Archive for December, 2007
F3 Adrenaline from TriRod Motorcycles
6 December 2007With the Can-Am Spyder just hitting the showrooms it didn’t take long for other builders to begin producing trikes of their own. This is the F3 Adrenaline from TriRod Motorcycles of San Diego, California. From an appearance standpoint, it has the Spyder beat.
Carbon fiber fenders and body panels are matte black which offsets the [...]
Subaru Motorcycle?
5 December 2007Everyone keeps pointing out these stories about a Subaru motorcycle so I’ll put this up but I have zero information other than what everyone else is repeating. Yesterday, this photo was circulating everywhere and even the automotive websites covered it, must be because of the name.
A couple of weeks ago, Motorcycle News made mention of [...]
2008 Female Mechanics Calendar is Ready Now
5 December 2007Sarah Lyon has the new 2008 Female Mechanics calendar finished and it’s for sale now on her website. We’ve covered the previous calendar where Sarah highlights female mechanics in many different industries, motorcyce mechanics for sure, but auto, aviation, truck and heavy equipment, too.
These calendars are not filled with Penthouse pinups holding an air wrench, [...]
U.S. Senators Want More Chinese Riding Harleys
5 December 2007As mentioned here recently, Harley Davidson is opening another dealership in China even though sales are not exactly booming, in fact, they’re hardly selling any at all. Some U.S. senators, from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Missouri, the states where HD has a presence, are asking the U.S. to put pressure on China to relax [...]
Project M85 - Freeride Motorcycle Mountain Bike
4 December 2007Two very motivated college students, working on a degree in Industrial Design, had to decide on their thesis project and the end result is one superb piece. The M85 Freeride Motorcycle is a combination of a small motorcycle engine, from the Kawasaki KX85, and handbuilt everything else that comes out somewhere between a KTM 450sxf [...]
