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Subaru Motorcycle?

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Everyone keeps pointing out these stories about a Subaru motorcycle so I'll put this up but I have zero information other than what everyone else is repeating. Yesterday, this photo was circulating everywhere and even the automotive websites covered it, must be because of the name. A couple of weeks ago, Motorcycle News made mention of a supposedly upcoming motorcycle. It's … [Read more...]

2008 Female Mechanics Calendar is Ready Now

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Sarah Lyon has the new 2008 Female Mechanics calendar finished and it's for sale now on her website. We've covered the previous calendar where Sarah highlights female mechanics in many different industries, motorcyce mechanics for sure, but auto, aviation, truck and heavy equipment, too. These calendars are not filled with Penthouse pinups holding an air wrench, these are … [Read more...]

U.S. Senators Want More Chinese Riding Harleys

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As mentioned here recently, Harley Davidson is opening another dealership in China even though sales are not exactly booming, in fact, they're hardly selling any at all. Some U.S. senators, from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Missouri, the states where HD has a presence, are asking the U.S. to put pressure on China to relax restrictions so more Chinese bikers will be … [Read more...]

Project M85 – Freeride Motorcycle Mountain Bike

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Two very motivated college students, working on a degree in Industrial Design, had to decide on their thesis project and the end result is one superb piece. The M85 Freeride Motorcycle is a combination of a small motorcycle engine, from the Kawasaki KX85, and handbuilt everything else that comes out somewhere between a KTM 450sxf and a Yeti 303 mountain bike in geometry. It's … [Read more...]

Kawasaki Ninja Flat Tracker?

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Yesterday's offline browsing led to a short piece in Cycle World about Bill Werner, the top tuner for Grand National champions, who built a Kawasaki Ninja 650 based flat tracker. That reminded me of a comment here on The Kneeslider and after doing some digging I found it along with a link to a photo. (Shown above) Remember the story about motocross bikes converted to road … [Read more...]