August 2006

The Kneeslider Motorcycle News Updates

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/26/2006

in Diesel Engines, Economics and Politics, Engines

Follow up and comments on stories we’ve mentioned before: The Diesel Quad ATV developed for the military by Roush Technologies with plans for public sale through the Arctic Cat dealer network, has been tested for use with biodiesel. It is now approved for use with 6 types of diesel fuel, (#1 DF 1, #2 DF [...]

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MotoCzysz Laguna Seca Photos

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/25/2006

in Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Business

Some photos from Laguna Seca came my way yesterday, forwarded by a good friend of mine, and among them were these two showing the new MotoCzysz. I had not seen a clear shot of the bike without bodywork covering the engine so this one stood out. It gives you a good idea of the size [...]

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Jesse James Honda VTX Cafe Racer

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/24/2006

in Motorcycle Business, Motorcycle Design, Workshop & Tools

As long as we’re talking about possible Victory sportbikes, it occured to me some of you may have forgotten about, or never even heard of, the cafe racer Jesse James built. It seems the Honda guys were tossing around ideas for something else to do with their then new (early 2002) VTX 1800 V-Twin engine. [...]

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Victory Sportbikes?

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/23/2006

in Motorcycle Business, Motorcycle Design

Looking at the XYZ by Allmond Cycle Designs makes a person wonder, as I asked at the end of the post, why manufacturers are not doing that sort of thing themselves. Well, it sounds like Victory may be thinking along those lines, already. Scanning the October issue of Cycle World, I came across a short [...]

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