The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Motorcycle Streamliner Sets New Speed Record

By

Ack Attack, the twin Hayabusa powered streamliner sponsored by Top 1 Oil set a new speed record at the BUB International Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville with a two run average of 342.797 mph. The speed trials began yesterday and run through Thursday. This beats the old record set by the twin Harley Davidson Easyriders streamliner 16 years ago. They may try to improve … [Read more...]

More Motorcycle Builders for Go Not Just Show

By

While I was at the news stand, perusing some of the other magazines I don't always read, I see the ever increasing trend to motorcycles that actually work instead of bikes built just for show. The chopper mags are definitely changing and Roland Sands and Jesse Rooke are having an impact. But to underscore the crossover effect of the hot rod customs of Sands and Rooke, Super … [Read more...]

MotoCzysz to AMA Superbikes?

By

There's a very good article on the MotoCzysz motorcycle and production facilities in the September issue of Roadracing World. It's not on their site so you'll have to pick it up at the news stand. Lots of photos in and around the shop showing the engine in various states of assembly, the triple cam setup, the one piece cylinders and head and lots more. A good read, especially … [Read more...]

Dodge Tomahawk Replica

By

Doing my usual ebay cruise, this caught my eye, hey, it would catch yours, too, if you saw a Dodge Tomahawk listed. I started thinking Chrysler put their concept bike out there for sale but then I looked a little closer and saw the word replica. What we have here is a half scale Dodge Tomahawk replica, that's right, half scale. So how did he fit the V10 in there? He didn't, he … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Partners with Lehman Trikes

By

Lehman Trikes, a company that has been making very high quality trikes using motorcycles from many different manufacturers, has scored a big one. Evidently their workmanship impressed Harley Davidson to the point where the two companies have entered into an agreement to sell the trikes directly through the HD dealer network with the Harley Davidson brand name, making the … [Read more...]