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Roehr 1250sc Factory Demo for sale

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You already know about the Roehr 1250sc, an American sport bike with a 180 horsepower 1250cc supercharged Harley Davidson Revolution engine. We've covered it here many times. The bike is for sale new at about $45k, but, here's something you may not know, there's a demo available for sale. This particular bike has only 2600 miles and it's available right now at $19,995! … [Read more...]

Honda CBX V12 by Andreas Georgeades

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Building a V12 from a pair of Honda CBX engines would be quite an accomplishment if it was the only motorcycle project a builder ever did, unlikely of course, but by itself it would stand alone quite well. Andreas Georgeades' most recent project is exactly that, the bike shown here, but "most recent" are the key words. He's been doing things with motorcycles his entire life, … [Read more...]

Plastic Engines – We Have the Technology – Is Anyone Interested?

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Losing weight isn't just a perennial goal of human beings, it's the holy grail of motorcycle design, at least in terms of performance. If you want a motorcycle to accelerate quicker, stop faster, get better mileage or perform better in almost any area, just reduce the weight. Plastics have long been used for many reasons in vehicle design and weight reduction is certainly among … [Read more...]

Kickboxer – Subaru WRX Powered Motorcycle Concept

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Suppose you had an engine from a Subaru WRX and suppose further, you wanted to build a motorcycle, what would it look like? Ian McElroy was thinking about just that and started putting his ideas into Solidworks to see what he could do. One minor problem, though, Ian didn't know how to use Solidworks, so he set about the task of learning the software as he went, taking his ideas … [Read more...]