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Baker Drivetrain N1 Drum

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With all of the bobber guys running around these days, jockey shift setups are gaining ground, and for that crowd, the Baker Drivetrain N1 Drum is pretty cool. What this does is change the shift pattern, swapping 1st gear and neutral, so neutral is all the way down and the gears go up from there. Since you're running a foot clutch, all you have to do is slap the shift lever … [Read more...]

Airbagvest Website Scam?

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A while back we mentioned the hit-air airbag jacket distributed by Mugen Denko Co., Ltd. of Japan, the North American distributor is Airprotek International, Inc. From all indications, it's a great product. Unfortunately, someone else thought so, too, and they "borrowed" the idea and set up a website with pictures of a hit-air jacket where they're ready to take your money … [Read more...]

Smartuki Finished Again and For Sale

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Just got a note from Andreas Viktorsson, owner and builder of the new and vastly improved GSXR powered Smartuki, that it's finished and on the road. He took a little 130 mile trip over the weekend and it performed great. He is going to put it on display at the entrance of Semcon for a few weeks where he's the Powertrain Manager and then off on a trip to the Nurburgring. He also … [Read more...]

BUB Streamliner Keeps New Bonneville Record

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The International Speed Trials are over and the record set earlier this week by the BUB streamliner, piloted by Chris Carr at 350.884mph remains in the books despite the best efforts of the other teams to answer the call. The first record this week set by Ack Attack at 342.797 fell after just one day when the BUB team made their runs. On Wednesday, Sam Wheeler's E-Z Hook … [Read more...]

2007 Honda CBR600RR

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Honda introduced their new 2007 CBR600RR yesterday. Looks like they've done some work, though I don't follow every feature of every bike, for those of you who do, I've listed the changes below. From Honda: The CBR600’s most radical redesign since the introduction of the RR in 2003 is highlighted by a whole new engine, frame and bodywork that results in a smaller, … [Read more...]