Archive for 'Motorcycle Design' Category
Stonebridge Motor Company’s Little Miss Dynamite
26 June 2008The Stonebridge Motor Company and the Ace Cafe teamed up to build Little Miss Dynamite, the S&S powered cafe racer which was unveiled at the Ace in front of invited guests on June 9th and is is now competing in the S&S 50th anniversary celebration in La Crosse, Wisconsin and will also be at Champions [...]
Dan Gurney Alligator Recumbent Motorcycle For Sale
20 June 2008Here’s something you don’t see very often, a Dan Gurney Alligator recumbent motorcycle for sale. Powered by a 710cc Honda single making around 70 horsepower, these very limited production feet forward motorcycles were written up in all of the motorcycle magazines when they were first introduced. Lots of folks thought they would go over very [...]
Morbidelli Museum Photo Tour
20 June 2008Denny, one of The Kneeslider’s regular readers from Portland, Oregon, sent us a note saying he just returned from a trip to Italy where he and three of his friends, had the opportunity to tour the Morbidelli Museum. Denny says Giancarlo Morbidelli was a most unassuming, gracious and wonderful host. Not only that, they [...]
Future V-Twin Motorcycle Design - Saurabi F1200
18 June 2008There’s a wealth of motorcycle design talent out there with great ideas and here’s another, this one by designer Jon Pugh. It’s what he calls the Saurabi F1200, powered by a Harley Davidson 1200cc V-Twin. The seat has a range of adjustment up and down to accommodate riders of many sizes, including women who [...]
NERO Motorcycle Concept
17 June 2008Ian Galvin and Craig Mackiewicz developed a new motorcycle design, the NERO, as their senior project at CCS, the College for Creative Studies. The pair forsees the possibility of a new golden age of motorcycles in America due to the convergence of factors such as traffic congestion and restrictions on fossil fuels. They believe a [...]
Saint Thomas Academy’s Safer Electric Motorcycle
13 June 2008Here’s another high school motorcycle project, this time the design was aimed at building a highly efficient, environmentally friendly commuter with safety features not found on most bikes. The result is this lithium phosphate ion powered electric with an enclosed structure designed to keep the rider inside in the event of a crash and protect [...]
Hill Climber Sculpture For Harley-Davidson Museum
10 June 2008Final preparations are being made for the opening of the Harley Davidson Museum, July 12th. Willie G. Davidson’s family donated a sculpture of a hill climber to catch your eye as you approached the museum. This museum sounds like a must see exhibit for anyone interested in motorcycling. If you plan on being anywhere near [...]
R1 with Girder Front Suspension - Update
5 June 2008The start of summer is around the bend which means for some builders another winter project is getting close to completion. Jason Rodman sent us an update on his very cool girder project. The impressive aluminum, arc’d design is carried out with excellent machining.
During the intial mockup, RMD and Jason found proper [...]
