Small engines, no, make that REALLY small engines, are so cool I just want to get a lathe and start turning metal. Of course, I haven’t done any machining so I would trash the casting in short order but there are a surprising number of web sites showing what time and lots of skill can [...]
From the monthly archives:
December 2005
Yamaha president, Takashi Kajikawa, is pushing for a hybrid motorcycle (possibly like their concept, Gen-Ryu?) by the end of the decade. This was just one of the interesting comments he made in an interview with The Times Online. Kajikawa noted that Yamaha faces a declining motorcycle market in Japan, even though it is growing everywhere [...]
You’ve waited until this weekend to do your shopping and someone you know is a motorcycle nut, er, … enthusiast, so what do you do? Lucky for you, some of the online merchants are ready. You can still order in stock items with free 2 day shipping (for orders over $100) at Motorcycle Superstore. They’ve got [...]
If you’re a regular reader of The Kneeslider, you’ve probably noticed I haven’t been posting much recently. Well, I was down in the engine room mucking about. The Kneeslider has been chugging along on some very old machinery and it needed a bit of a rebuild. This morning I backed everything up and checked everything [...]
After Hurricane Katrina destroyed their New Orleans factory, Confederate Motorcycles was on the lookout for a new location to set up shop. Birmingham, Alabama is where Confederate will rebuild again. Birmingham is also the location of Barber Motorsports Park and Museum, a factor in their decision to relocate.
The company further solidified its commitment to [...]
Ebay Motors makes motorcycles better! How do they do that? Think about it. When you stroll into your local dealer looking at all of the jazzy new models, you consider everything, how it looks, how it handles, horsepower, speed, you know, all of the important things that get your juices flowing. Then you look at [...]
Have you seen ASIMO? Honda’s humanoid robot is constantly improving and they just came out with an upgrade that makes the little guy oh so helpful. He can perform the duties of receptionist, museum guide and deliver your coffee or various office supplies. Helpful, cute and almost a little, hmm…, what’s the word I’m looking [...]
“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” said Napolean Hill, author of many success books in the 20th century like his best known, “Think and Grow Rich.” I’ve always liked that quote, and, though he wasn’t referring to computer technology, which didn’t exist at that time, were he alive today [...]
