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3000cc Single Cylinder Motorcycle

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After writing about the 2000cc thumper of Franz Langer, I thought that was about as big as you go with singles and we could move on, but when records are involved, it's never quite that simple. A comment on the first post directs us to Claus Mees who has that little 2 liter thumper beat with this 3034cc monster which is called the HG3000. There's BMW suspension bits, some … [Read more...]

RetroSBK Motorcycle Builder for Transformers 2

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Will Kenefick, of RetroSBK, builds some really high quality, low volume superbike specials. It looks like he was the one tapped to build the bikes for the upcoming Transformers 2 movie coming out next year. We mentioned the leaked call sheet last week that speculated on a Buell Firebolt being used but Kenefick is giving nothing away as far as what kind of bikes were … [Read more...]

NSU 2000cc Single Cylinder Motorcycle

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Franz Langer held the record for the largest displacement single cylinder motorcycle engine, with a 1000cc thumper built in 1998. Not long afterwards, Werner Dienstkrad built a 1440cc steampunk motorcycle designed after a comic strip creation, which we mentioned on The Kneeslider in this article last year. Franz wanted the record back so he built the NSU Bison 2000, a 2000cc … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Opens Taiwan Dealership

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Continuing their overseas expansion, Harley Davidson is now open for business in Taiwan. As with several other countries, Taiwan had a ban on large displacement motorcycles which has since been lifted. With a soft market in the U.S., opening a few more international dealerships could be good thing. I'm a little curious how the new dealers in other countries have been doing, … [Read more...]

Saint Thomas Academy’s Safer Electric Motorcycle

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Here's another high school motorcycle project, this time the design was aimed at building a highly efficient, environmentally friendly commuter with safety features not found on most bikes. The result is this lithium phosphate ion powered electric with an enclosed structure designed to keep the rider inside in the event of a crash and protect him with crush zones of … [Read more...]