Archive for June, 2005
Motorcycle tricycles
30 June 2005What’s the deal with trikes? I have to admit, I simply do not understand them. Sidecars are interesting but for the most part they can be removed and the original two wheel motorcycle can be regained. Some motorcycles are specifically manufactured to be sidecar rigs so that is not always the case, but for the [...]
Kawasaki confirms ER-6n
30 June 2005Photos of the new Kawasaki ER-6n began popping up on the Internet the other day and Kawasaki has confirmed its existence. It has a fuel injected parallel twin displacing 649cc, a monoshock rear suspension and styling that takes a jump forward from older models. It looks nice and could be a great beginners bike or [...]
Mid Ohio motorcycle double header
29 June 2005With all of the talk about Laguna Seca it’s easy to forget those of us back east have a great week coming up. Mid Ohio has AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, July 15-17 and then Honda Super Cycle Weekend July 22-24.
The Vintage Days feature Ducati this year and will have a display of about 70 [...]
Texas Hardtails episode 1
29 June 2005Well, one show is in the bag. I forgot all about it but remembered about 10 minutes after it started though I might have been better off missing more. If you’re looking for motorcycle TV, spend a little time with Two Wheel Tuesday, Superbike or MotoGP racing or maybe drag racing. Get a DVD like [...]
MotoGP too technical?
28 June 2005Read an interesting article in Bike magazine about MotoGP on its way to becoming boring because it’s too technical, from a machinery point of view. With ever increasing computer control of everything on the bike, we won’t see the riders wrestling the machines to do their bidding but instead we’ll see slick machines, carving around [...]
Perpetual motorcycles
27 June 2005Have you ever watched someone bend up a new exhaust pipe with an automatic pipe bender? Feed in the right numbers with a length of straight pipe and presto, exhaust pipe, exactly like the factory piece. Think about that. As long as you have the right numbers for the machine, you can make any pipe [...]
Yamaha 2 wheel drive at auction
26 June 2005The Monterey Classic Bike Auction, coming up in conjunction with the Laguna Seca MotoGP, has a growing list of interesting bikes in their lineup. I just noticed they’ve added a Yamaha WR-450F 2 wheel drive super moto. There’s also a Triton 650 racer and lots more. The auction would make a nice addition to your [...]
Thunder Star 1200 torque questions continued
26 June 2005As I was searching for more documentation on the Thunder Star torque, horsepower and rpm figures, Andy, who is conveniently located over in the UK, was kind enough to forward an article that appeared in the March 2005 issue of the UK magazine “Streetfighters.” Their writeup had a few more details on construction but some [...]
