November 2007

Kawasaki Ninja Flat Tracker?

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 11/30/2007

in Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Racing

Yesterday’s offline browsing led to a short piece in Cycle World about Bill Werner, the top tuner for Grand National champions, who built a Kawasaki Ninja 650 based flat tracker. That reminded me of a comment here on The Kneeslider and after doing some digging I found it along with a link to a photo. [...]

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The Kneeslider – the Motorcycle Magazine Rack

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 11/29/2007

in Engines, Motorcycle Builders

My Internet connection from the friendly folks at Verizon decided to go offline this morning, (along with the connection of many thousands of others) so I thought I would use the time to catch up on the motorcycle magazines I’ve been piling up instead of reading. Found a few interesting items … Greggs Customs / [...]

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Mazda Rotary Engine Motorcycle Finished

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 11/29/2007

in Motorcycle Builders

Remember the Mazda rotary powered motorcycle we brought you back in May? Many of you have asked about it since then but I didn’t have any more information about it. As I was perusing the latest Cycle World, there it was again, all finished now and one of their featured American Flyers. The bike is [...]

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December is approaching. The last time many riders have thrown a leg over a bike with the intent to actually go somewhere is starting to seem distant. The desire to look through a corner while rolling the throttle has to be replaced with something else (but what?). What out of the saddle activity can medicate [...]

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