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AND Motorcycles by Julian Farnam

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Once again, a comment on one post deserves a post of its own and Todd's comment on Julian Farnam's A-N-D Vehicles company is a great example. I had never noticed Julian's motorcycles before, but after seeing his frame and front end work it's obvious he deserves a closer look. The bikes shown here are designed using, in one case, a Yamaha RZ350 engine and in the other a … [Read more...]

Street Trackers From Mule Motorcycles

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A few months back, I came across an article on one of Richard Pollock's street trackers. The particular bike in question was a Yamaha XS650 powered special, with a Buell front fork, custom pieces throughout and it just looked right, everything was where it was supposed to be without any excess hardware anywhere. Digging a little deeper, I found Richard had previously been … [Read more...]

KTM Planning RC8 Superbike and Venom

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If you thought the recent KTM offerings have been interesting, wait till you see what's coming in the next few years. They will be bringing out bikes based around 3 engine platforms, the current 990, the new single cylinder 690 and the not yet released 1190 V-Twin. The 1190 will be used to power the upcoming RC8 Superbike and the Venom, seen recently as a concept and planned … [Read more...]

Scooter and Motorcycle Lamps

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Here's another artist / craftsman making things from junk unused parts. Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi studied mechanical engineering in Milan but after a few years decided to go off in another direction. After working around the family's artistic foundry and then trying his hand at photography he finally came up with the idea of creating art pieces, sometimes semi functional, as in … [Read more...]

TomTom Rider 2nd Edition

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TomTom just released their TomTom Rider 2nd Edition the new version of their very popular TomTom Rider. Price is $699.95. Designed to work with RAM Mounts, you can attach it to most any motorcycle. Cardo scala-rider® wireless Bluetooth® headset connection means you get the voice instructions inside your helmet . Need a GPS for your car? You can mount the unit in your car, … [Read more...]