Whenever we talk about all around motorcycles on The Kneeslider, the kind of bike you can ride every day no matter where you’re going, someone will mention the Suzuki DR series, a bike capable of taking on both urban streets or the occasional off road foray. The comment is usually along the lines of “someone [...]
August 2010
You’ve seen the old Harley Davidson WL models, decked out in olive drab and used by the military in WWII, really neat old machines. The original WL engines were reliable but not ideal for riding around on today’s roads, combined with 3 speeds and a foot clutch, you had an interesting, but very vintage ride. [...]
When you think of modifying an old Honda CB, the choice for many is the CB750, but recently, we’ve seen more examples of builders using the CB450 or the CB550 as a starting point, and it makes you wonder why we haven’t seen more of them before. Jeff Stephens operates a little business out of [...]
Let’s talk furniture. Well, let’s talk about a certain, almost bankrupt, furniture maker and how the company was transformed. If you look at what happened, we might see a few lessons for some motorcycle companies struggling through the slump. Norwalk Furniture from Norwalk, Ohio, was having a really tough time due to the housing market [...]
