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Cycle News Shuts Down – The Digital World Claims One More

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The creative destruction continues among the print magazines as Cycle News, the long running California based print publication, best known for coverage of motorcycle racing, closed its doors on August 31st. This long running shakeout has been harsh and any printed magazine or newspaper slow to come to grips with the Internet is likely facing a similar fate. Paul Carruthers, … [Read more...]

Suzuki DR650 Street Tracker

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Whenever we talk about all around motorcycles on The Kneeslider, the kind of bike you can ride every day no matter where you're going, someone will mention the Suzuki DR series, a bike capable of taking on both urban streets or the occasional off road foray. The comment is usually along the lines of "someone should modify a DR" or "I was thinking about converting a DR." Mike … [Read more...]

Warboy 883 XWL – A Sportster 883 in WL Clothing

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You've seen the old Harley Davidson WL models, decked out in olive drab and used by the military in WWII, really neat old machines. The original WL engines were reliable but not ideal for riding around on today's roads, combined with 3 speeds and a foot clutch, you had an interesting, but very vintage ride. Well, today I receive an email from France with some really … [Read more...]

CB550 Cafe Overkill from Jeff Stephens

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When you think of modifying an old Honda CB, the choice for many is the CB750, but recently, we've seen more examples of builders using the CB450 or the CB550 as a starting point, and it makes you wonder why we haven't seen more of them before. Jeff Stephens operates a little business out of his garage called Godffery's Garage building and modifying bikes for his customers. … [Read more...]

What Can Motorcycle Companies Learn From a Furniture Maker?

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Let's talk furniture. Well, let's talk about a certain, almost bankrupt, furniture maker and how the company was transformed. If you look at what happened, we might see a few lessons for some motorcycle companies struggling through the slump. Norwalk Furniture from Norwalk, Ohio, was having a really tough time due to the housing market being in the dumps, fewer new homes … [Read more...]