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Indian Motorcycle Building First New Dealership

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The resurrected Indian Motorcycle Company of Kings Mountain, North Carolina is building their first new dealership to sell the brand new Indian. Located off I85 at Exit 22 in North Carolina, not far from the new factory, the 10,000 square foot facility is targeted for completion in April of 2008. Link: Charlotte Business Journal Related: Indian Motorcycle Restarts in North … [Read more...]

Detonator Fantasy Concept Motorcycle by Daniel Simon

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A question in the comments about one of the ads on The Kneeslider brings us to this fantasy concept motorcycle. It's called the Detonator and it is the work of Daniel Simon. As pointed out on his website, there is no intention of this being a functional motorcycle, it was just a design produced by combining basic shapes like cubes and cylinders. Some of you, who are adept at … [Read more...]

Rare Ner-A-Car Rolls Up at Barber Vintage Fest

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The arrival of a rare 1924 Ner-A-Car, ridden by a gentleman in full period attire, was the highlight of the 3rd Annual Barber Vintage Festival. As he sputtered by, the crowd eagerly followed to see where he would stop. Even with today’s motorcycle technology, it’s hard not to appreciate an 83 year-old 100 mile-per-gallon motorcycle that still runs. Cameras were clicking … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider – Guest Contributor Brian Case

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Today, Brian Case joins our list of guest contributors. The name may already be familiar to many of you, he often comments here on The Kneeslider, but Brian spent the last 3 and a half years at Confederate Motorcycles where his task was to design the carbon backbone, aluminum frame and front suspension for the Wraith concept. After hurricane Katrina, he helped set up the … [Read more...]

Bourget Shredder Small Block Chevy Powered Quad

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Bourget's Bike Works produced a new quad for the SEMA show that runs this week in Las Vegas. Called the Shredder F-80, Bourget will be building as many as 25 per year at the rather healthy price of $90,000. It's powered by a 425 horsepower, small block 383 fast burn Chevy engine mated to a Turbo 350 automatic transmission. Tires all around are 17 inch Avon 330 rear tires with … [Read more...]