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Dan Gurney Patents Moment Cancelling Four Stroke Motorcycle Engine

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Dan Gurney, legendary racer, the man behind All American Racers and designer of the Gurney Alligator recumbent motorcycle, was just issued a patent for a new engine design. It's an upright parallel twin with counter rotating cranks called the "Moment Cancelling 4 Stroke." It's initially aimed at motorcycles, though he suggests it could be used in many other applications in the … [Read more...]

How About a Nice Lazareth Triazuma for Your Morning Commute?

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Ludovic Lazareth has been turning out some fascinating custom builds for many years and the Triazuma you see here is well known. It's a reverse trike with power courtesy of a Yamaha R1 engine. It looks just plain brutal and sure to get you grinning when you're not wide eyed with terror as you try to make that impossible turn you just entered way too hot, but other than those … [Read more...]

Welding Can Be Common and Welding Can Be Art

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Welding may be common, but the welder doesn't have to be. How you approach your work makes all the difference. You can be that guy watching the clock, putting in the time and collecting a check, or you can set a higher standard. Scott Raabe is one of the other guys, he takes his work very seriously and turns out welds that make you stop and take notice. Some time back I … [Read more...]

Eisenberg V8 Motorcycle from the MADMAX Team at Maxicorp Autosports

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Zef Eisenberg who runs Maxicorp Autosports on the island of Guernsey has been building some really high performance, outside the box machinery. Their turbine bike is impressive, to say the least, but how about a nice little V8 designed especially for motorcycles? Sure, why not? He preferred a flatplane crank, which eliminates the rumble many of us associate with your … [Read more...]

Is Project 156 the Beginning of an American Sportbike That Survives?

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The new Cycle World magazine has a cover story about Victory's Project 156. The project is a combination of a prototype Victory 1300cc liquid cooled V-Twin racing engine, a race bike built by Roland Sands to put the power to ground, plus Cycle World staffer/racer Don Canet to ride it in the Pikes Peak hill climb. The number 156 represents the number of turns in the run up the … [Read more...]