While off my feet for the last few days, definitely not by choice, I had some extra time to think instead of write. The McDeeb Royal Enfields kept coming back to me as a wonderful opportunity on many levels. A small dealer and builder putting out some very well designed specials based on a current [...]
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Alternative thinking
What do you do in your spare time when you’re working in Antarctica maintaining snowmobiles for the U.S. logistics hub and you do mechanical and fabricating work back at home? Well, you could build something out of some of the junk and discards found at the station, like a snow chopper, maybe? Bob Sawicki and [...]
Just in time for snow season, we have another single track motorcycle for you to consider. If you remember some of the other tracked vehicles we’ve featured here on The Kneeslider, you know there were some interesting examples of engineering, some practical, some not so much, and here’s one that goes back a little ways, [...]
Lots of folks say the Harley Davidson Revolution (V-Rod) engine should be used in something else. Roehr makes a sportbike and some custom builders have done a few things of their own. But, if you do a little digging, you’ll find the V-Rod engine can go off road, too. Who knew? This is the Hog [...]
Maybe you aren’t Jay Leno and you can’t afford a Y2K Turbine motorcycle, but you have this crazy desire to listen to the whine and smell the burning Jet A or diesel fuel while you’re cruising down the road, … well, here’s your answer. This is a Boeing T-50 jet turbine powered Honda Magna. It’s [...]
Remember the Uno? That’s the parallel wheel unicycle (dicycle?) built by Canadian, Ben J. Poss Gulak. The young student, now an MIT sophomore, found riding the original a little scary once he began to pick up speed. Like a Segway, the Uno moved forward when he leaned forward, but, though it worked, he knew he [...]
A recent study indicates 30 percent of the population has a genetic variant that may contribute to bad driving. Bummer, I guess if you have it, you’re doomed to accidents and tickets for the rest of your life. Don’t become a rider or racer, you can’t possibly hit the big time so learn the bus [...]
Oh, sure, you can get replicas of the riding suits worn by Valentino Rossi or your favorite racer of choice, but if the real you is more super hero than superbike racer, have we got something for you. The Dark Knight motorcycle riding suit from Universal Designs. The suit is no Halloween costume, … well, [...]
