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2008 Harley Davidson models certified for sale in California

We've scoured the documents filed with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) by Harley-Davidson, certifying each model to be sold within California for the 2008 model year. Here are the results:

Sportster models

All 1200cc
XL1200 C (Sportster Custom)
XL1200 L (Sportster Lowrider)
XL1200 R (1200 Sportster Sport)
XL1200 N (Sportster Night)
XL1200 C ANN (Sportster Custom Anniversary)
XL1200 L ANN (Sportster Lowrider Anniversary)

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2008 Suzuki Motorcycle Models

According to roadracingworld.com, Suzuki has announced changes to the 2008 motorcycle line-up, including 14 new or revised models, including the Hayabusa GSX1300R, B-King GSX1300BK, and GSX650F.

The Hayabusa is reported to have a 12% increase in power output which equates to 195 horsepower. The frame is revised and a sturdier swingarm is part of the package. MSRP is $11,999.

The B-King looks interesting. Basically a Hayabusa motor in a 'standard' (well, not really) package (semi-naked, more upright riding position).

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2008 Yamaha Motorcycle Models

Ok, we've finally found some information about the 2008 Yamahas - The Yamaha web site has some off-road/motocross models listed:

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2008 Honda Motorcycles

2008 Honda Motorcycle Models

What's up with the 2008 Honda motorcycle line-up? What is Big Red going to do to turn up the volume and up the ante?

Rumors abound, so I'm going to try to summarize some of the ones I've encountered while surfing the web.

2008 Honda VFR details revealed in a patent document?

Details of Honda’s 2008 VFR1000 have been revealed in a newly published motorcycle patent document – which shows the motorcycle to have a radical new frame design.

The Honda V-four sports tourer motorcycle, which gets a capacity boost to 1000cc for next year with an all-new engine, features a two-piece chassis, with separate front and rear sections. The engine itself provides the majority of the motorcycle's frame strength.

Source: 2008 Honda VFR revealed in new motorcycle patent (motorcyclenews.com)

There is still some hope for a V-Five VFR variant, apparently :

The patent also reveals that Honda hasn’t yet ditched the idea of a V-five engine, as one picture shows the same frame design with a five-cylinder motor bolted in place of the V-four.

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2008 Harley-Davidson model changes

2008 Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary V-rod
2008 Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary V-rod

Harley Motorcycles for 2008

Update July 10, 2007

See our summary of the Harley-Davidson 2008 models taken from Harley-Davidson's official announcements.

Update July 9, 2007

2008 Harley-Davidson models announced on the H-D website (see Offsite Links section below).

Update June 15, 2007 - links to 2008 Harley-Davidson model CARB certification documents - and our summary report

Visit our new summary of 2008 Harley-Davidson models certified for sale in California extracted from California Air Resources Board (CARB) online documents.

Or, you can search the CARB database (links at end of article) - these contain the 2008 model certifications. You can see the models that will be certified for sale in the state of California - so, you can read the .PDF files and find out for yourself...

2008 Sportster Tank Close-up: Copper color scheme is just beautiful on the 2008 Sportster
2008 Sportster Tank Close-up: Copper color scheme is just beautiful on the 2008 Sportster

Rumors and Gossip...

According to various sources, Harley Davidson is dropping some models from its line-up in 2008.

  • FLHRS - Road King Custom
  • FLSTSC - Softail Springer Classic
  • FXDWG - Dyna Wide Glide
  • FXST - Softail Standard
  • FXSTD - Softail Deuce
  • VRSCR - Street Rod
  • VRSCX - Screamin Eagle V-Rod
  • XL50 - 50th Anniversary Sportster
  • XL883R - Sportster 883R
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Cry me a river

According to the Dallas Morning News, members of the local police and fire departments will have to live by the same rules as the rest of us.

Meaning: They will be fined if caught on camera running red lights and they are not on an emergency call.

It's about time this became a nationwide phenomenon, if we have to live with these surveillance systems.

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