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ShocKing Electric Motorcycle by Patterson Cycles

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Jeff Patterson runs Patterson Cycles where he builds custom bikes of the conventional variety but after seeing "Who Killed the Electric Car" he decided to try a full size electric motorcycle. The end result is ShocKing. The handbuilt hardtail frame has an aftermarket springer fork and Road King wheels. 6 batteries in series yield 72 volts driving the DC motor out back. A … [Read more...]

MotoGP Technology

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MotoGP is like Formula One, extremely expensive, high tech and secret. Everyone wants to know what the other guys are doing but unless you're part of the team, you only see the results on the track, the inner workings of the engine and chassis are kept under wraps. When the allowed engine displacements were reduced from 990cc to 800cc, we were given an unusual opportunity to … [Read more...]

What Happened to the Drysdale V8?

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After mentioning the Morbidelli V12 and V8, I started thinking about one of the other compact V8 engines, the Drysdale V8. Ian Drysdale initially built the 90 degree engine with heads and cams from a Yamaha FZR400R for the 750cc version and from the Yamaha 600 Fazer for the 1000cc version. The engines and bikes were built but I haven't heard much since. Those were nice looking … [Read more...]

Morbidelli V12 in the Works

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Giancarlo Morbidelli, who, you might remember, put a beautiful little V8 engine in a motorcycle, has been working on a very nice little V12. Evidently, this is a project that's been underway for several years but I was flipping through the November issue of Classic Bike and they have a really nice article with loads of photos about a visit to Morbidelli's museum, a rather … [Read more...]

Randakk’s Supercharger for Honda GL1000 / GL1100

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Randall Washington of Randakk's Cycle Shakk has been working on a supercharger kit for the Honda GL1000 and GL1100. He has it on the road now so it should be available before long. The kits will all be custom fabricated when you order. The blower is a positive displacement, twin rotor "Roots type" supercharger that will output 6.0 psi max at redline. The target is a 25% … [Read more...]