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Mr Turbo Intercooled Turbo T-Rex

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Most of you are well aware of the T-Rex, we've covered them before. Powered by Kawasaki, it's fast, a little crazy and it looks like it could be a whole lot of fun. Well here's one for sale on eBay that might be a little bit more fun. The owner took it to Mr Turbo for a little engine work. They completely rebuilt the motor with stronger pistons, converted it to fuel injection, … [Read more...]

Crower Six Stroke Engine Earns Invention Award

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Popular Science magazine awarded Bruce Crower with an invention award for his six stroke engine, covered in The Kneeslider back in February of '06. Crower, founder of Crower Cams, retired from the company some years back but like many inventive types, he never really retired in the normal sense, he just kept tinkering and inventing because that's what he does. The six … [Read more...]

Preorder Your Victory Vision on the Victory Website

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Victory Motorcycles has a new section on their website where you can get in line now for one of the new Victory Vision touring motorcycles coming out later this year. You can choose your color, select from a list of local dealers and then visit the dealer to make your deposit. The Victory Vision sparked a lot of interest when it was revealed this past January and those of … [Read more...]

Female Mechanics Needed for 2008 Calendar

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Sarah Lyon is looking for female mechanics for the 2008 edition of the Female Mechanics Calendar Project. As you may recall, Sarah set out last year on a ride across the U.S. to photograph and interview female mechanics in their daily work environments, compiling the results into the 2007 Female Mechanics Calendar. You can still buy the 2007 calendar from her website and Sarah … [Read more...]

Hydrostatic Drive Diesel Motorcycle

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Jeff Parker and Brian Okeefe work around hydraulic machinery everyday and have a knack for building some pretty interesting equipment. It turns out they're interested in motorcycles, too, so after spending some time in the shop, they wondered how they might combine their knowledge of hydraulics with their love of motorcycles and the bike you see here is one very cool … [Read more...]