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Triumph Daytona 1050

February 13th, 2010

Found this concept photo of a Triumph Daytona 1050 from Performance Bikes Magazine out of the UK. The bike does look sexy, especially with the LED headlights like the new Audi cars. This concept has been around for a while, but it still looks modern and amazing in 2010. It is unknown whether Triumph is actively working on a Daytona 1050, but since Triumph does make the Speed Triple, it is conceivable that Triumph could come out with its bigger brother if the market is there for it.

Suzuki Axes 2010 Street Bikes

February 13th, 2010

Unconfirmed reports from Roadracing World are claiming that Suzuki is not planning to import 2010 model street bikes to North America due to excess supplies of 2009 models in dealerships.

Is anybody really surprised by this revelation when Suzuki is known to saturate their dealerships with street bikes at a time when ridership in North America has been showing consistent decline year-over-year? Add to that the fact that the 2010 model IS the 2009 model, which is almost identical to the 2008 model with a face lift, which is the came as the 2006 and 2005 and 2004...

Riders note that the 2010 ... errr 2009 Suzuki GSX-R is rumored to be given a 10% price hike over MSRP for 2010.