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Turbo Egli Kawasaki

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Fritz Egli has been known for a long time as a builder of interesting motorcycles and looking through some old motorcycle magazines I came across this turbo Egli Kawasaki built by Fast Company International, a Swiss company that seems not to be on the Internet if it still exists. The company was owned by Erich Korman, a transplanted Californian, who moved to Switzerland to … [Read more...]

Rossi and Mladin Fight Back

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Our recent discussion here over the rider vs technology factor in motorcycle racing was set into perspective by the riding of both Valentino Rossi and Mat Mladin this past weekend. Both the MotoGP race at Mugello and the AMA Superbike races at Road America gave us the best racing we've had so far this season. In Italy, Yamaha, Ducati and Honda all had their best setups on … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Auction

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Looks like an estate is going under the gavel up in Massachusetts and there just happens to be about 50 vintage motorcycles among the items up for bid. J Wood and Company is auctioning off the Barr Ashcraft estate and according to their web site, the motorcycles include: "Over 50, Ariel, AJS, BSA, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Moto-Guzzi, Laverda, Matchless, Norton, Royal Enfield, … [Read more...]

Weekend Motorcycle Racing on TV

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Nice lineup this weekend: Saturday: AMA Superbike at Road America Day 1 - 10PM eastern Sunday: MotoGP - 5PM AMA Superbike at Road America Day 2 - 6PM eastern Rossi looks fast in Italy. Isn't it interesting that he says no to Ferrari, concentrates on racing and gets back up to speed? Who says racing isn't a mental game? … [Read more...]

Gearhead Designs Motorcycle Decor

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Dig around in your garage and what do you have? Look under the workbench, don't forget that box behind the trash can, pretty soon you have an old piston or two, a rear sprocket and old chain, maybe some transmission parts, but what are they good for? Well, Gearhead Designs started when Randel dug around a bunch of old motorcycle parts he had lying around, put them all … [Read more...]