There’s a road test of the Wakan 1640 by Peter Egan in the new Cycle World and a few interesting items emerged. First is that only 3 bikes currently exist though they are planning to build 15 more this year, primarily for testing and and showing to potential investors. But what I found most interesting, [...]
From the monthly archives:
February 2007
If you have been reading The Kneeslider for any length of time you’re already familiar with Jesse James’ radial motorcycle, the Wakan 1640, Roland Sands’ KRV5, Matt Hotch’s Vinnie, the new Vmax, the eCycle hybrid motorcycle, the new Can-Am Spyder, the changing trend away from the old choppers and even the recent CARB fines Jesse [...]
KTM has released the first photos of the real X-Bow in preparation for the Geneva Show next month. As you can see, they are exactly like the scale model so no surprise there. What I think is pretty interesting is the steering wheel which seems to have all of the functions of an F1 wheel, [...]
Are you ready to design the next generation of motorcycles, your head filled with ideas but you’re a wee bit short of cash for a top shelf commercial program? Blender is the answer and it doesn’t skimp anywhere. Blender is full strength and ready to take on any design project you might have. Those ideas [...]
Got a note from Curt Winter of Big Twin Racers to let me know they finalized prices on their War Horse frame kits. Curt has been working on the War Horse for quite a while, originally building a bike called the Carver which has now evolved into the War Horse and it looks like he [...]
The SwitchBlade frame kit by BFO Motorcycles in the UK, takes your 1998 or 1999 Honda CBR900RR as a donor bike and transforms it into an entirely new bike. You supply BFO with your Fireblade and 28 days later, out rolls your new SwitchBlade, (or “switch:BLADE” as they write it) complete and ready to register [...]
The VentureOne is a new vehicle design based on the Carver tilting vehicle but substitutes either a hybrid or all electric drivetrain in place of the more conventional internal combustion power in the Carver. I think the image above which shows a more fully faired or extended front end design looks better than the Carver [...]
Harley Davidson has reached a tentative agreement with the union in the strike at the York, PA plant. Voting on the agreement will take place next week. The strike has already had a ripple effect with 440 HD employees laid off in Milwaukee, plus a number of suppliers have laid off workers in plants in [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
