The Kneeslider

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One Man’s Dream – The Britten Bike Story

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The John Britten story is simply amazing. If you visit The Kneeslider, you're probably aware that he designed and built the motorcycle that bears his name, but until watching this DVD, I didn't really know many of the details about the person behind the bike and the team of people he assembled to create this world class racer. John Britten was from New Zealand, and as the … [Read more...]

TreMoto Monstrosity – Ducati Monster Leaning Reverse Trike

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TreMoto is a startup company with a mission to take the developing leaning reverse trike technology and apply it to something with a bit more performance than what you usually see in the scooter world. Their Monstrosity prototype, shown here, is based on a Ducati 620. They developed a patented leaning suspension system using a composite monoleaf spring and Kayaba rotary … [Read more...]

Jet Motorcycle Projects

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Jet engines have been with us for a long time and after many hours in the air they are eventually retired, past their flying days, perhaps, but perfectly functional in every other way. Terrafirma Jets in the UK seems to have quite a business in reselling these old engines and this jet bike is what happens when you decide to fit one into a minimal frame with a wheel on … [Read more...]

Finding Customers Among the Dreamers – What’s a Motorcycle Company to Do?

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You build it, I'll buy it. ... Really? It's that simple? I can't imagine why motorcycle manufacturers aren't packing the showrooms just listening to the virtual suggestion box found on hundreds of web sites. Log in, check the comments, send the specs to engineering, start taking orders. In the virtual world of computers, there's little need for raw materials, maybe a bit of … [Read more...]

Wallick Lean Machine Update

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When we showed you the Wallick Lean Machine last month, we didn't have any really good outdoor photos with the full paint scheme due to a few problems Ghraydon Wallick encountered on a trip a short time before. It was also hard to see the sidecars clearly so I asked Ghraydon to send a few photos when he had the repaint done and some good weather for pictures. These just … [Read more...]