February 2005

Hybrid motorcycles

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 2/25/2005

in Alternative thinking, Science frontiers

Would you enjoy riding a hybrid motorcycle? News stories about hybrid cars and hydrogen cars and alternate fuels are coming out daily. It’s only a matter of time before these same technologies become available for motorcycles although, in some sense, things are beginning to change already with more development of diesel motorcycles that could run [...]

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Acme Rocket Bike

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 2/24/2005

in Motorcycle Builders

Another U.S. builder of cafe racers is Acme Rocket Bike. I first saw one of their bikes on the Ace Cafe website. (Every time I check out the Ace Cafe I go nuts over some of the bikes.) Looked really nice so I checked out their site and made a mental note to go back [...]

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Jesse James on Sixty Minutes

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 2/24/2005

in Down Time, General

There was a segment on Sixty Minutes last night about Jesse James. I don’t know if there is anything anyone needs to know about him that has not been covered elsewhere but if there was, no one would gain additional insight from last night’s spot. CBS assigned a totally clueless reporter to ask such questions [...]

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American Cafe Racers

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 2/23/2005

in Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Design

I’ve made lots of comments about U.S. builders stuck in the chopper world, so I thought it might be a good idea to check up on some links recommended by a couple of readers. (Thanks Doug and Jesse) I’m glad I did. American Cafe Racers is the creation of Mike Cook, who has a wide [...]

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