August 2007

KTM Planning RC8 Superbike and Venom

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/27/2007

in Motorcycle Business

If you thought the recent KTM offerings have been interesting, wait till you see what’s coming in the next few years. They will be bringing out bikes based around 3 engine platforms, the current 990, the new single cylinder 690 and the not yet released 1190 V-Twin. The 1190 will be used to power the [...]

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Here’s another artist / craftsman making things from junk unused parts. Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi studied mechanical engineering in Milan but after a few years decided to go off in another direction. After working around the family’s artistic foundry and then trying his hand at photography he finally came up with the idea of creating art [...]

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TomTom Rider 2nd Edition

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/24/2007

in Motorcycle Technology, Motorcycle Travel

TomTom just released their TomTom Rider 2nd Edition the new version of their very popular TomTom Rider. Price is $699.95. Designed to work with RAM Mounts, you can attach it to most any motorcycle. Cardo scala-rider® wireless Bluetooth® headset connection means you get the voice instructions inside your helmet . Need a GPS for your [...]

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The Tryphonos, named after designer / builder Mike Tryphonos, is a hub center steering British motorcycle that first appeared in his engineering dissertation in 1990 and gradually evolved as he produced a series of prototypes building on the lessons learned at each stage. Mike looked at motorcycles and found, as many had before, that the [...]

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