The fellows over at Motorcycle News have a short teaser of Allen Millyard’s new 500 horsepower Viper V10 motorcycle. The V10 really needs no special tuning to get that output so all you have to do is fit the engine into a frame, … yeah, that’s all. Unlike the Chrysler Tomahawk show bike from years [...]
From the monthly archives:
August 2009
Chris Flechtner is a builder, has been for quite some time, starting out with RC model cars, then hand built bicycle frames and then a custom from a Honda CB350. He kept building while earning his MFA in design and metal arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Then he apprenticed under one of Japan’s most [...]
Think about all of those classic images with motorcycles involved, from the movies or advertising, then rethink them with electric power, does the feeling change? Would you come away with different thoughts, would they have the same impact? Brammofan had a little Photoshop contest on his blog and the results were pretty cool, Arnold as [...]
Harley Davidson has so far visited 3 of 4 potential locations for a new Harley Davidson factory in anticipation of a possible shutdown of the York, PA facility. The cities in contention are Shelbyville, Ind., Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Shelbyville, Ky. The 4th city has not yet been visited so the name has not been disclosed. [...]
AFX has issued a recall for FX-28 helmets produced in December of 2007 for failing to comply with certain penetration testing requirements. Please read the details below.
Manufacturer: AFX North America
NHTSA Campaign Number: 09E052000
Potential Units Affected: 984
Problem: AFX is recalling certain model FX-28 motorcycle helmets, sizes XS, SM, and MD, manufactured during December 2007. [...]
Finished titanium parts can be manufactured for $25 per pound compared to $213 per pound, using a technique based on titanium hydride (TiH2) powder. The technology was developed under a Department of Energy Global Initiative for Proliferation Prevention (DOE/GIPP) project performed in the Ukraine.
By reducing the cost of titanium and the associated processing the performance [...]
Have any of you been following the eBay auction for the 1914 Henderson? As I write, the price is $101,100 and the reserve has not been met! Oh baby. This could get interesting, I haven’t seen any auctions hit this territory for, … well, … I can’t remember when.
As many have watched their [...]
The Hayabusa is probably one of the most modified and customized motorcycles ever produced, sooner or later, if it’s been done to any bike, it will eventually be done to a Hayabusa. So, I wasn’t too surprised when I saw this, but I have to think it could get a little interesting in high speed [...]
