - 30, 2018 at the Revue Cinema. The Toronto Motorcycle Film Festival combines a passion for motorcycles and storytelling and screens the newest and best motorcycle and moto-culture films curated from around the world. The festival includes red-carpet Q&A sessions with attending filmmakers, producers and cast, as well as juried awards and People’s Choice awards. On August 4, the Official Selection of films will be announced together with ticket information on the Festival’s website and social media channels.
The World’s First 3DPrinted Motorcycle
AP Works, a German Airbus subsidiary, has come out with the first 3D-printed, small, electric motorcycle. The name of the model is the Light Rider. Many people would refer to it as a “motorized bicycle,” as it certainly looks like. That being said, the early, pre-1910 motorcycle manufacturers took bicycles and added engines to them. Unlike these early-era “motorcycles,” the Light Rider doesn’t have pedals, so I’ll opt to use the classification of a “motorcycle.” The hollow exoskeleton frame is based on natural structures and growth patterns. The frame is made Scalmalloy, which is a corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy and is touted as stronger than titanium. These two items make the frame very light at around 13 pounds. The motorcycle’s total weight is 77 pounds. AP Works used a six kilowatt electric motor. With the motorcycle being so light, this engine enables the motorcycle to run at a top speed of 50 mph. The 3D motorcycles are in production batches of 50. The price is $56,000, which is high, but “firsts” are often expensive. Let us know what you think.
Harley-Davidson Annouces Big News
From the LiveWire to a new ADV bike to small-displacement mills for emerging Asian markets, Harley seems to have finally figured out a new way forward Guys! GUYS! We just got some major news from Harley-Davidson that you all need to hear. We’ve been hearing rumors out of Milwaukee for a while now about a huge announcement from the Motor Company regarding its future. In an effort to get more people riding globally—on Harleys, coincidentally— and to make some lemonade out of the lemons it’s been handed recently, the MoCo has unveiled a plan called, “More Roads to Harley Davidson.” “The bold actions we are announcing
today leverage Harley-Davidson’s vast capabilities and competitive firepower— our excellence in product development and manufacturing, the global appeal of the brand and of course, our great dealer network,” said Harley’s president and CEO Matt Levatich. “Alongside our existing loyal riders, we will lead the next revolution of two-wheeled freedom to inspire future riders who have yet to even think about the thrill of riding.” That’s some bold talk boss man, but what does it mean? Well, for starters, it means a pretty dramatic re-imagining of the Harley brand as a global force with a seriously deep product selection selling bikes that people actually want in
other markets rather than trying to sell heavy, big bore American-style cruisers to people in Thailand and Vietnam. How do they plan to do that? Check this out, straight from Harley’s press release. • Extending the company’s leadership in heavyweight motorcycles by continuing to develop improved, more technologically-advanced Touring and Cruiser motorcycles that will keep existing Harley-Davidson riders engaged and riding longer. • Introducing a new modular 500cc to 1250cc middleweight platform of motorcycles that spans three distinct product spaces and four displacements, starting continued on PG. 03 with the
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