The Kneeslider

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Kawasaki ZX9R Open Wheel Street Racer

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Jamie Chalker likes motorcycles, but then, he likes cars, too. What better way to combine both passions than to create a motorcycle powered street racer like this? Starting in October of 2003 with parts and pieces donated from an '02 Kawasaki ZX9R and an idea in his head, Jamie worked steadily until the car rolled out in June of 2006. So there would be no mistake about the … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Just One Of Many Headed for India

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With all of the talk about Harley Davidson moving into the Indian motorcycle market, everyone overlooked the fact that all of the other motorcycle companies began eyeing India for possible sales of their high displacement bikes, too. When India opened up their market to Harley by allowing the Euro III emission standards to regulate high displacement (above 500cc) engines, … [Read more...]

Radial Engine Motorcycle Patent

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We mentioned the scooter patent the other day and wondered along with others whether this meant the Honda Griffon was headed for production. One of our readers dropped a link in the comments pointing to this radial engine powered motorcycle patent and asked whether patents mean imminent production. A great question and it would seem the answer is patents mean no such thing, but … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Safety Gear Really Works

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If you happened to watch the AMA Supersport race at Barber on Sunday you witnessed a spectacular crash that stopped the race. Jamie Hacking had a rather violent highside that slammed him onto the racetrack followed by Geoff May running directly into Hacking's motorcycle, flying through the air and hitting the asphalt hard. It's the kind of crash you hate to see, you just know … [Read more...]

Honda Griffon Scooter Concept for Production?

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The Honda Griffon scooter concept from 2003 might become more than just a concept. Steve, over at ScooterScoop, has a little story where one of his readers came across a Honda patent application filed just a few days ago for a "headlamp for two-wheeled vehicle" which should throw off most searchers, but evidently not all. It appears to be a horizontally opposed 4 cylinder … [Read more...]