Archive for February, 2008
Motorcycle Hill Climb Racing - A Look Up
14 February 2008Your Honda CBR 1000RR is frighteningly fast down the back straight of your local roadrace track, isn’t it? The rev-happy motor is thrilling as the tach needle points further to the right. What about putting that motor in a dirt bike chassis with an extended swingarm and riding it straight-up a hillside? [...]
Honda Super Cub Gets Electronic Fuel Injection
13 February 2008Here’s something I would have never noticed without a tip from Tom, but the Honda 50 Super Cub, a motorcycle that last year 2 years ago went over the 50 million unit mark in numbers produced is adapting for the future by adding electronic fuel injection. I guess Honda figures this little workhorse, still sold [...]
Rotohak - 325hp Twin Turbo Rotary Engine Sidecar
12 February 2008What it looks like is a nicely done BMW sidecar rig, what it is, is a beautifully crafted, 325 horsepower twin turbo rotary engine powered sleeper, ready to embarrass the unwary. Of course the wheelie bar might give you a hint. Rotohak, the creation of builder Bob Pelikan, is subtle and deceptive, that valve cover [...]
Motorcycle Powered Hydrostatic Drive Racecar
11 February 2008As long as we’re discussing hydrostatic drive around here with the diesel hydrostatic drive motorcycle and a 2WD hydrostatic trail bike, how about a hydrostatic drive race car? Bob Horn sent in this link showing some design work done by students at Aston University in England.
As part of a project called the Global Design Initiative [...]
Ducati Desmosedici for Rent
11 February 2008If you’re not ready to write a check for a Ducati Desmosedici (actually you can’t, they’re sold out) but you absolutely need to know what it’s like to ride, you’re in luck because there’s one for rent. We Rent Motorcycles, a rather unique rental agency located in Newport Beach, California, will allow you to ride [...]
Jay Springsteen XR750 Replica Street Tracker
9 February 2008No sooner do I ask where the factory Street Trackers are than I get a note from Brian telling me a friend of his is planning to go into production with these Jay Springsteen XR750 Replicas. They look like a full on race bike ready for the Indy Mile but they’re street legal.
The bikes are [...]
Where are the Factory Street Trackers?
7 February 2008Stopping by Richard Pollock’s website, Mule Motorcycles, I see he’s built this Yamaha XS650 street tracker, beautiful bike, looks like it would be a blast to ride. I mention Mule Motorcycles now and then and comment on the excellent bikes he’s turning out and the question pops up whenever I see them, where are [...]
Homebuilt Tilting Reverse Trike
6 February 2008Here’s another example of a tilting 3 wheeler. This one is for sale on eBay and is based on a Pagsta, which is a small Chinese based motorcycle. This bike was built as a proof of concept for a custom bike and, according to the builder, it works, so he’s selling this and going the [...]
