January 2008

Softail Cross Bones Photochop Custom

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/27/2008

in Motorcycle Business, Motorcycle Design

It didn’t take long. No sooner does Harley introduce the Softail Cross Bones and someone is already taking the idea a little further. Adam sent in this quick photochop just to give us an idea of the direction he thought it might go, and come to think of it, it’s pretty much along the lines [...]

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Motorcycle Art from Watch Parts

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/26/2008

in Down Time, Motorcycle Art

If your garage is too small for a serious motorcycle build, you can clear a spot on your desk, pull out those old watches you tossed in a drawer a couple of years ago and get started today. All of these motorcycles are built from discarded watch parts, they’re what you might call a real [...]

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Roger Allmond Triumph Rocket 3 Custom

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/25/2008

in Motorcycle Builders

Roger Allmond has turned out some very nice customs like the T Bob and the XYZ. Now, under the sponsorship of Bennetts Insurance, he’s working on a custom powered by the 2.3 liter Triumph Rocket 3 engine. Motorcycle News has a few in progress photos up and it looks a lot better, in my eyes, [...]

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Delta 7 Sports IsoTruss Bicycle Frame

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 1/25/2008

in New Technology

Delta 7 Sports has a new bicycle frame built with IsoTruss technology. IsoTruss is an isosceles triangle based pyramid grid structure that can be made from a variety of composite materials, IsoTruss tubing is made from multiple layers of carbon fiber wrapped with Kevlar cords. The lattice structure creates a very light yet very strong [...]

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