Looks like we have another Morgan inspired 3 wheeler coming out, this one is from Planet Engineering over in the U.K. Got a note from Dave Kennell about their new Cyclecar which is powered by an S&S 96 cubic inch engine connected to a Ford 5 speed gearbox via a lightweight flywheel and clutch assembly [...]
From the monthly archives:
January 2008
Team 3Up-Racing, a group of club racers in the north east of England, decided to build a new racebike under the code name 95Racer. The idea was to build the 4 stroke equivalent of a 250cc GP machine similar to a Honda RS-250. The code name 95Racer means a racing motorcycle with a dry weight [...]
The Indy Mile is coming back and advance sale tickets are available now. MotoGP and Flat Track both on the same weekend, very cool!
Press release follows:
Advance sale discount tickets are now on sale for the long-awaited return of the Lucas Oil Indy Mile AMA Flat Track Grand National on the legendary one-mile dirt oval [...]
After seeing endless variations and thousands of big inch V-twin custom motorcycles, this builder, Floris, from the Netherlands, decided to take a different route. He thought, why not go with a small single? Why not a 2 stroke? Without waiting for an answer he bought an old 1964 MZ RT125. These bikes, built in East [...]
Harley Davidson has introduced the latest entry in their “Dark” series, the 2008 FLSTSB Softail Cross Bones. It has a lot of the old school look, right down to the half round foot boards and I think they look right on this bike.
This is an interesting example of the “old look, new tech” some [...]
If you like the idea of carving through the turns while you’re on a long tour, Buell has your bike, the new 2008 Buell Ulysses XB12XT. They took the Ulysses adventure sportbike, outfitted it with shorter travel suspension and lower standard seat height plus a windscreen and luggage, then focused on paved road performance. The [...]
Baron Margo, an artist and sculptor, has an amazing collection of vehicles, models and sculptures of all sorts. They all seem to have that steampunk look about them and this motorcycle, the “Phantom” is a case in point. There are no details on what specific motorcycle he started with but the end result would fit [...]
Sabine Welte sent me a few interesting photos she took recently of this Suzuki GSX-R powered custom, called Project “K” built by Kris Moto Pieces (KMP) in France. When I first looked at the photos I thought, hmm …, nice naked bike, nice looking engine, no tank, …, wait a minute, where’s the tank?
Starting [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
