Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – May 8

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Every week I take a look over the motorcycle news stories I’ve covered at Web Bike World and I make do a news roundup of the best news articles here on Wind Burned Eyes.

This week, Harley-Davidsion, Confederate Motorcycles, and Royal Enfield are in the news. Confederate’s news is the most interesting and exciting, but RE and HD have some good news as well.

Confederate Motorcycle Adds Three New Models

I chatted with the owner of Confederate Motorcycles a while back and he hinted at some new models coming out. Now the company has revealed three new models, more than I thought. There’s a new Hellcat, Hellcat Speedster, and Wraith. All look like killer bikes.

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Harley-Davidson Makes Jochen Zeitz the CEO and President

This isn’t a huge surprise. Zeitz already was the interim president and CEO and it makes sense for Harley to keep him on, especially in the wake of the announcement of a new strategy for the company.

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Royal Enfield Could Dramatically Expand Its Lineup

The company has created 14 new designs, though most are just the designers playing around. It is clear, though that it wants to expand, and rumors of a scrambler 650 are swirling.

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Author: Wade Thiel

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