Archive for April, 2007
Ilmor Cutting Back While Looking for Sponsors
30 April 2007Ilmor 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 [...]
Big Twin Racers Warhorse for sale
30 April 2007Got 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 [...]
Piaggio MP3 Scooters Getting Good Reviews
30 April 2007It 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 [...]
Kawasaki ZX9R Open Wheel Street Racer
26 April 2007Jamie 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 [...]
Harley Davidson Just One Of Many Headed for India
24 April 2007With all of the talk about Harley Davidson moving into the Indian motorcycle market, everyone overlooked the fact that all of the other motorcycle companies began eyeing India for possible sales of their high displacement bikes, too. When India opened up their market to Harley by allowing the Euro III emission standards to regulate high [...]
Radial Engine Motorcycle Patent
23 April 2007We mentioned the scooter patent the other day and wondered along with others whether this meant the Honda Griffon was headed for production. One of our readers dropped a link in the comments pointing to this radial engine powered motorcycle patent and asked whether patents mean imminent production. A great question and it would seem [...]
Motorcycle Safety Gear Really Works
23 April 2007If you happened to watch the AMA Supersport race at Barber on Sunday you witnessed a spectacular crash that stopped the race. Jamie Hacking had a rather violent highside that slammed him onto the racetrack followed by Geoff May running directly into Hacking’s motorcycle, flying through the air and hitting the asphalt hard. It’s the [...]
Honda Griffon Scooter Concept for Production?
21 April 2007The Honda Griffon scooter concept from 2003 might become more than just a concept. Steve, over at ScooterScoop, has a little story where one of his readers came across a Honda patent application filed just a few days ago for a “headlamp for two-wheeled vehicle” which should throw off most searchers, but evidently not all. [...]
