July 2011

Ducati Monster Bible by Ian Falloon Review

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/29/2011

in Motorcycle Books

Ducati certainly has a large and passionate following and fans are always talking about their sexy superbikes and how they fared in the latest race, but when it comes to sales, the Monster, the naked, fairly upright and much more basic member of the Italian family is the big winner, and without it, Ducati would [...]

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Nembo 32 Inverted 3 Cylinder Track Test

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/27/2011

in Motorcycle Builders

It was just last October when The Kneeslider gave you your first look at the Nembo 32 inverted 3 cylinder engine and the construction photos later. There was a spirited discussion in the comments about whether the design would even work, whether it would fit into a chassis without running into the ground, and many [...]

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Vintage Motorcycle Days 2011

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/26/2011

in Vintage Motorcycles

The annual gathering of vintage motorcycles at Mid Ohio for the AMA’s Vintage Motorcycle Days has come and gone with its usual fine collection of great vintage bikes of all stripes. The weather was extremely hot and humid which may have played a part in what appeared to be somewhat lower attendance numbers, though I [...]

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Motus KMV4 Engine Gets Hot Rod Attention

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/20/2011

in Engines

In previous write ups on the Motus, we’ve mentioned how this little pushrod KMV4 engine has all the makings of becoming a real favorite of garage hot rodders who see lots of potential in the little beast. It’s built to take advantage of well known techniques for getting perfomance far beyond what comes from the [...]

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