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Looking Inside the Combustion Chamber

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BMW wanted to make a video showing the inside of an engine cylinder during one revolution, including the actual ignition and combustion. 3 engines, a bit of sawing and drilling plus some high speed cameras and this is what you get. No special effects other than a very high frame rate to slow everything down. I like it. Video below: … [Read more...]

High School Motorcycle Projects – Nisky Garage

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Technical skills don't come from a book, you might absorb the basics from reading, listening to a lecture or watching a demonstration but developing the actual skill means getting your hands involved and doing it. Planning a project, gathering materials and tools and finally, putting something together is the test. Some high schools are coming up with pretty cool projects … [Read more...]

Kimi Raikkonen Wants to Try Motorcycles

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What is it with these Formula 1 drivers? First Michael Schumacher starts racing motorcycles, just a hobby, or so he says, and now Kimi Raikkonen, current F1 champ, wants to throw a leg over a MotoGP bike. That's right, all he's really ridden is a motocross bike, but he wants to get on the premiere 2 wheel racing machine and have a go at it. Of course, he may have a feel for … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson 4 Valve Big Twin Sportbike

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Digging around in some old images I came across this bike and I have zero information about it but as you can see, there's something very interesting here. Housed in a custom sportbike frame is a Harley Davidson big twin, with 4 valve heads no less! There is some type of induction system with velocity stacks sticking up through the tank and beyond that, you know as much as I … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Wisconsin Employees Ratify Contract

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Harley Davidson and their employees in Wisconsin ratified a new labor contract covering the next 4 years. Now everyone can get down to the business of building motorcycles instead of wondering about strikes and similar interruptions. From the press release: Milwaukee, WI -- All three unions representing Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) employees in Wisconsin voted to ratify … [Read more...]