As Yamaha forever fiddles around planning the introduction of the long awaited new V-max, I was thinking again about something I thought about long ago, a sportbike powered by the V-max's V4 engine, though maybe "sportbike" is a bit misleading, the idea is a great sounding muscle bike that likes to turn. It certainly isn't the first engine many builders would consider for a … [Read more...]
Kettenkrad For Sale – Own a Motorcycle Half Track
Here's something you will rarely see, a genuine WWII Kettenkrad up for sale! These motorcycle half tracks were produced by NSU in the second world war and could be carried in Ju-52 aircraft and were used for such things as pulling small artillery pieces in the field. We covered these before but the last one I saw for sale was about a year ago. Collectors keep them running and … [Read more...]
Moko Frames for Harley Davidson V-Twins
In The Kneeslider's carefully catalogued haphazardly strewn collection of hundreds of back issues of motorcycle magazines, lies a treasure trove of information. Many of those mags have post-it notes sticking out from the pages with a small note about some interesting content on a particular topic, something I thought might be worth investigating in more detail. I got an email … [Read more...]
Alfabike Follow Up
After we featured the Alfabike a few days ago, some comments said it looked like it would be tough to kick start. One comment by sweetlemonaid provided a link to some photos of the bike during the build and there's also a link on the site to a video showing the builder, Chris Barber, kick starting the bike. Doesn't look hard at all! By the way, Chris has built a few other bikes … [Read more...]
Harley Davidson ATV
What do you do with a Harley Davidson you purchased from New Orleans after the flood? Well, since it probably already saw some water and mud, why not just go all out and get it ready for full time use in those same conditions and turn your Harley into an ATV? This started out as a 1996 Dyna Wide Glide. The engine and everything else were completely rebuilt and the whole … [Read more...]
Ecosse Spirit ES1 – Motorcycle Racer Redesign
What happens when two Formula 1 designers take a look at racing motorcycles to see what could be done differently? You get something that looks like the Ecosse Spirit ES1, a very fresh set of ideas all put together for the purpose of going faster but with some concepts that could be transfered to many other types of motorcycles. They began by examining rider position as a … [Read more...]
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