McPherson College in Kansas, is now offering a college degree in motorcycle restoration. Already offering a degree in automotive restoration, they’ve just now expanded to include motorcycles. Joe Dickhudt, assistant professor of technology, agreed the new major will give McPherson College students skills in a market exploding in popularity. “It turns out there’s a lot [...]
September 2010
John Pellew of Taimoshan Cycle Works has built another nicely modified motorcycle and this time, subtle is the word. When we last saw the work of John Pellew, it was the Taimoshan Super Cafe Racer, an Aprilia engine in a featherbed frame. This time, he’s built what he calls the Llandough Flyer, a Ducati 860 [...]
The Carberry Enfield V-Twin has been through a very slow and methodical process on its way to production. We haven’t heard much about them for a while but I just got word they’re now taking orders with 12 crankshafts being assembled and 12 crankcases being machined, not to mention they have a number of the [...]
Is the in-line four cylinder motor about to become the most developed engine for performance motorcycles? BMW’s choice for this platform and Yamaha’s development of their cross-plane crankshaft engine are two obvious points. What if either of those manufacturers combine their strategies with something similar to the Horex’s staggered piston arrangement? The Horex 6 cylinder [...]
