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Ducati Leaves AMA Superbike

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Ducati will end its factory support of AMA Superbike at the end of this season. Press release from Ducati Corse: DUCATI ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO USA RACING STRATEGY FOR 2007. Ducati North America and Ducati Corse today announce that their participation in the AMA Superbike Championship with a factory team will cease at the end of the 2006 season. The Parts Unlimited … [Read more...]

10 Steps to Learning Motorcycle Mechanics

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If you like the idea of Motorcycle Repair and Motorcycle Restoration but you haven't yet joined the ranks of highly skilled garage wizards, don't give up. You don't need mysterious training available only to the select few, you can learn a lot on your own. It starts with desire, you mix that with effort and persistence plus a small dash of bruised knuckles and over time you'll … [Read more...]

Victory Powered XYZ by Allmond Cycle Design

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Roger Allmond, who we last saw when he built his Ducati powered T Bob, just finished his newest bike, the XYZ (named after XYZ machines who sponsored the build). The XYZ is powered by a 92 inch Victory V-twin engine from Victory U.K. sitting in a handbuilt aluminum frame. Not many details yet but it looks like a real bruiser of a streetfighter. Another custom builder creating … [Read more...]

JCB Dieselmax goes 317mph at Bonneville

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In another example of diesel engines moving into the performance arena, the JCB Dieselmax streamliner made two runs at Bonneville, 308mph last Thursday and 325mph on Friday for a two run average of 317mph making it the fastest diesel ever to run at Bonneville. They will be refitting the streamliner with the 750bhp JCB444-LSR “record” engines for the more demanding FIA … [Read more...]

Quick Motorcycle Article Updates

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A few quick updates on stories from The Kneeslider: Sarah Lyon let us know she just returned from a month on the road on her mission to photograph female mechanics for her upcoming Female Mechanics Calendar. She did photo shoots of 14 mechanics and now the work begins, putting it all together for the calendar. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Rob Kasten says his … [Read more...]