There’s a lot of heavy duty R&D going on these days to reinvent the engine or replace the engines we’re using altogether. The free piston engine, though invented in the 1920s, is getting more attention because it is less expensive than fuel cells for generating electricity while potentially just as efficient. The free piston engine [...]
September 2008
After all of the hard work and no small investment, Indian Motorcycle Company is set to open its first U.S. dealership in North Carolina. It looks like they’ve done a great job of producing a high quality bike in the Indian tradition, what remains to be seen is how customers respond. This is also a [...]
25 Years of Buell by Court Canfield and Dave Gess, arrived last week and I read it over the weekend. This is a very complete history of the Buell Motorcycle Company starting with Erik Buell’s early years and interest in motorcycles right up through the current Buell 1125R. If you are the least bit interested [...]
When asked what they want in a motorcycle, some might say narrow, lightweight, great handling single cylinder with plenty of power. That was Kim Kronslev’s idea. He looked around, didn’t find what he wanted so he designed it and built one, based around the KTM 640 LC4. Although Kim began with the intention of making [...]
