Big Sid’s Vincati, as you might guess, is the marriage of a Ducati 750 GT frame with a Vincent V-Twin. We mentioned it on The Kneeslider a while back after it appeared in a couple of magazine articles. Not very many have ever been built and all but this one, were assembled in Australia. They [...]
From the monthly archives:
June 2009
Harley Davidson has issued a recall for over 11 thousand FLSTSB FXSTSSE2 and FXSTSSE3 models for a problem with the brakes. Please read below for further details.
Manufacturer: Harley Davidson
Models affected:
2008-2009 FLSTSB
2008 FXSTSSE2
2009 FXSTSSE3
NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V211000
Potential Units Affected: 11005
Problem: Harley Davidson is recalling 11,005 FLSTSB, FXSTSSE2, and FXSTSSE3 model year 2008 and 2009 [...]
BMW has issued a recall for 2009 BMW K1300 GT and K1300 S motorcycles for a problem with brake fluid foaming. Please read the details below.
Manufacturer: BMW of North America
Model Year: 2009
Models affected: K1300 GT, K1300 S
NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V202000
Problem: BMW is recalling certain model year 2009 K1300 S and K1300 GT motorcycles manufactured [...]
Can the government take a bad idea and make it worse? You betcha! The absolutely awful “Cash for Clunkers” bill may now be expanded to include vouchers for motorcycles, too. The details are sketchy on this boondoggle finely crafted piece of legislation, by Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, but if you trade in your old [...]
Piers Prendergast, a 2009 graduate of Transport Design at Coventry University, sent me these images of his final year project. It’s a fuel cell motorcycle concept with hubless wheels which are kind of unique:
The hubless wheels work though a fixed inner rim and a rotating outer rim that spins on internal bearings. The concept doesn’t [...]
For the last couple of days, I was in California on business and needed a convenient way to keep tabs on The Kneeslider while I was traveling. I came across the Acer Aspire One 8.9 inch netbook computer, perfect for working in your hotel room, airports and anywhere in between and after using it for [...]
If you haven’t checked in with the Two Stroke Shop lately, you might have missed this, the TSS1100GP Kawasaki Triple project, a nice little modification of a Kawasaki ZX-10R, where they remove the engine and replace it with a brand new 3 cylinder, 1100cc 2 stroke. If you remember, these guys have been building the [...]
Shortly after we mentioned the project by the University of Minnesota students to design and build landing wheels for paraplegic riders, I got a note from Michael at GoodGuys Powersports who told me there is a similar product, called LegUp LandingGear, already available commercially for full size Harley Davidson touring bikes. It’s a pushbutton and [...]
Kickboxer Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept
