June 2009

Royal Enfield Bullet Sport Concept

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 6/30/2009

in Concept Motorcycles, Motorcycle Design

Now that Royal Enfield has a new engine for their new Bullet, Oberdan Bezzi thought, why not work up a sport version? Although Royal Enfield has long had a cafe racer kit to spiff up their old Bullet, the 500cc thumper was never what most of us would call a sporty engine, simple and reliable, [...]

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Here’s a 4 stroke engine concept you have to see to understand, the Peraves Superballmotor uses a multipart sphere to replace the usual crankshaft, rods and pistons of a normal internal combustion engine. The moving parts of the sphere have ceramic balls on their exterior which travel in grooves in the case surrounding the sphere. [...]

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François Knorreck, a French motorcyclist with a passion for building things to suit his own vision, bought a Laverda in 1976 and turned it into a nicely modified sportbike. He rode the bike perfectly satisfied until 1993 when he began to conceive the idea of a new project and got the urge to build again, [...]

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2009 Royal Enfield Bullet Recall

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 6/27/2009

in Motorcycle Recalls, Motorcycle Safety

Classic Motorworks, USA has issued a recall for a number of unit construction 2009 Royal Enfield Bullets for a problem with galling on the clutch shaft. Please read below for further details. Manufacturer: Classic Motorworks Limited, USA Models affected: 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet Electra E-5 EFI 2009 Royal Enfield Bullet G5 Classic EFI 2009 Royal [...]

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