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CB450R Cafe Racer Kits Convert Honda CRF450R Dirt Bike to Street Legal Cafe Racer – Updated

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There's been a lot of interest in converting 450cc dirt bikes into race bikes. The 450 singles are lightweight and inexpensive, making for a nice nimble entry level racer. But a question always pops up, why not a kit for the street? Kurt Blankemeyer of Design Cycle Inc. is working on a conversion, too. He starts with a Honda CRF450R, but instead of building a track oriented … [Read more...]

Another Viper V10 Motorcycle

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Allen Millyard's Viper V10 motorcycle isn't the first on the street, in fact there may have been many before it. For instance, Paul, one of our readers, sent these photos taken at Daytona a few years ago. It looks like a Boss Hoss with an engine swap. While I applaud the effort the builder put into this, I think the Allen Millyard build wins on appearances and most likely … [Read more...]

2010 FastDates Calendars – 20 Years Already?

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After the post on Chris Flechtner's Speed Shop Special #6, Jim Gianatsis, who took those great photos of Chris' bike, wanted to remind me the calendars that spun off the LA Calendar show, are 20 years old now and still going strong! Has it been that long? I admit, I've had more than a few of these calendars in my own garage. I still remember finding the garage door repairman … [Read more...]

V-Quad Goes 164.172 mph at Bonneville

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The V-Quad engine, basically a side by side V-Twin, that Greg Nelson produces, was installed in a custom motorcycle built by Brouhard Design for owner Mike Maggio. They took it to Bonneville recently and Maggio ran 164.172 mph for a new record in the APGU class. This is an open motorcycle (no fairings or streamlining), push rod, gas, unlimited engine size above 3,000 cc's. This … [Read more...]

Can a Motorcycle Brand Change Countries?

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In comments to the recent announcement about Harley Davidson possibly moving their factory from York, PA, some said if they moved outside the U.S. costs might be lower but they might lose a lot of Harley customers. It's interesting that another story appeared a couple of days ago reporting that Kawasaki is planning to move production of medium and large motorcycles from Japan … [Read more...]