April 2007

Ilmor Cutting Back While Looking for Sponsors

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/30/2007

in Motorcycle Racing

Ilmor is slimming down their personnel while they line up more sponsorship for their MotoGP racing project. Ilmor, builders of some pretty fancy equipment in the world of auto racing, is working hard to get things running smoothly in their MotoGP effort. They withdrew after one race this season and the reason is sponsorship. Though [...]

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Big Twin Racers Warhorse for sale

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/30/2007

in Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Design

Got a note from Curt Winter, his Big Twin Racers Warhorse is up for sale. I wrote about Curt’s company before, Curt offers rolling chassis or frame kits to build your own bike like the one in the photo. This bike is Curt’s personal ride and he’s making way for a new project. The Warhorse [...]

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It seems quite a few of the new Piaggio MP3 tilting three wheelers are getting out on the road now and several of their new owners are leaving their impressions here at The Kneeslider. From the sound of it, performance from the 250cc version is more than adequate for highway riding which seemed to be [...]

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Kawasaki ZX9R Open Wheel Street Racer

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/26/2007

in Motor Vehicles, Workshop & Tools

Jamie Chalker likes motorcycles, but then, he likes cars, too. What better way to combine both passions than to create a motorcycle powered street racer like this? Starting in October of 2003 with parts and pieces donated from an ’02 Kawasaki ZX9R and an idea in his head, Jamie worked steadily until the car rolled [...]

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