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Confederate Wraith Close to Production

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Confederate Motorcycles is getting very close to starting production of the Wraith. Brian Case, Confederate's chief of design, pointed me to an article in the LA Times where they ran prototype number four through a short road test. Although Confederate would have preferred using a production model, the Times was a bit impatient so the prototype was used instead with somewhat … [Read more...]

Big Bear Miss Behavin Chopper for Women

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Big Bear Choppers of Big Bear Lake, California, has decided to address the problem of women not being able to find a chopper that fits their slightly smaller stature. A little while back we asked women riders what they wanted when they were looking for a motorcycle and more than a few said they needed a bike that fits, a bit shorter, a bit lower, something they could be … [Read more...]

MV Agusta 500 GP Replica – JLspecial 503

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What do you do if you want an MV Agusta 500 3 cylinder GP bike, like one of those raced back in the 1950s and 60s? I have no idea how many survive these days, probably not very many, however, if you're Jean-Luc Borgetto, you just head out to your shop and build one. What he built is actually his interpretation of an original. Putting together the custom frame was step one … [Read more...]

Peugeot Design Competition 3 Wheelers

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There is no shortage of 3 wheeled vehicle designs, we've shown quite a few here, some look pretty good, some not so good, but these two, competitors in the 2007 Peugeot Design Competition, look absolutely stunning. With all of the attempts over the years to actually build a 3 wheeler, why don't we get something more like these? The first one, a tilting 3 wheeler is the … [Read more...]

MitJet Motorcycle Powered Race Series

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Scaled cars powered by motorcycle engines are popular in a number of countries, the MitJet series runs over in France and Spain. These cars are small versions of Dodge Vipers, Porsche 911s and a few other sports models and, like the Pro Challenge, Baby Grand and Legends race series cars over here, these can deliver full size performance. The MitJet cars use a Yamaha XJR1300 … [Read more...]