Archive for November, 2007
Harley Davidson Sportster Powered Cushman Scooter
26 November 2007For those of you who want something with lower seat height but plenty of power, how about a Harley Davidson Sportster powered Cushman scooter. This little custom creation is for sale on eBay. According to the listing it was nicknamed the Hardley by the builder but I’m not sure if that is the person who [...]
Solar Powered LED Traffic Lane Markers
23 November 2007Astucia Traffic Safety Systems from over in the U.K. have developed the next step beyond the reflective lane markers we’re all familiar with, solar powered lane markers. These work like other solar powered lights that seem to be popping up everywhere, a solar cell charges a battery during daylight hours and they turn on automatically [...]
Harley Davidson Dynamic Exhaust System Patent
21 November 2007Harley Davidson is developing a dynamic exhaust system design that redirects exhaust gases depending on engine RPM and throttle opening. The exhaust system has 2 paths for the exhaust with a cable operated valve directed by a control unit sensing engine speed and throttle opening.
The valve operates to control the torque curve of the [...]
Tilting V-Max Trike by Tilting Motor Works
20 November 2007Bob Mighell of Stanwood, WA set out to build a machine safer than a two wheeler that could still carve the turns like a bike. He rolls out his latest version at the Cycle World show in Seattle on November 30.
After years of trials with an ‘underpowered’ proof of concept machine, a three-wheeled Honda Rebel [...]
The Kneeslider - Guest Contributor Walt Greenwood
20 November 2007The Kneeslider welcomes Walt Greenwood to our steadily growing group of contributors. Walt found an interesting bike up in his neck of the woods and when he sent in a photo, I smiled right away and told him to put something together, I’ll bet a few of you will get a kick out of it, [...]
Quantya USA Launches FMX Electric Motorcycle in U.S.
19 November 2007We recently wrote about the Quantya electric motorcycle built in Switzerland. Today they officially launched their U.S. distribution based in Syosset, NY.
Press release follows:
Quantya USA today announced the official launch and distribution of the Quantya FMX Electric Motorcycles for the US market. Quantya is the first electric competition ready electric motocross.
Quantya electric motorcycles are manufactured [...]
JRL Cycles Radial Engine Motorcycle Video
19 November 2007We’ve seen the photos of the radial engine motorcycles with those gorgeous 7 cylinder Rotec radials, but how many of you have heard the engine run? Here’s a short video of the engine at high idle with a few throttle blips thrown in. It sounds good and really smooth. I like it!
Video below:
Riding Across China by Motorcycle
19 November 2007As often happens, our readers find some of the best stories and this one is an excellent example. Tom left a comment on our story about Harley Davidson’s newest China dealership where he pointed to a thread over on ADVrider about a real ride across China on a 200cc dual sport motorcycle with lots of [...]
