Archive for October, 2007
V-Rage Reverse Rotating V-Twin - 2 Speed Automatic
15 October 2007While on Mark van der Kwaak’s site looking at the Harton, I also noticed a photo of the V-Rage, an interesting bike with a 147″ Engenuity reverse rotating engine and 2 speed automatic transmission by Bertrand Dubet. The ergonomics are not very rider friendly but I thought the engine and transmission combination was pretty interesting. [...]
Harton by Mark van der Kwaak
15 October 2007Mark van der Kwaak is working on another very cool design. The bike shown here is what he calls the Harton (doesn’t sound as cool as Nortley Fartster, perhaps, but it makes sense), a Harley Evo powerplant in a Norton featherbed style frame.
Starting with the rake, trail and wheelbase of a Triumph Speed Triple [...]
S&S 50th Anniversary Celebration and Bike Build
15 October 2007S&S has just announced the builder and sponsor list for their 50th Anniversary Bike Build running in conjunction with the S&S 50th Anniversary Celebration. This looks good, … really good. Using engines from across the S&S line will be 50 builders from all around the world, all the usual suspects will be involved, from the [...]
Harley Davidson XR1200 in Europe for Spring 2008
13 October 2007Harley Davidson is set to ship the XR1200 to dealers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa next Spring. If you were thinking it was the kind of Sportster that might get you into your local Harley dealer here in the U.S., put your checkbook away because there is no mention yet of any shipments [...]
Supercharged Honda VFR800
11 October 2007Think of the number of great motorcycle projects starting with accident repairs. You know how it goes, the bodywork comes off, a few pieces are removed and then you think, “well, as long as I’m doing this, why not modify that …?” This VFR800 with forced induction is a case in point.
The owner originally bought [...]
Ducati CBX Custom by Dan Uhing - Update
11 October 2007If you recall our recent post about the Ducati CBX custom built by Dan Uhing of Nebraska, (or Honda CBX with Ducati additions as some of you thought was more appropriate) you may also remember the photo we had wasn’t the best. Even Dan admits the rear tire was a little soft in that image [...]
Aprilia 850 Mana Introduced
10 October 2007As many of you already know, Aprilia is introducing the 850 Mana, available first in Italy, and while I’m not sure where it will be going next, the US website has no mention of it. That’s too bad for riders here because this looks like a really nice bike. The Mana has Aprilia’s “Sportgear” transmission [...]
Motorcycle Countersteering and the No BS Bike
9 October 2007How do you steer a motorcycle? This is the most basic skill everyone learns in their 2 wheel training, starting with that first bicycle, and yet knowledge of countersteering is often completely lacking or misunderstood by many riders. If you want to get a good debate going in any group of riders, ask about countersteering. [...]
