An interesting article in Wired magazine about the “good enough” revolution got me thinking. Products with fewer features and less than top shelf performance combined with lower price can become very successful because they do everything the majority of the market wants or needs. My weekend was a good example. Over the last few days, [...]
August 2009
If you’re going to build a custom bike, why not build one that handles like a real motorcycle? Stellan Egeland certainly seems to think that way and he sent me a note about his new video. He came home from the World Championship the other day with his Harrier in tow and the very next [...]
Here’s one for your “You don’t see that everyday” list, Kruse International is auctioning off the world’s largest collection of Munch Mammut motorcycles Labor Day weekend, Thursday thru Tuesday, September 3-8 in Auburn, Indiana. It’s happening as part of their annual World’s Largest Collector Car Auction, an auction which actually includes vehicles of many types. [...]
There’s been a lot of interest in converting 450cc dirt bikes into race bikes. The 450 singles are lightweight and inexpensive, making for a nice nimble entry level racer. But a question always pops up, why not a kit for the street? Kurt Blankemeyer of Design Cycle Inc. is working on a conversion, too. He [...]
