The Kneeslider

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TechShop – Fully Equipped Membership Workshop

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There's a workshop out in Menlo Park, California, TechShop, that runs a lot like a health club. They installed all of the high end equipment you would need to build most anything you can think of but would cost too much and take up too much space for the average person to buy. Then they charge a membership fee to a limited group of builders who get full access to make whatever … [Read more...]

G-Oil Non Petroleum Green Motor Oil

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G-Oil was introduced at the SEMA show last week. G-Oil is a green oil that is completely petroleum free, it's made from "American grown base oils" which seems to be rendered beef tallow in this case. The American Petroleum Institute should be issuing certification within a month and it's available for all automotive applications from ordinary engines to high performance, … [Read more...]

Formula Bike – 125cc Entry Level Racing

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A Swiss company, Marilley Motosport, has designed and built a 125cc entry level racer called the Formula Bike. Its purpose is to give young racers the chance to prepare for racing in the higher level classes and also to be a very accessible level of racing for the non professional. The initial version is a 40+ horsepower 2 stroke available in March of 2008 eventually to be … [Read more...]

Yamaha Tokyo Motor Show Special Site

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If you're among the vast majority who could not make it to the Tokyo Motor Show, Yamaha has put together a special site with all of their motorcycles that were on display. It's pretty nice. Everything is there with 360 degree rotations and you get to see them all, the Sakura, the MT-01, even close up action of the Tesseract leaning quad. It's worth a visit. Link: Yamaha … [Read more...]

Buell 1125R Sportbike Begins Production

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The brand new Buell 1125R began rolling off the assembly line this week. As Erik stated in our interview last August, when each dealer will get a bike depends on many factors, some may arrive right away, some may not see one till December. Whatever the case, a lot of Buell fans will be really eager to get their hands on one. Early indications of interest suggest this bike … [Read more...]