MOTORCYCLE NEWS

2019 Herald Rambler 125

This might not be the shortest news story we've ever written, but no one is likely to fall asleep whilst reading it. The gist of it, as gleaned from the very brief press release, is that the Herald Motor Company based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire has re-launched their older 250 Rambler single as a 125 single knocking out 9.6bhp. There's just one colour on offer; gunmetal metallic with a tan seat. Other features include "slim black side panels, a headlight grill, a short front mudguard and LED indicators. The press release doesn't specify the engine origination. But it looks like another Chinese-built copy of the Suzuki GN125 motor.

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2020 Low Rider S launched

It's no wonder that Harley-Davidson is having so much trouble these days shifting bikes. We get regular press releases from Milwaukee and its minions, and most of them go straight into the trash. That's because said press releases tend to talk and talk and talk, but say nothing; at least, nothing that means anything, and nothing that we ain't heard a hundred times before. Which makes Messrs H-D the masters of serving up the same, but different, and that's not good for press coverage. Not around here, anyway. But don't misunderstand us. We LOVE Harley-Davidson. We've owned a few and ridden plenty more, so we're well versed in H-D lore, etiquette and marketing spiel. However, if the firm indulged in a little brevity and stopped trying so hard to sell, we might find buying a little easier.

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