From the monthly archives:

January 2006

Buell XBRR Racing at Daytona

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/31/2006

in Motorcycle Business, Motorcycle Racing

Cycle News is reporting that Buell will be racing in this year’s Daytona 200 with as many as four dealer supported teams on the all new Buell XBRR. When introduced, many comments were made about whether the XBRR was actually legal for the Formula Xtreme class. Well, Buell certainly is acting as though it is [...]

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World’s Fastest Indian T Shirt Giveaway

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/31/2006

in Down Time

The Kneeslider has managed to get two t shirts for The World’s Fastest Indian movie that is opening in the U.S. nationwide this Friday, February 3rd. Nice guys that we are, we’re going to give those shirts away. All you have to do is send an email with your first and last name and zipcode [...]

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TECA Concept enclosed motorcycle

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/30/2006

in Alternative thinking, Motorcycle Design

Here’s an interesting design, the TECA concept vehicle has an aerodynamic carbon fiber composite shell that should, according to their website, give performance improvements of about 35% and save fuel as well. Enclosed motorcycles are neat.
Next question, as everyone who has seen this quickly asks, … what happens when you stop? Just curious. I usually [...]

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Pro Italia giving away MotoGP tickets

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/30/2006

in Motorcycle Business, Motorcycle Racing

The folks over at Pro Italia are giving away a pair of tickets to the MotoGP final in Valencia, Spain.
Press release follows:
Glendale, CA (PRWEB) January 30, 2006 – Pro Italia, the nation’s top seller of Italian motorcycles from Ducati and MV Agusta is proud to announce a contest for 2006 with the winner receiving a [...]

Bimota in MotoGP for 2006

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/30/2006

in Motorcycle Racing

Looks like Bimota will be racing MotoGP this year. The list of entrants is out and if you notice entrants 25 and 99, they are on Bimota. I hadn’t noticed that before.

MotoGP via Motoblog.it

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Motorcycle Hearse

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/30/2006

in Alternative thinking, Workshop & Tools

So you say your motorcycle gang is getting up in years? Some are heading on to that great poker run in the sky? If you want to send them off in proper biker fashion, you need the motorcycle hearse. This is designed along the lines of the old horse drawn hearses of old with glass [...]

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Ecosse Moto Works updates web for X-4 and X-5

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/29/2006

in Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Design

Ecosse Moto Works has added some info on the upcoming X-4 and X-5 models we mentioned before. Although the images are the same drawings that appeared in the magazine article they mention a couple things I like, one being their “anti-chopper” design theme. As we’ve asked here for so long, why can’t more U.S. companies [...]

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Motorcycle Powered Hovercraft

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/29/2006

in Down Time, Workshop & Tools

If you have an old motorcycle engine lying around and you’re not sure what to do with it, here’s an idea, build a hovercraft. You’re probably familiar with what a hovercraft is, an amphibious vehicle riding on a cushion of air contained by a skirt. Most of us have seen some of the really large [...]