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Racetrack Style – Track Outline Accessories

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Have a favorite racetrack? Want a subtle way of letting everyone know where your head's at? Racetrack Style makes stainless steel zipper pulls, earrings and keyring pendant/bottle openers in the outline of various tracks around the world, just so you can show a little of your inner speed. The company was started by Doug Staab, one of our regular readers and occasional … [Read more...]

Motus on the Road in Daytona

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Turn it up, Baby! Listen, enjoy. Now THAT's what a motorcycle should sound like! A good old American hot rod. Makes you wonder how many horses are hiding in there and how long it will take someone to find out. Just think about all of the other places that V4 would fit. For those of us of a certain age, that bike will sell on sound alone. UPDATE: We've got some new photos … [Read more...]

Motus MST and MST-R – Comfortable Sportbikes

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After the rush of introducing the Motus MST, Lee and Brian wanted everyone to get a better look at the bike they've built. During the intro last week, Lee used the term "comfortable sportbike" to describe the Motus, something that would appeal to someone who has moved beyond the desire for the ultimate hard edged track weapon, and instead, wants to ride in relative comfort … [Read more...]

Bottpower BOTT XR-1 – New Life for Old Buells

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David Sánchez from Bottpower tells me they're working on a new project. A customer wanted them to build a chassis for a street bike that will have a flat track look to it using the wheels, suspension, brakes, engine and swingarm from a Buell XB. Their job, specifically, was to build the chassis, after which the owner will finish it to his own taste. Of course, being designers, … [Read more...]

Motus MST Rolls Out from Behind the Curtains

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Pencil sketches are good, CAD drawings an important step and 3D renders show what a project should look like, but there's nothing like throwing your leg over a real motorcycle to see if all of the talk has amounted to anything, and that's exactly what I had the chance to do yesterday as Motus rolled out their all new Motus MST at Pratt and Miller Engineering giving the world … [Read more...]