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Hayabusa Frame Kit from BFO Motorcycles

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BFO Motorcycles made a really sweet frame kit, called the SwitchBlade, for the Honda CBR900RR Fireblade. For their next project, they've decided to do the same type of high end frame kit for the Suzuki Hayabusa. This new kit will begin with a standard used Hayabusa and after removing the engine and various components, reinstall them in a "welded tubular aluminum frame and … [Read more...]

Mule Motorcycles Street Tracker Update

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Richard Pollock's Mule Motorcycles was covered here before but I stopped by his website and noticed he has a lot more photos up since the last time I looked. One project previously in progress has since been finished, the XR1660, and it is one of the best looking street tracker builds I've yet seen, though he has many others, many Sportster based, some XS650, some Triumph, but … [Read more...]

Dainese D-Air Racing Airbag Protection System

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Airbag jackets have been around for a couple of years but Dainese has developed the D-Air Racing airbag system specifically designed to protect racers. The system was introduced at the Valencia GP in both the 250cc and 125cc classes. As luck would have it, the system was given a workout as a couple of riders with the D-Air system crashed and the system deployed. The D-Air … [Read more...]

KillaCycle Drops Electric ET Record to 7.824 Seconds

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KillaCycle keeps raising the bar by lowering its ET at the dragstrip. Running at Pomona, it ran a 7.82 @ 168 mph! We're getting into Pro Stock territory now, how long before they match the pros and beat them? KillaCycle, remember, is an all electric motorcycle, no gas, no blower, no nitrous, just electrons. This is getting interesting. Video below: … [Read more...]

Honda EVO6 Photos from Tokyo

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The Honda EVO6, introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show was a hit with many of you but the images we had previously were a little smaller and less detailed. Thanks to the contributions of Horacio Kanashiro, we have a lot of great photos from the show which we'll sort out and bring to you soon but I thought I would start out with these closeups of the Honda EVO6. This is a nice … [Read more...]