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Ryno Self Balancing Electric Unicycle

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Ever since the Segway started people thinking about the self balancing scooter concept, there have been several attempts to build something similar. The Ryno, is an electric self balancing unicycle from Ryno Motors, a Portland, Oregon company started by Chris Hoffmann, a mechanical engineer who has been working on prototypes and finally has one that he says is just about ready … [Read more...]

Kawazuki GSX-R H2 Crossbreed

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This is what happens when you don't lock your bike up at night and it runs wild, the Suzuki GSX-R finds a frisky Kawasaki H2 and the next thing you know one of these shows up. The boys at Santiago Chopper, the same ones who built the Norley, combined a 1988 Gixxer with a Kawasaki 2 stroke, mounted a Suzuki B-King front end and added some Denco pipes and rolled out this … [Read more...]

Titanium Frame Ducati Monster S4RS – Mostro Della Strada from StradaFab

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Got a note from Randy Martin with a few photos of a Ducati Monster he's just rebuilt, or should I say, reframed. Randy opened StradaFab, a fab shop for building titanium frames and carbon fiber parts. He found a 3 year old Monster S4RS with just 600 miles for his first project, so it hardly needed a rebuild, but it was perfect as the foundation for a new titanium frame to … [Read more...]

Buy One Motorcycle Then Keep It Forever

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Did you ever buy a motorcycle and seriously think you could keep it forever? Did you ever come back from a ride and realize your bike was just about perfect, it did everything you asked, it felt right, looked good, had a real space for a passenger and wasn't built as a special purpose track weapon only someone with a young body could ride for over an hour? Some bikes are … [Read more...]