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The Hossack Engine – a Square Piston Two Stroke

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:37:51 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Ever hear of Norman Hossack? Of course you have. He designed the Hossack suspension, often confused with the far more basic girder front suspension and adapted by BMW under the name Duolever, but the Hossack engine? What's that? Well, it's just your average square piston two stroke, that's all. When [...]

Autodesk Inventor Fusion Mechanical Design Software Free Download

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:49:23 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - The explosion of new computer tools for anyone with a desire to work in mechanical design and manufacturing is impressive, and here is an opportunity to try out a real heavyweight from Autodesk. You can download Autodesk Inventor Fusion, which is offered as a technical preview, and use it free [...]

About That On Board Electric Generator Idea

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:43:33 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Remember when I was wondering recently about a fuel powered electric motorcycle? I thought, why not build a motorcycle using an electric motor but then generate the electricity on board with some kind of fuel powered generator instead of a battery so you had electricity as long as you had [...]

Brammo Empulse – She’s Got the Looks

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:25:38 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Most everyone interested in electric motorcycles has heard by now, the Brammo Empulse is out in its final production form and it's a looker. From the start, the Empulse had a lot of visual appeal and the production version looks even better. There's both an Empulse and Empulse R, priced [...]

Cleveland CycleWerks Announces US Headquarters and Assembly Plant in Ohio

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:19:10 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Back in January, while attending the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Cleveland, I spoke to Scott Colisimo about his company who told me he had just closed on the purchase of a building that would serve as their headquarters and parts distribution center and also allow Cleveland CycleWerks to begin [...]