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XR1200 Race Series Shows Promise

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Look at the photo above, it's from the past weekend's XR1200 race at Mid-Ohio which was won by Danny Eslick. It certainly seems like some great racing action, there's nothing about it that indicates anything other than competitive racers fighting for position in this brand new series and that's exactly what I would expect. The neat thing about it is the fact they're on Harley … [Read more...]

CR-450 Clubman Café from Phil Little

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OK, you carved out that spot in the garage, you have some room, a nice set of tools, a workbench, everything you need to build your own little classic cafe racer, something with a bit of panache and classic good looks. What's missing? Well, let's face it, with a lot of us, it's the skill necessary to figure out what bike to start with, what to modify, how to modify it, and of … [Read more...]

Mule Motorcycles Workshop – Lots of Ideas from a Working Garage

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I spend a lot of time in the garage. In fact I’ve spent a lot of time in it since 1986. When we were finally ready to buy a house, my wife wanted her own good sized kitchen and I wanted a two car garage. If we got that, we’d both be happy! So with the purchase of our first and only house, I began work setting up the garage of my dreams. It’s survived many phases, a … [Read more...]

EcoMotors OPOC Two Stroke Engine Gets Funding from Bill Gates

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Remember the OPOC engine? That is the opposed cylinder 2 stroke we mentioned last December. It looks like it's getting interest from investors, notably, Bill Gates, who just contributed $23.5 million to help them complete engineering and testing. Gates has been investing in all sorts of alternative energy companies and projects, his funding here certainly raises the chances the … [Read more...]

Not Riding? What Are You Doing?

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Whatever label applies to you, rider, biker, motorcyclist, builder, mechanic, restorer or racer, it certainly doesn't define who you are, it's really a part time label. You have other interests, sometimes related to motorcycles, other times, not even close. It would be interesting to our readers to know how far afield you go, interesting to me, too, since covering those topics … [Read more...]