After mentioning the Morbidelli V12 and V8, I started thinking about one of the other compact V8 engines, the Drysdale V8. Ian Drysdale initially built the 90 degree engine with heads and cams from a Yamaha FZR400R for the 750cc version and from the Yamaha 600 Fazer for the 1000cc version. The engines and bikes [...]
From the monthly archives:
December 2007
Giancarlo Morbidelli, who, you might remember, put a beautiful little V8 engine in a motorcycle, has been working on a very nice little V12. Evidently, this is a project that’s been underway for several years but I was flipping through the November issue of Classic Bike and they have a really nice article with loads [...]
Randall Washington of Randakk’s Cycle Shakk has been working on a supercharger kit for the Honda GL1000 and GL1100. He has it on the road now so it should be available before long. The kits will all be custom fabricated when you order. The blower is a positive displacement, twin rotor “Roots type” supercharger that [...]
The 180 horsepower 1250cc supercharged version of the V-Roehr Superbike looks like it will be going ahead for 2008. Roehr announced today they’ve acquired a financial partner which will give them the necessary funding to complete development and begin production next year.
The Harley Davidson Revolution powered sport bike looks very interesting and seeing this small [...]
When big name builders show off their new custom creations, you can usually bet some piece of required hardware for street legal operation will be missing, sometimes many pieces. Critics of the manufacturers say their new models don’t look as good as what the aftermarket and custom builders turn out but that criticism is a [...]
Roland Sands unveiled a custom version of the Ducati Hypermotard at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show. No other info on this other than what you see. I’m sure this one will ignite the Ducati faithful. I like this a lot more than the standard Hypermotard though you might need to muffle that exhaust a [...]
Jesse Rooke is showing his latest custom, done in the style of a KTM powered cafe racer, at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show. Mathieu sent in a link to this photo and it looks pretty neat.
We noticed this bike in progress back in March when it was up on his web site in [...]
If the names Bakker, Dresda, Harris, Spondon or many others like them ring a bell, you’ll find Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis a very interesting book. Just published, it covers 15 specialty frame builders, some still in business, some not, with stories of how they came about and photos of the frames and completed bikes [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
