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Anzani W3 – 3 Cylinder Motorcycle Engine

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Many of you remember the Feuling W3 engines produced by Jim Feuling, a few of which still survive and occasionally find their way into custom builds of one sort or another, but how many of you have heard of the Anzani built before 1910? The Anzani 3 cylinder used the same W3 configuration as Feuling and powered the Motos de stayer (cycle pacing machine) and a racing motorcycle. … [Read more...]

ROEHR Motorcycles Earns EPA Emissions Certification

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Building motorcycles in a small company environment is tough to begin with but meeting the EPA emissions requirements makes it just that much more difficult. Roehr now has their EPA certification and is able to begin deliveries. Press release: Roehr Motorcycles LLC is pleased to announce that the ROEHR 1250sc has been issued it's EPA Certificate of Conformity. Company … [Read more...]

Honda CBX Custom Exhaust – A New Twist

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The straight 6 cylinder engine in the Honda CBX is a pretty sweet piece of machinery and there have been numerous attempts to make nice looking custom exhaust systems. I came across this photo of one custom built CBX with pipes unlike any I've seen before. Visually interesting. Would they interfere with cooling? Just a cool bit of creativity. Link: Flickr … [Read more...]

Suzuki AX200 2 Stroke Parallel Twin from 2 Singles

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Renjith Rao, one of The Kneeslider's readers in India, has taken his Suzuki AX100 single cylinder 2 stroke and turned it into a parallel twin. The crankshafts are mechanically connected inside the joined cases and run at 180 degrees. Though a 200cc engine may be small over here, it's a big jump from the small displacement engines of the type common in India. The appearance … [Read more...]

Bruce Rossmeyer Killed in Motorcycle Accident

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Bruce Rossmeyer, the very well known owner of 15 dealerships, including the huge Destination Daytona, was killed in a motorcycling accident while riding from a Harley Davidson / Buell dealers meeting in Colorado on his way to Sturgis, SD. The line of riders was passing a pickup truck towing a camper trailer when it merged into the other lane. Our very sincere condolences to … [Read more...]