March 2008

Motogiro America 2008

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 3/19/2008

in Motorcycle Racing, Motorcycle Shows, Vintage Motorcycles

In the week leading up to the MotoGP at Laguna Seca they’re going to be running the Motogiro America, an American version of the classic Italian motorcycle rally. If you have a nice vintage machine and you would like to participate, you might want to head over to their website and sign up, space is [...]

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Bakker Grizzly All-Round

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 3/18/2008

in Motorcycle Builders, Motorcycle Design

Do you have an old GSX-R 1000 that looks a little tired? Let Bakker Frames put the engine into one of these Bakker Grizzly All-Round frame kits and you’ll have an adventure touring machine that will make short work of most of the factory offerings. Nico Bakker has put together an impressive kit that’s about [...]

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Zero Motorcycles Takes Off

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 3/18/2008

in Electric motorcycles, Motorcycle Business

Zero Motorcycles has a problem, they can’t keep up with demand. Looking at them in August of last year, they seemed promising. Right now, the $7500 standard model is selling well enough to require expansion to meet all of the orders coming in. Neal Saiki, founder of the company, formerly worked for NASA and decided [...]

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Twist the Throttle on Discovery Turbo

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 3/17/2008

in Down Time, Motorcycle Business, Motorcycle Shows

Dylan Weiss, who has been blogging on Twisting Asphalt for several years, is a video producer for cable television. He’s worked on a number of auto and motorcycle related videos but the latest series from Dylan and his team called Twist The Throttle has just launched on Discovery Turbo on the web. The series takes [...]

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