July 2005

Motoart

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/29/2005

in Alternative thinking, Down Time, Workshop & Tools

Several times I’ve pointed out scrap metal art and the like and as I was looking over the EAA website after updating info on the HondaJet, I saw this item on Motoart. This company takes parts and pieces of old airplanes and turns them into furniture, sculpture and all sorts of neat things. How about [...]

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Review: Arlen Ness is a legendary name in the chopper business but with all of the chopper shows on TV these days, it’s easy to just lump him in with all the rest, a little older and far more successful maybe, but a chopper guy nonetheless. I just read Arlen Ness: The King of Choppers. [...]

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Buell XB12X Ulysses

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/29/2005

in Motorcycle Business

Buell has just introduced their new XB12X Ulysses, what they call an Adventure Sportbike. I have yet to see this bike in person, my exposure is the same as yours on the Internet and in the magazines but I will say it seems to have a lot of good things going for it, enough, in [...]

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Aluminum Norton details

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/29/2005

in Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Design

When I put up the photos of the aluminum bodied Norton Commando the other day I had no details other than knowing the work was done by Evan Wilcox. I asked Evan for a few details and he explains: I did the fairing , seat/tail, and front fender. The fuel tank, and side covers are [...]

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