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Suzuki Custom Boulevard M109R Cruiser

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Suzuki took their M109R power cruiser, turned it over to the folks at Cobra Engineering and came up with a bike that's leaner, lighter and even more performance oriented than the cruiser they started with. The M109R is a cruiser built to highlight the engine but at 700 pounds, it's a bit on the heavy side. This custom has the appearance of a bike taken down to fighting weight … [Read more...]

S&S Cycle Engines Get EPA Certification

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S&S Cycle makes a lot of engines used by custom and kit builders and they just received EPA certification for all three of their V-Series engine families. Last year, as we noted on The Kneeslider, the EPA issued new guidelines that caused a lot of concern in the custom and kit bike builder market and among anyone that had the desire to build more than one bike. According to … [Read more...]

Hagane Tilting 3 Wheel Custom Yamaha Scooter

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At the Tokyo Auto Salon, held last weekend, this custom 3 wheel scooter was shown, based on a Yamaha Majesty. It's called the "Hagane" and the original Japanese article notes the display suggested they would be producing this, possibly later this year. I can't really figure out who actually did the work, was it a custom shop, was Yamaha involved in any way? No matter, the … [Read more...]

Limobikes – London Motorcycle Taxi

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Virgin Limobikes offers Londoners the advantages of getting through traffic on a motorcycle, even if you don't own one. Heading for the soccer match and not looking forward to fighting the traffic? Limobikes can get you to and from the match on a Yamaha FJR1300 ABS, they'll even supply everything you need. The passenger gets an Arai helmet fitted with an intercom, Hein … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Twin Cam Powered Cafe Racer

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V-twin powered sport bikes have a lot going for them, great sound, lots of torque and I'm always on the lookout for good designs. Stopping by Mark van der Kwaak's CADbike site I spotted this one right away, it's his twin cam cafe racer project. It's a beauty. Mark has designed this with twin cam power and a Garrett turbo, Single sided swingarm out back with a monoshock … [Read more...]