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Magpul Ronin – Possible Limited Production for Buell 1125R Based Special

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Remember the Magpul Ronin, the modified Buell 1125R we showed you back in January? Magpul was pleased with the response from readers and they've further refined their prototype with the intention of exploring limited production. Grady Barfoot of Magpul, sent over some new photos and they look better than the bike we saw earlier. The Magpul designed girder front suspension, a … [Read more...]

1947 Water Cooled Drake Harley Davidson Knucklehead Engine

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A couple of years ago, there was a midget racer with a Drake water cooled Harley Davidson engine for sale. The car looked really nice but you could barely see the engine. I just noticed, there is another one of these for sale, but this time the car is all apart and the engine is shown very clearly. The cylinders are completely covered in water jackets with all of the … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Racing 1190RR Photos

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We've seen images of the Erik Buell Racing 1190RR already but these are photos of the actual race bike being readied for shipment to Germany. Now, imagine this bike in street bike trim, with lights and mirrors and all of the usual necessities, all of the complaints of odd styling and lack of performance gone. What could anyone complain about then? What would Harley have done … [Read more...]

Reverse Gearbox for Motorcycle Powered Cars from Roadstercycle

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We've covered a lot of motorcycle powered cars on The Kneeslider and one of the questions we often get is "what do you do for reverse?" Some builders go with a ready made unit, most of which are a bit pricey, while other guys engineer their own method, lots of variations, there. Jack Fleming, over at Roadstercycle, was having the same issue as everyone else and finally decided … [Read more...]

Even the Best Builders Sometimes Start Over

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Recently, we've shown some designs on The Kneeslider and very quickly, in the comments, readers would begin debating whether it was practical as shown or would even work at all. Richard Pollock, of Mule Motorcycles, and I have been tossing some thoughts back and forth about this and Richard sent me some photos of a build he spent a lot of time and effort on before ultimately … [Read more...]