The Kneeslider

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A Pair of Owosso Pulse GCRVs for sale

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There seems to be a group of dedicated owners of these somewhat rare vehicles, every now and then one shows up for sale but it's not often you see 2. The LiteStar and the Owosso Pulse were almost identical vehicles, originally designed by Jim Bede of BD-5 and BD-5J aircraft fame (among others). Bede created the original as a road going version of his airplane and called it a … [Read more...]

Buell 1125R Full Fairing Kit

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When the Buell 1125R first appeared, some folks took issue with its appearance and thought the upper fairing and large side scoops could have been done a little differently. Well it looks like at least one aftermarket company is doing something about it. Adrenalin-Moto, over in the U.K., have a Buell 1125R full fairing kit to smooth the appearance a bit and hide the side scoops … [Read more...]

Daytona Motorsports Group Buys AMA Racing

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As mentioned in rumors and reports over the last few weeks, the AMA has sold its sanctioning, promotional and management rights for the AMA Pro Racing properties to the Daytona Motorsports Group. Led by Roger Edmondson, the founder of the CCS motorcycle racing series and currently the President of the Grand American Road Race Series LLC, and Jim France, Vice … [Read more...]

Tony Foale Moving to the U.S.

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Tony Foale, author of Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design, is moving to the U.S. after accepting a position with Segway as Director of Product Engineering. Tony's book and seminars are jam packed with information explaining the workings of the modern motorcycle chassis and suspension. The book is very good but the seminars are really in depth. I had the opportunity to … [Read more...]

Randakk’s Honda GL1000 Supercharger

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A few months ago I mentioned Randall Washington's supercharger kit being developed for the Honda GL1000 / GL1100 Gold Wing. I thought it looked interesting and I checked back to see how things were going. Everything looked pretty good, great components, high quality work and it's finished and on the road. Unfortunately, he is not going to produce it for sale because, quite … [Read more...]