Archive for 'Motorcycle Builders' Category
25 Years of Buell - Book Review
30 September 200825 Years of Buell by Court Canfield and Dave Gess, arrived last week and I read it over the weekend. This is a very complete history of the Buell Motorcycle Company starting with Erik Buell’s early years and interest in motorcycles right up through the current Buell 1125R. If you are the least bit interested [...]
KTM 640 LC4 Single Cylinder Track Bike Project
29 September 2008When asked what they want in a motorcycle, some might say narrow, lightweight, great handling single cylinder with plenty of power. That was Kim Kronslev’s idea. He looked around, didn’t find what he wanted so he designed it and built one, based around the KTM 640 LC4. Although Kim began with the intention of [...]
Brudeli 654L Leanster On the Road in Europe
28 September 2008Remember the Brudeli 625L tilting trike? When we first covered the prototype over 2 years ago, it looked pretty neat, the 45 degree lean angles it’s capable of seemed like huge fun. Geir Brudeli, inventor of the trike, says they’ve been working on getting it approved for European roads and that hurdle is finally cleared [...]
In Search of the Perfect Motorcycle
26 September 2008It’s your turn. This is your opportunity to identify the motorcycle you think is worthy of recognition because it is beautifully designed, exquisitely engineered and perfectly executed, the motorcycle you look at and say, “That’s what a motorcycle should be.” The reason I’m asking for your input is because I’m puzzled, I can’t locate the [...]
Buell Conversion Kit From Fusion Motorcycles
18 September 2008Remember “The Machine” from Fusion Motorcycles? Well, Will Thibeault has been hard at work on something a lot of you may find interesting, he’s designed a conversion kit that will transform your donor Buell into a custom with killer looks.
Will’s kit uses a billet T6 aluminum bolt together frame with a built in oil tank, [...]
V-Quad Bagger From Nelson Engineering
16 September 2008Some time ago, I pointed out Greg Nelson’s V-Quad engine, a pair of V-Twins joined at the hip to create a V4 with loads of power that still managed to look fairly unobtrusive. He mounted one in an old FXRS and rode around quite a bit, using it as his test bed for development. Since [...]
Electric Motorcycle Conversions and Kits
11 September 2008The report that Honda and Yamaha may be planning electric motorcycles is interesting and brings with it problems and opportunities for smaller companies trying to get into the electric motorcycle business. One commenter said, “e-bike manufacturers which are currently filling a niche market will be utterly crushed and destroyed.” That’s one possibility, but not the [...]
450cc Super Singles Will Race at Mid Ohio
8 September 2008The 450cc Super Singles class will be racing at Mid Ohio, September 19-21. The new class is made up of road racing bikes that started life as 450cc MX bikes which are then transformed into lightweight, single cylinder racers.
We’ve written about this new class before and it looks like it’s about to hit the track. [...]
