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Taurus 500 G28 from Classic Farm Motorcycles

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Fabrizio Di Bella, who brought us the McDeeb series of Royal Enfield specials inspired by early classic British designs, has been hard at work and using the Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 500 EFI as the platform, brings us a new classic motorcycle, only this time the inspiration comes from Italy. The new Taurus G28 is inspired by the original 500cc Taurus G27 built in the 1940s … [Read more...]

Kawasaki Z1300 Turbo by Richard Fluttert

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The Kawasaki KZ1300 is "the other six" not as often seen as the CBX or even the Benelli Sei. That's too bad because there seems to be quite a following in some areas around the world and a few builders have made some pretty interesting projects out of the big six. This particular Z1300 Turbo is the handiwork of Richard Fluttert from the Netherlands. Richard had already … [Read more...]

Honda RC-E Super Sports Motorcycle Points to a Possible Electric Future

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Honda just released its lineup for the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show in December. New models slated for production will be there along with concept models indicating what Honda has in mind for the future. One concept, the Honda RC-E, shown here, is an electric super sports motorcycle with a form factor the size of something in the 250cc class. With all of the talk, development … [Read more...]

Kwikasfaki GSX-R400 Kawasaki H2 750 Custom

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A couple of comments on the Kawazuki post pointed out another Suzuki frame with a 2 stroke transplant, and after a quick look at the photos, this one, "Kwikasfaki," is simply a lesson in how to do it right. The entire build is documented in a very long (60 page) thread on the Custom Fighters forum with lots of in progress pictures. The major pieces are a GSX-R400 gk76a … [Read more...]

Nembo 32 Inverted Triple Track Testing Video

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Daniele Sabatini says they have been doing more track testing on the Nembo 32 inverted triple and put up a video of the latest session, the aim here was for tuning in the medium RPM range. He also says this is the first video that shows the bike out on the track. Development seems to be progressing though the engine sounds a little rough yet at times, but that's what track … [Read more...]