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Nortley Fartster Cafe Racer for sale

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Here's another very cool cafe racer built in the Norvin tradition, except this Norton featherbed frame has a Harley Davidson Sportster engine for power, leading the builder, Buck Pilkenton, to twist his acronym making powers to the max to come up with the name, Nortley Fartster (NORTon harLEY FeAtheRbed sporTSTER). Hey, it works! The Nortley Fartster has been around for a … [Read more...]

Hellion Yamaha Powered Big Twin by Greggs Customs

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Here's another take on a big twin custom with a sport bike attitude, this is the Hellion by Greggs Customs. Powered by a Yamaha Road Star Warrior 102 cubic inch V-Twin engine in a 4130 chromoly tube frame, most of the parts and pieces that make up this bike were fabricated in house by Greggs Customs. I saw this bike a couple of months ago and forgot about it until Hugo … [Read more...]

Zero Electric Motorcycle

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Just one month ago, the Enertia electric motorcycle from Brammo Motorsports looked liked a winner from the price / performance perspective and now following close behind is the Zero electric motorcycle, an electric motocross bike being adapted for road use which promises to push the price even lower. Zero has been selling the dirt bike for some time at a price of $6900. With … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Interview

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The introduction of the liquid cooled, Rotax powered Buell 1125R is generating a lot of excitement and questions, too. There’s a lot of speculation about what it means for Buell so it seemed like a good idea to go straight to the source and ask Erik Buell about his thoughts on all of this. After gathering a lot of your questions and adding a few of my own, I talked to Erik to … [Read more...]

Big Twin Racers Twin Cam Sport Bike

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Curt Winter sent over a few photos of his brand new twin cam sport bike. He just finished it and reports the handling as awesome. Curt has been wrapping sport oriented frames around these big twins to give more folks an idea of how much power these engines have for everyday sport riding. If you're interested, he can build something for you, too. I also noticed Curt got a … [Read more...]