The Kneeslider

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1975 Yamaha XS650 Street Tracker by Cycle Sports

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Ken Fontenot and the crew at Cycle Sports in Houston, Texas, were thinking about putting together a project bike, something to occupy their time this past winter when things were a little slow. Digging around the shop, they looked at the rusty 1975 XS650 rolling chassis that had been sitting outside the shop for about 16 years and figured, why not? Here's Ken to tell you … [Read more...]

2011 Harley Davidson XR1200X

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Harley Davidson is announcing the 2011 XR1200X, with upgrades to the XR1200 suspension and brakes to make the XR1200X the new performance bike of the Harley lineup. Harley Davidson press release: XR1200Xâ„¢ TAKES SPORTSTER® PERFORMANCE TO A NEW LEVEL Fully-Adjustable Premium Suspension and Full-Floating Front Brake Rotors MILWAUKEE (June 3, 2010) - The XR1200X is … [Read more...]

The Benefits of High Maintenance Motorcycles

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In the course of moving The Kneeslider into new surroundings, I had to pack up the entire research library and then unpack it, box by box, carefully examining the contents of each and putting things where I'll have at least some chance of finding what I need, when I recall that one bit of info I know exists, buried somewhere deep in the pages of an old magazine or manual. It's … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider Office Move

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The Kneeslider's palatial office suite is being moved and I'll be on and offline for a few days. I'll be checking in but I'm hoping you can find a few things we've written in the last six years to keep you interested. Thanks - Paul UPDATE: It looks like many of you have been learning a few things from the titanium article by Mule and the ensuing comments. Me, … [Read more...]

Earning Your Masters of Exotic Metals Degree at the College of Hard Knocks

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After mentioning what a great education is available at Used Honda University and other DIY training centers, Richard Pollock of Mule Motorcycles describes a recent semester where he studied hard and earned some extra credit. Here's Richard: I received a “Masters of Exotic Metals” at the college of hard knocks. I recently built a very exotic Triumph based on a new … [Read more...]