<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Asphalt &#38; Rubber &#187; US News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/tag/us/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator> <item><title>Ducati North America Posts 43% Sales Growth in 2011 &#8211; Now Ducati&#8217;s Top Market Worldwide</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/ducati-north-america-sales-growth-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/ducati-north-america-sales-growth-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:01:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cristiano Silei]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ducati north america]]></category> <category><![CDATA[growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North America]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United States of America]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27658</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you read A&#38;R with any sort of regularity, you should know by now that the European motorcycle companies have been cleaning house during these otherwise tough economic times, with 2011 being the high-water mark for many of these more premium brands. BMW Motorrad posted its best sales year ever in 2011, while Triumph and KTM have been holding their own as well. The same has been true for Ducati, and now Ducati North America ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/ducati-north-america-sales-growth-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Triumph Tiger Explorer Gets $15,699 MSRP Price Tag</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/2012-triumph-tiger-explorer-msrp-price-tag/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/2012-triumph-tiger-explorer-msrp-price-tag/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:16:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adventure bike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adventure-touring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MSRP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Price]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tiger Explorer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triumph Tiger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triumph Tiger Explorer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US pricing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27493</guid> <description><![CDATA[When the Triumph Tiger 800 came out, speculation immediately set forth on when the British brand would build a "full-size" adventure bike. Then the 2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer broke cover ahead of the 2011 EICMA show, and officially added a 1,200cc three-cylinder adventure-tourer to Triumph's motorcycle line-up. Along with a plethora of other motorcycles, the Triumph Tiger Explorer hopes to take on the BMW R1200GS, the undisputed king of ADV riding. Getting a $15,699 MSRP price tag, that element of our question has been answered, and sets the Triumph Tiger Explorer as the cheaper alternative in the premium-adventure market.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/2012-triumph-tiger-explorer-msrp-price-tag/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 &#8211; Traction Control Cometh</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-yamaha-yzf-r1-traction-control/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-yamaha-yzf-r1-traction-control/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:20:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Yamaha R1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Yamaha YZF-R1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[European]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[R1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[revamp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traction control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha R1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha YZF-R1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[YZF-R1]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25019</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 has broken cover, and the biggest feature the lightly tweaked liter-class bike boasts is a new seven-level traction control system (for our brothers in arms across the pond, a six-level traction system is being used...consider that punishment for your European ways). Other material changes include a revised engine map for smoother power delivery in the lower and middle rpms, while the footrests, triple clamps, headlight marker lamps, front cowl, and exhaust guards &#038; end caps have also been revamped for 2012.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-yamaha-yzf-r1-traction-control/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BMW S1000RR Priced at $13,800 for USA</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/popular/bmw-s1000rr-priced-13800-usa/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/popular/bmw-s1000rr-priced-13800-usa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:31:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jenny Gun</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BMW S1000RR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MSRP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Price]]></category> <category><![CDATA[S1000RR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United States]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=3719</guid> <description><![CDATA[BMW has finally gotten around to setting the MSRP on its highly anticipated S1000RR sportbike. Priced in-line to compete with the major Japanese manufacturers, the S1000RR is going for a measly $13,800. For that price you&#8217;ll receive a bike with 193hp at the crank, a dry weight of 404lbs, and a headlight only a mother could love. For an additional $1,000, you can get the S1000RR with ABS brakes,  and only sacrifice an additional 5.5lbs ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/popular/bmw-s1000rr-priced-13800-usa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ducati Streetfigher Arriving at US Dealers in Superbike &#8220;1098&#8243; Boxes</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/ducati-streetfigher-arriving-dealers-superbike-1098-boxes/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/ducati-streetfigher-arriving-dealers-superbike-1098-boxes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 03:24:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jenny Gun</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1098]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dealers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Streetfighter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[streetfighter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=2641</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you have a Ducati Dealership in your home town, then chances are you may be closer to a Ducati Streetfighter than you think. Arriving as we speak to dealerships in the United States are nondescript cardboard covered metal crates, labeled &#8221;Ducati 1098&#8243;. Big deal right, what Ducati dealership doesn&#8217;t have a few 1098 superbikes sitting on the showroom floor, or in the shop waiting to be put together? 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The Dorsoduro&#8217;s 90°, 750cc, 8-valve, v-twin makes 92 hp (at 8,750 rpm) and 61 lb•ft of torque (at 4,500 rpm), and with a claimed dry weight of 409lbs, it would seem to be an ideal hooligan machine. Read more for the full details on the Dorsoduro with pictures. If ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/aprilia-smv-750-dorsoduro/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Harley Davidson to Make XR1200</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/harley-davidson-to-make-xr1200/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/harley-davidson-to-make-xr1200/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:51:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jenny Gun</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flat-track]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harley-Davidson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[XR1200]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=574</guid> <description><![CDATA[According to a dealer announcement, the Harley Davidson XR1200 will be released in the U.S. at the IMS show in Long Beach, California this December 5th. If you&#8217;re not quite up to speed on Harley&#8217;s performance oriented bikes, the XR1200 is based off of the 1200cc air-cooled Sportster engine, and has styling and design that harken back to Harley-Davidson&#8217;s dirt-tracking days with the XR750. Read more after the jump.   Since its launch in Europe, there has been a great ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/harley-davidson-to-make-xr1200/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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