The Kneeslider

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Yamaha R1 Aluminum Girder Front Suspension from SuspensionSmith of Australia

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Laurence Smith runs SuspensionSmith, a suspension business in Australia. Working on motorcycle forks, shocks and swingarms all day, it shouldn't be surprising he has a few of his own ideas about what comes between the wheels and frame and when he started thinking about why girder front suspensions weren't often found on sport bikes, he decided to look into it. Of course, Laurie … [Read more...]

Honda CB350 Brat Style Custom

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Thought I would draw your attention to an extremely clean and well done Honda CB 350 currently for sale. It's in the "brat" style made popular in Japan, but this really excels. For everyone who likes the smaller displacement vintage Hondas, this is such a sweet example I had to point it out. The tires are Coker Classics, which means gorgeous reproductions in the old … [Read more...]

US Highland Gets Funding and New Executive Management Then Sponsors UFC Fight?

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After the tragic death of the company's founding partners, US Highland, a promising new US motorcycle company, was going nowhere. In January, it was announced the plant was closing while the search went on for funding to continue operations. There are some new developments. It seems US Highland had an IPO, (UHLN) on the OTC. A new Director has been appointed, Robert … [Read more...]

2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R Horsepower Numbers

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Kawasaki launched their brand new Ninja ZX-14R , the fastest accelerating motorcycle on the planet, "massively more powerful" is what Kawasaki says, but when it came down to actual numbers, Kawasaki didn't say, until now. According to the Kawasaki Europe website,  the big Ninja puts out 197.4 horsepower and 119.9 foot pounds of torque. With ram air, it's 207.2 … [Read more...]

Ducati 1199 Panigale Superquadro Engine – Over Square Design and Huge Power

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Details have just been released for the all new Ducati 1199 Panigale Superquadro engine, a real overachiever among 2 cylinder engines, the L-twin produces 195hp @ 10,750 rpm and 98.1 lb-ft @ 9,000 rpm! There are a lot of technical details, some of which I've highlighted at the start, but this really is an all new engine with enormous power for a twin and lots of changes sure to … [Read more...]