After seeing the two shows devoted to building the NAPA drag bike, I guess they did OK. Unfortunately, they only had about 30 seconds of the entire two shows devoted to starting and running the bike down the strip. It did run the 9.9 and Ricky Gadson said it was running rich and needed a [...]
From the monthly archives:
June 2005
We’ve covered quite a few different engines here at The Kneeslider, shops all over the world seem to keep coming up with variations to the basic internal combustion engine. Their efforts produce some innovative designs, they build prototypes and proceed to market or begin looking for funding and we don’t seem to hear much more.
I [...]
Remember this? Well, builder Ken Brough has been hard at work and has more pictures up at his new website, sti.co.nz. Lots more info about where he got the idea for building it. Seems he saw a TV show covering the hillclimb, Race To The Sky and thought a real super quad would be just [...]
The Discovery Channel has photos of the NAPA drag bike built by Orange County Choppers. They are re-airing the two drag bike episodes this Sunday in case you missed them when they ran the first time. (I did.) Times are 10:00am and 11:00am eastern time. Check your local schedule.
Auto and motorcycle theft is big business, no surprise there. Sometimes it’s a professional job, sometimes a joyride, sometimes part of some other crime but recognizing a stolen vehicle quickly among the hundreds of thousands a police car encounters is one tough job.
Help is on the way, the Mobile Plate Hunter 900, even sounds high [...]
If you can’t make it to Laguna Seca for the Monterey Classic Bike Auction you can still bid in realtime. NPA (National Powersport Auctions) will simulcast the auction live on the Internet for pre-registered virtual bidders.
From the press release:
NPA Simulcastâ„¢ will transport the Monterey Classic Bike Auction beyond the confines of Portola Plaza into [...]
Here’s a neat variation on the Triumph Rocket 3, kind of a Rocket 3 Streetfighter by Palatina. Triple exhaust tucked undertail, custom rearsets to get your feet properly placed, integrated turn signals, lots of carbon fiber, some with a blue color mixed in to the process … everything is designed to take the big cruiser [...]
The ENV, hydrogen motorcycle that was introduced back in March has generated enough interest that the company, Intelligent Energy, is moving to California and planning to have a hydrogen motorcycle for sale by 2006 for $6000. If they manage to pull it off, they’ll be the first company selling a production hydrogen vehicle of any [...]
