August 2009

Another Viper V10 Motorcycle

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/26/2009

in Motorcycle Builders

Allen Millyard’s Viper V10 motorcycle isn’t the first on the street, in fact there may have been many before it. For instance, Paul, one of our readers, sent these photos taken at Daytona a few years ago. It looks like a Boss Hoss with an engine swap. While I applaud the effort the builder put [...]

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After the post on Chris Flechtner’s Speed Shop Special #6, Jim Gianatsis, who took those great photos of Chris’ bike, wanted to remind me the calendars that spun off the LA Calendar show, are 20 years old now and still going strong! Has it been that long? I admit, I’ve had more than a few [...]

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The V-Quad engine, basically a side by side V-Twin, that Greg Nelson produces, was installed in a custom motorcycle built by Brouhard Design for owner Mike Maggio. They took it to Bonneville recently and Maggio ran 164.172 mph for a new record in the APGU class. This is an open motorcycle (no fairings or streamlining), [...]

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Can a Motorcycle Brand Change Countries?

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/26/2009

in Economics and Politics, Motorcycle Business

In comments to the recent announcement about Harley Davidson possibly moving their factory from York, PA, some said if they moved outside the U.S. costs might be lower but they might lose a lot of Harley customers. It’s interesting that another story appeared a couple of days ago reporting that Kawasaki is planning to move [...]

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