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Survey Says Harley-Davidson and BMW Motorcycles Less Reliable Than Japanese – But Owners Don’t Care

A new survey conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center finds BMW and Harley-Davidson  owners are much more likely to report major problems with their motorcycles than owners of Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha motorcycles. The survey, which will appear on the April 2013 issue of Consumer Reports, says one in three BMW owners reported experiencing a major problem with their bikes in the last four years. Harley-Davidson owners were slightly better, with one in four reporting serious issues.

Melissa Paris and Shelina Moreda on Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone

Fans of racers Melissa Paris and Shelina Moreda should tune in to this week’s edition of Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone online radio show, airing live tonight at 8 pm EST on NextMotoChampion.com. Paris and Moreda are two of America’s top female racers, making them excellent choices for the show during Women’s Motorcycle Month. Paris is currently competing in the FIM CEV Repsol International Championship while Moreda has been racing in the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson series, the FIM eRoadRacing series and recently returned from racing in Qatar.

Harley-Davidson Reveals “Twin-Cooled” Engine with Precision Liquid Cooling

As we gleaned from recently revealed CARB documents, Harley-Davidson has introduced two new liquid cooled engines. The new engines use a combination of air-cooling and precision liquid cooling, similar to what BMW did with its 2013 R1200GS. One version of the engine, dubbed the Twin-Cooled High Output Twin Cam 103 will be used on the 2014 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited and the Tri-Glide Ultra trike while the CVO Limited will use a 110ci engine known as the Screamin’ Eagle Twin-Cooled Twin Cam 110.