Magpul may enter bike market
Magpul is best known for their firearm accessories but they also design firearms, design airsoft guns1, do tactical training, produce training DVDs and most recently: manufacture iPod accessories. They are now looking at entering the motorcycle business.
Hell for Leather has a very interesting article about the Magpul Ronin bike ...
They won't say how large a production run could be feasible, but they have "about 25" 1125Rs on hand and could potentially convert customer bikes too. If that happens and if it goes well, the company has discussed spinning of a new brand specifically dedicated to motorcycles. Magpul doesn't see itself becoming a provider of aftermarket parts, but rather a motorcycle maker. What we could be seeing here is the genesis of a new American motorcycle company.
[ Many thanks to David and Dave for emailing me the link. ]
Like cocaine, motorcyles are the way God tells you have you have much f’n money. Buell made the best bikes of the century. No joke. Where are they now?
Buell has gone out of business..
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/newsandupdates/122_0910_buell_motorcycle_company_out_of_business/index.html
Magpul will have to find/create another platform to mod if they intend to manufacture motorcycles..
not to mention, that the front end looks very similar to Confederate Motorcycles..
http://blog.al.com/engine-block/2008/10/conf_fightr_front.jpg
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/files/2009%20Wraith%20Bonneville%20Salt%20Flats.jpg
http://www.confederate.com/
There’s a good write up about this bike over here.
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/03/magpul-ronin-buell-1125r-of-th.html
It’s a Buell 1125r with a new front end along with a couple other custom bits.
The stock Buell goes for ~$12,000 so you can add a few thousand to that if they ever actually decide to put this current one-off into production.
Magpul mentioned having two dozen unmodified 1125r’s ‘on hand’ so they obviously intend to do at least a small run, though some sort of DIY kit or ‘upgrade’ service seems more likely in the end.
Nill, thanks for the info.
Lol david, I can quote that and attach it to Any Magpul Fanboi
Not calling you a Magpul fanboy, just saying.
What they need is someone on the motorcycle doing a drive by. : )
Anybody heard a MSRP for this?
Very nice. I like where they are going with this. I want to check this out now. But Magpul and airsoft go together too? The name Magpul is still in the gun title? Hopefully they will putting that awesome plastic lightness in the airsoft guns too, just not for the internals, metal is the way for the insides.
It’s kind of ugly. What were they thinking with the radiator right on the front? That’s where the headlight goes.
“We’re a design and manufacturing house, not just a gun company.”
I like that. The sky is the limit I suppose.
Its about time they started using polymers in motorcycle designs. It will be way lighter, won’t rust and have great power to weight ratio.
Probably look really cool too.