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The Kneeslider Motorcycle News Updates

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Follow up and comments on stories we've mentioned before: The Diesel Quad ATV developed for the military by Roush Technologies with plans for public sale through the Arctic Cat dealer network, has been tested for use with biodiesel. It is now approved for use with 6 types of diesel fuel, (#1 DF 1, #2 DF 2, DF A Arctic, JP 5, JP 8 and Bio Diesel). The diesel quad gets 30% … [Read more...]

MotoCzysz Laguna Seca Photos

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Some photos from Laguna Seca came my way yesterday, forwarded by a good friend of mine, and among them were these two showing the new MotoCzysz. I had not seen a clear shot of the bike without bodywork covering the engine so this one stood out. It gives you a good idea of the size and angle of the installation. The second photo below, shows the twin exhaust exiting the bodywork … [Read more...]

Jesse James Honda VTX Cafe Racer

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As long as we're talking about possible Victory sportbikes, it occured to me some of you may have forgotten about, or never even heard of, the cafe racer Jesse James built. It seems the Honda guys were tossing around ideas for something else to do with their then new (early 2002) VTX 1800 V-Twin engine. Someone came up with the notion that Jesse James might be just the right … [Read more...]

Victory Sportbikes?

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Looking at the XYZ by Allmond Cycle Designs makes a person wonder, as I asked at the end of the post, why manufacturers are not doing that sort of thing themselves. Well, it sounds like Victory may be thinking along those lines, already. Scanning the October issue of Cycle World, I came across a short piece called Victory's Next Step. That article was looking at future … [Read more...]

2007 Kawasaki Z1000 Introduced

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Kawasaki has introduced the Z1000 for 2007. This big bore naked bike seems like it should have fairly high end road ability with a torque curve focused on the lower end of the rev spectrum. Kawasaki press release: Kawasaki engineers have literally upped the ante in the naked bike arena with the introduction of the newly-redesigned 2007 Z1000. Offering both increased … [Read more...]