Archive for July, 2006
Mid Ohio and Tony Foale
29 July 2006It’s been an interesting week, we were very busy with offline events which kept us from our normal schedule. We’re also getting ready to run down to Vintage Days at Mid Ohio tomorrow, normally I would make that a Saturday visit but I’ll be following Vintage Days with Tony Foale’s motorcycle design seminar Monday and [...]
Motorcycle Repair and Motorcycle Restoration
28 July 2006One of life’s pleasures is mechanical repair… really. If you’ve never understood the reason so many of us spend hours in the garage, wrenches in hand, figuring out what went wrong or what needs to be fixed, it might be hard to explain. Motor vehicles have the advantage of moving when they work so if [...]
MotoCzysz at Laguna Seca
26 July 2006Here is a photo of the new MotoCzysz as it was first shown Friday evening at Laguna Seca. Tech specs for this bike are under 350 pounds and over 220 horsepower which should make for some impressive performance figures. You can see complete specs on the MotoCzysz website.
I don’t have any more info yet though [...]
Kiwi Indian - Indian Motorcycles Done Right
24 July 2006After writing about the Indian Motorcycle Company and their new home in North Carolina, one comment by Rattsbikes made mention of Kiwi Indian, a company I wasn’t familiar with so I checked them out. After looking them over, I would say he did it right.
Mike Tomas started making Indian parts back in New Zealand, hence [...]
Big Twin Racers Production Motorcycle Kit
24 July 2006Just got this photo from Curt Winter showing the production kit version of his Big Twin Racers American sportbike. We’ve mentioned Curt’s bike before, it’s powered by a RevTech 100 inch engine and six speed tranny with Ceriani inverted forks and a frame designed and built by Curt. There seem to be a few differences [...]
Indian Motorcycle Restarts in North Carolina
22 July 2006Indian Motorcycle Company has announced plans to set up shop in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. This attempt to restart the brand under the current ownership of Stellican Limited of London will be difficult as so many resurrections are. The company is counting on the strong Indian brand name to give the company the extra edge [...]
Roland Sands KRV5 Tracker V5 Powered Custom
21 July 2006About a month ago we mentioned two different press releases concerning the bike Roland Sands would have at Goodwood, something Harley powered or his new rumored V5. Well, it looks like the KRV5 Tracker is set to be unveiled today at Laguna Seca, a Kenny Roberts MotoGP V5 engine in a board tracker inspired custom [...]
Motorcycle Auctions
20 July 2006This weekend, the Monterey Classic Bike Auction will be held in conjunction with the U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. After all, if you have a huge crowd of motorcycle enthusiasts all revved up and gathered together, why not give them a chance to spend a little money and buy the bike of their dreams? [...]
