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Honda FT500 Gets a New Life

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:02:12 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - After visiting the rareified air of the motorcycles displayed at the Quail Lodge, it's always good to return to the world of machines most everyone can modify and ride. A good example is this Honda FT500 Ascot. Nolan Arihood sent in some photos of his bike, an 83 FT500 which [...]

Yamaha Maxim Transformed

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:15:59 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - The economy is slow, you really want a new or custom motorcycle but you're short on cash, well, how about investing some time instead? Chris Tschiffely, along with his brother and dad, went to work on an old $300 Yamaha Maxim and turned it into the bike you see here. [...]

Triumph Street Tracker – Reader’s Ride

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:57:21 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Steve Welte, one of our regular readers, saw quite a few street tracker posts on The Kneeslider and thought we might like to see what he put together According to Steve, this bike isn't about how much money you can spend, it is all about what you can do with [...]

Touring Japan on a 1950 Nimbus 4 Cylinder Bobber

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:44:12 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - The Kneeslider has quite a few regular readers and commenters with interesting stories of their own involving the motorcycles they ride. I noticed, Kim Scholer, of Denmark, who stops by frequently, has a nice article in the June 2009 issue of Britain's Classic Bike magazine that tells the story of [...]

Royal Enfield V-Twin – The Musket

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:20:35 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - What you see here is a 700cc Royal Enfield V-Twin constructed using two 350cc top ends. The whole bike appears to have come from the factory, or maybe the "special vehicle operations" section, instead of the mind and work of a creative and determined owner. Aniket Vardhan, the builder, still [...]