Archive for June, 2006
Brudeli 625L Tilting 3 Wheeler
23 June 2006Since the debut of the Piaggio MP3, tilting three wheelers are coming from everywhere these days and here’s one that looks pretty nice. It’s the Brudeli 625L from Brudeli Tech in Norway.
Geir Brudeli got his degree in mechanical engineering and product development and began working on transmission and gearbox solutions for small cars. Always [...]
Motorcycle Magazines Online
23 June 2006UPDATE: There seem to be a few issues with this service and I’m investigating now. Until then, I would suggest NOT ordering subscriptions through Zinio. I’ll update further as I get more information.
UPDATE 2: Things are working fine now, my magazines are arriving and I once again recommend the service.
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Rossi Hurt Before Assen MotoGP
23 June 2006MotoGP has had quite a few crashes in the last week, starting at the race in Catalunya where a first lap crash took out Sete Gibernau and Marco Melandri, then the rest of the race saw riders going down all over the place. This week during practice for this weekend’s race at Assen, Rossi crashed [...]
2 Wheel Tuesday No More
22 June 2006In case you missed it, the motorcycle news and information show, 2 Wheel Tuesday with Greg White, airing on SpeedTV was on for the last time this week. Greg is going to be taking a cross country trip looking for great riding roads and reporting back with podcasts and videos, some to appear on his [...]
Biobutanol - A Better Biofuel?
21 June 2006Just when you thought you were getting the different biofuels sorted out with ethanol and biodiesel, along comes another one, biobutanol, that promises better mileage due to higher energy density. DuPont and BP have teamed up to create this new fuel produced by fermenting sugars from sugar beets.
DuPont and BP have been working on the [...]
John Ulrich Editorial on AMA Racing
21 June 2006John Ulrich, publisher of Roadracing World, also fields a race team and is a member of the AMA board. He wrote a lengthy editorial about all of the problems the AMA has been having with racing rules and regulations and the difficulties of getting necessary changes made. He lists a number of things he is [...]
Cobra Harley Davidson Trakker
21 June 2006Cobra USA makes aftermarket parts for lots of motorcycles, metric cruisers and Harley Davidsons. They also have what they call their Special Projects Division, which is where they create their show bikes. Denny Berg is their chief builder and he works with designer Mike Rinaldi to create some really great looking customs.
Last night, on Corbin’s [...]
Cruiser and Racer Motorcycle
20 June 2006Project C.R.D., Cruiser and Racer on Demand, looks interesting. Designer Fredy Mauerhofer, says he’s trying to encapsulate the “positive emotions of any riding style combined in one and the same solution.” I think it looks a little like Dan Gurney’s Alligator.
This Project C.R.D. design has an aluminum frame for an as yet undecided engine [...]
