Ronin Gets More Press

The Ronin was recently featured in Cycle World magazine here in the states and in MotoJournal in France.
We've gotten quite a bit of positive response, and a good number of "I want one" emails, so the future is looking good.

We are currently going through parts to design them for manufacturing, and preparing to build another prototype that will be closer to production. As things progress through the design stage we will be updating the blog to keep you filled in on how it is progressing

Out of the office

For the next few weeks Team Ronin will be out of the office. Our Lead Technician and his lovely wife geared up and started their long trek from Colorado to Alaska last weekend. We are hoping to post photos of their trip as they come in. Safe travels to you both!

8/6/10 Update:

All strapped in on the Alaskan Ferry.

Alaskan sunset over the inside passage.

Glacial view in west BC

Looks like they made it up to AK. Enjoy the photos as they come in! 

Total Recall

Well as some of you may know Buell has recalled a majority of its 1125s to upgrade the charging system. We have been going through our fleet of bikes to make sure each one is up to date before they become Ronins. The recall involves installing a sub harness and relay to help regulate the stator, as well as installing the latest ECM mapping. Read all about it here. 

The good guys up at High Country Harley Davidson are dedicated to the Buell brand and have been helping us get all of these recalls done.

Thanks, Elloy, Jack, Dallas, and Joe.

Magpul Heavy now on Facebook!

We just got a new Facebook page setup for Magpul Heavy. Go on over, check it out, look at some Ronin porn, if you dig it, hit like and the rest is history. Thanks for your support! 

Click here for the action.

The Verdict is Still Out.... 

We have been running the Erik Buell Racing chain drive swing arm on the Ronin over the past week and we're not sure if it will stay on the bike. It’s noisy and messy, and you have to adjust it (this is obvious but you don’t really realize until you've run a belt for a while). It does however look pretty tasty, and takes it one step further away from a stock Buell. We'll continue to run it and weigh the pluses and minuses of the system and determine if it is something we want to carry over to the production bikes