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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...]

Sportrack LB12 Harley Davidson Supermotard

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The supermotard style of motorcycle comes in many variations but of all of the bikes you'll see, one you probably would not expect is something powered by a 1200cc Harley Davidson Sportster engine, however, some very passionate Harley owners might see things differently. Christian Dubreucq of Kilometre 66 has done quite a bit of work with Harleys in the past and his thought … [Read more...]

Pierobon F042 Ducati Frame Kit

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Pierobon Frames is an Italian company that's been in business for 50 years, working in and around MotoGP and World Superbike, gaining a reputation for building some very fine equipment and solving technical problems of all sorts. Being Italian, it wasn't hard to see the passion of many Ducati owners who love to tweak, tune and refine their bikes, so they decided to turn their … [Read more...]

Leonhardt 410 Cubic Inch V-Twin Motorcycle

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Over a year ago I pointed out a project over in Germany being built by Clemens F. Leonhardt. Clemens had some very big ideas but at the time all you could see were design drawings, and when you consider what this project is supposed to be, it's easy to dismiss it as a design that will never happen. Well, checking back I see that progress is being made and as these photos … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Designs from Oberdan Bezzi

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Oberdan Bezzi is a motorcycle designer over in Italy and he has a website devoted to some of his own designs which he does when he isn't turning out work for his clients. Over the months, he has built up a pretty impressive portfolio using bikes from a wide range of manufacturers as a base, sometimes modifying a current or past model, sometimes using just an engine and going … [Read more...]