Archive for 'Alternative thinking' Category
Honda Gold Wing Jet Fighter
17 January 2008There’s very little I can say about this. Take one Honda Gold Wing and turn it into a ground bound jet fighter, … kinda, sorta. He has the sound worked out pretty well, there’s a 12,000 rpm turbine inside with a microphone next to it, creating the illusion of a jet on the taxiway. He [...]
How About Some Real Motorcycle Innovation?
4 January 2008Picture this, your buddies are dragging knees and pushing hard on their favorite canyon road, the familiar sound of inline 4 cylinder engines in everyone’s ears, then all of a sudden you’re there, no one heard you approach from behind and all they hear now is a bit of a high pitched whine. You’re [...]
Tilting V-Max Trike by Tilting Motor Works
20 November 2007Bob Mighell of Stanwood, WA set out to build a machine safer than a two wheeler that could still carve the turns like a bike. He rolls out his latest version at the Cycle World show in Seattle on November 30.
After years of trials with an ‘underpowered’ proof of concept machine, a three-wheeled Honda Rebel [...]
TechShop - Fully Equipped Membership Workshop
5 November 2007There’s a workshop out in Menlo Park, California, TechShop, that runs a lot like a health club. They installed all of the high end equipment you would need to build most anything you can think of but would cost too much and take up too much space for the average person to buy. Then they [...]
G-Oil Non Petroleum Green Motor Oil
5 November 2007G-Oil was introduced at the SEMA show last week. G-Oil is a green oil that is completely petroleum free, it’s made from “American grown base oils” which seems to be rendered beef tallow in this case. The American Petroleum Institute should be issuing certification within a month and it’s available for all automotive applications from [...]
Motorcycle Art From the Renaissance
2 October 2007Some of you may feel that spending time on The Kneeslider isn’t quite as uplifting or educational as it should be, perhaps you’re reading during work or school hours and you need to justify your time here, so today I thought it would be appropriate to bring you motorcycle art from the Renaissance. These [...]
Roddler Custom Chopper Stroller for the Young Rider
20 September 2007Start your little rider out right with the Roddler, a custom chopper stroller with lots of motorcycle and hot rod inspired design touches. This isn’t some cheap plastic piece, either.
How about this feature list:
Aircraft-inspired, Lightweight monocoque chassis construction
Custom Pearl Paint Jobs with Pinstripes
Custom Seat and Tops (supple ostrich, stingray, alligator, cow hide or alcantra [...]
Motorcycle X Prize Ideas
14 September 2007Is there enough room for advancement in the motorcycle industry that an X Prize like competition would make sense? Envision the ultimate motorcycle, what would it be? Almost anything you can think of is a continuation of something already being done and progress would only be a matter of degree, higher speed, better mileage, lower [...]
