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Electric Yamaha R1 – Lightning Lithium

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Electric motorcycle conversions are popping up almost everywhere you look. This one began life as a Yamaha R1, ridden hard on the track and ready for retirement. Richard Hatfield and Todd Kollin had other ideas for the tired track day ride and pulled out all of the usual drive components like the engine, transmission, clutch, exhaust and radiator and in their place are 28 90 … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Leaning Trike Patent Application

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Here's something a bit different from the Motor Company, it's a patent application from Harley Davidson for a leaning trike. It's looks like a cross between the Can-Am Spyder and the Brudeli 625 but it is distinctively Harley with the big twin power plant in there. Whether they are thinking of producing this or something similar, they probably wanted to get the paperwork in to … [Read more...]

Revolution Motorcycles RV100 Mockup For Sale

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You might remember the Revolution Motorcycles RV100, a bolt together frame concept that replaces the usual welded steel or aluminum frame with precision cut panels that are held together with bolts. Everything mounts to the frame or engine just like a regular bike but the overall appearance is definitely different. Martin dropped me a note to say his first engineering mockup … [Read more...]

Big Twin Racers Builds a Twin Cam Sport Bike

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Curt Winter sent over a few photos of his latest project. This one uses Harley Davidson Twin Cam power, Ohlins suspension, Brembo brakes and BST carbon fiber wheels. I think he's come along design wise from his previous Warhorse. The undertail exhaust looks better, the rear section, it's all developing nicely. It's still in the very early stages but you can get a pretty good … [Read more...]

Fast Charge Battery Pack for Electric Vehicles

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As we've noted before in covering the KillaCycle, electric motorcycles and other electric vehicles are coming rapidly but batteries still have a few issues, how far you can go on a single charge and how long it takes to recharge them. Well it looks like some companies are getting a bit closer to recharge times we can live with, under 10 minutes! After all, if you drive a pickup … [Read more...]