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Hyanide and Baal – Others Finally Notice

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It looks like Popular Science finally discovered what The Kneeslider reported on six months ago. Back in January, we reported on the Michelin Challenge Design 2006 where two tracked motorcycle designs were introduced, the Hyanide and the Baal. We thought they were pretty cool and if you noticed, Tilmann Schlootz, one of the designers, jumped into our comment section to address … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider Summer Update

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Here at The Kneeslider, we're preparing for a bit of short term traveling and a lot of behind the scenes tech work that will keep us fully occupied. In the meantime, you can catch some racing tomorrow in Germany: The German MotoGP on SpeedTV: MotoGP Sunday 4PM eastern 250cc Sunday 5PM eastern … [Read more...]

Laguna Seca MotoGP

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The MotoGP is in Germany this weekend but next weekend the circus comes to the U.S. and there's a lot going on. Nicky Hayden will still be in the points lead no matter what happens in Germany which makes his home track performance that much more exciting. The race will be covered live on SpeedTV with coverage at 5PM eastern, 2PM pacific. ABC will be have a taped one … [Read more...]

Chinese Restrict Vehicle Exports

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Beginning next year, the Chinese are going to restrict the number of vehicle makers allowed to export. It seems they've been getting a bad reputation around the world for dumping low quality vehicles in foreign markets. And, wouldn't you know it, motorcycles are what got their attention in the first place: The motorcycle industry provides the clearest example of the … [Read more...]

Reverse Rotating Brake Rotors 2

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Back in February, we mentioned the patent application for reverse rotating brake rotors. The idea is to cancel the gyroscopic precession generated by the wheel with the reverse rotation of the rotors enabling much faster lean angle changes and the elimination of the tank slapper. Robby Kasten, the man behind these rotors, has been doing quite a bit of work on the prototype … [Read more...]