While cruising through recent patent applications I came across this design for a new poppet valve from Michael Czysz, designer / builder of the MotoCzysz. It’s pretty interesting. Instead of the usual circular valve we’re all familiar with, this design is triangular but not straight edged, it’s the shape you would get if you took [...]
August 2007
After my previous posts on a modified Honda GL1000 and GL1200, Randall Washington thought I might be interested in his bike. Randall runs a business by the name of Randakk’s Cycle Shakk, where he offers various parts and services for the Honda GL1000. His primary test mule for developing nifty new stuff is what he [...]
Once again, a comment on one post deserves a post of its own and Todd’s comment on Julian Farnam’s A-N-D Vehicles company is a great example. I had never noticed Julian’s motorcycles before, but after seeing his frame and front end work it’s obvious he deserves a closer look. The bikes shown here are designed [...]
A few months back, I came across an article on one of Richard Pollock’s street trackers. The particular bike in question was a Yamaha XS650 powered special, with a Buell front fork, custom pieces throughout and it just looked right, everything was where it was supposed to be without any excess hardware anywhere. Digging a [...]
