Just noticed what seemed like a familiar profile on an eBay offering and sure enough, it was a Kawabusa, but this time it's the Kawabusa 3 Turbo Edition. Norm Wilding built two previous versions, the original Kawabusa and Kawabusa 2, while this continues the obvious model numbering sequence at Kawabusa 3, but he added a turbo. The original Kawabusa and number two as … [Read more...]
Shineray SWM Stormbreaker 1200 – an Air Cooled Sportster Replica From China
Harley Davidson has given up on the air cooled Sportster, the classic V-Twin is no more in the Sporty line up. Emissions regulations and all that. But wait, what's this? Well, it's called the SWM Stormbreaker V1200. It looks like an air cooled Sportster and sounds like an air cooled Sportster and it would appear that SWM figured if Harley wasn't going to build them anymore, … [Read more...]
Drysdale 1000 V8 Will be Rebuilt in New Form After Theft Recovery
After the article on the Sutton radial, I was contacted by Ian Drysdale. Ian has been a busy guy with a lot of amazing projects currently underway. Among the many things he mentioned, one really got my attention, the Drysdale 1000 V8 sportsbike that was stolen some years ago, was recovered and it's back in Ian's workshop, though, unfortunately, it's had a rather rough life … [Read more...]
Russell Sutton’s 14 Cylinder Radial Engine Comes to Life – UPDATE – New Videos
Digging back through The Kneeslider, I found the article with the first CAD drawings and patterns for this engine, a turbocharged 14 cylinder, two row, radial engine using the cylinders and heads from a Yamaha XV1700 Warrior. That was 10 years ago. It gives you some indication of the time, effort and perseverance necessary to bring a project like this from idea to running … [Read more...]
MV Agusta 350 Vetturetta – the Italian Car We Never Knew
Got a note the other day from a reader in New Zealand, Richard Gray, who wanted to share some information about the MV Agusta 350 Vetturetta. Never heard of it? Neither had I, but it's not a motorcycle, it's a motorcycle engine powered car, a very little car, built back in the early 1950s for MV Agusta. The body was designed and built like a little airplane fuselage and the … [Read more...]
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