Archive for July, 2005
Harley Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Destroyer
29 July 2005Harley Davidson introduced it’s new models the other day but I missed this at first glance, the Harley Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Destroyer. Looks like Harley has a special division just like the car companies, CVO or Custom Vehicle Operations, is the secret skunk works facility which created this beast specifically for quarter mile duty.
The bike [...]
Honda Jet Debuts at Oshkosh
28 July 2005The HondaJet we mentioned just the other day debuted at Oshkosh today. Seems they’ve been testing in Greensboro, North Carolina for two years which makes it pretty amazing that it’s been under wraps for so long. They have a deal with GE to jointly develop jet engines for the business jet market. Just the other [...]
Rossi and the British MotoGP
28 July 2005Valentino Rossi won the British MotoGP last week and we’re right back to where we were. When Nicky Hayden won very convincingly over here at Laguna Seca it showed he has the talent and equipment to beat everyone else and with Colin Edwards second you saw the same thing but it also raised the question [...]
Motorcycle derestrictors
27 July 2005A short while ago I mentioned the Nikko G pack derestrictor and I just found two more similar products. Muzzy’s has the Bonneville Box that works for the ZX-12R and the Timing Retard Eliminator from Ivan’s Performance Products.
The Bonneville Box eliminates the 300km/hr top speed limit but is only made for the 2001 [...]
Motorcycle Helmet Safety Standards
27 July 2005Since The Kneeslider is offering motorcycle helmets these days, I was doing some digging into helmet safety standards and what all of the different labels really mean. I read the Motorcyclist Magazine helmet study closely and it really is quite the eye opener.
Most of us look at the top brands for the most part, [...]
Harley Davidson 2006 models
26 July 2005Harley Davidson has introduced the new HD models for 2006. The release is pretty much new paint as far as I can tell. They have a “new” Night Rod that looks like a flat black Street Rod. Not a bad bike, mind you, but when they say new it’s stretching the definition of the word. [...]
Honda fuel cell motorcycle design study
25 July 2005The Northumbria University Show 2005 put the spotlight on the work of some of their students and this fuel cell motorcycle based on the Honda Cub is very interesting. It has the future look pretty well nailed. Once you get away from the internal combustion engine, you have a lot of leeway in your design. [...]
Mid Ohio Day Two
25 July 2005What a difference a day makes. Eric Bostrom got off to a great start and the whole field had to try and catch him. In the process, Yates lost it in the same place he did the day before only this time he took out Mat Mladin in the process. Ouch. Mat was moving up [...]
