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Would You Swap Your Internal Combustion Engine for an Electric Crate Motor?

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Crate engines are common in the auto world, giving rebuilders and restorers an easy way to replace a tired or blown engine with something new and more powerful. Recently, Ford and GM have extended that idea to electric crate motors, so you can replace the entire internal combustion drivetrain in your car or truck with factory built electric power. GM has shown a couple of … [Read more...]

Dennis Franz Builds a V8 Motorcycle with a Glorious Soundtrack

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We first wrote about Dennis Franz way back in 2010 and again in 2013. His V8 engines were amazing little builds, but he's come a long way since then. I hadn't been watching him for years and while I was looking at another engine on the web I came across a later build, though it's several years old, as well. The sound of a Vmax with a good exhaust is often compared to a small … [Read more...]

Like the Electra Glide Revival But Prefer an Original? Here’s Your Chance

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Last year, Harley Davidson introduced their Icons Collection with the Electra Glide Revival, a modern recreation of the 1969 model and it's a beauty. It's a limited run and many, if not most, of the bikes to hit the showrooms are snapped up as soon as they arrive. While looking over the new listings on eBay I saw this totally restored original, a 1969 in Hi Fi Blue and Wrinkle … [Read more...]

Engrich ART Motorcycle with a Fully Balanced 360 Degree Parallel Twin

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Here is another example of superb engineering from the land of the Kiwi, it's the Engrich ART (Appel Richardson Twin) motorcycle, powered by a fully balanced, 360 degree, 1200cc parallel twin. There's so much to look at here, it's difficult to know where to start. You might think this is a beautifully designed upright standard motorcycle, and it is that, but upon closer … [Read more...]

White Motorcycle Concepts Puts a Hole in Conventional Aerodynamics

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You're familiar with the idea of the electric skateboard chassis used for electric cars where the batteries and motors and everything else are down low and designers can put whatever they want on top. The same concept is at work here, sort of, with the White Motorcycle Concepts WMC250EV, designed in pursuit of the electric motorcycle land speed record. Motorcycles are not … [Read more...]