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World’s Fastest Indian DVD

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The World's Fastest Indian DVD will be coming out June 13, 2006. It's available now for preordering so you'll be able to see it as soon as it's released. As often happens with movies like this, they get distributed to a limited number of theaters and though most of us would happily pay at the box office to see it, we never get the chance. If you never saw the movie in your … [Read more...]

No Formula 1 for Valentino Rossi

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After all of the speculation about Valentino Rossi jumping to Formula 1 due to his multiple tests with the Ferrari team, Rossi himself says no. No Formula One, at least for the moment. I'm staying with bikes. ... I will carry on racing in MotoGP for a while yet. ... I believe my work in motorcycling is not yet finished: I still have so much to do and will carry on in MotoGP … [Read more...]

Electric Super Motard Motorcycle

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The electric motorcycle guys over at Thunderstruck Motors have come up with this AC Motard powered by a 48 volt AC motor. It's geared for 60mph, has dual disc brakes with regenerative braking and a seat height of 36 inches. Price is $6200. If you've watched any videos of electric motorcycles, you can see the performance possibilities of a high torque electric motor. Great … [Read more...]

Feet Forward Motorcycle Designs

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A comment on The Kneeslider a couple of weeks ago from Ace King, points to his own site where he's designing a "feet forward" or recumbent motorcycle powered by a Honda VF750. It's an interesting design with double A-arm front suspension, a seat from an Acura, a GSX-R radiator, and a lot of unique pieces created by him specifically for this project. He's trying to design a … [Read more...]

E85 Motorcycles – When?

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There's a very strong push among automakers to build flex fuel and E85 vehicles, able to pull up at pumps and fill up with gasoline or various ethanol blends. We've mentioned this before and basically, besides replacing a few parts in the fuel system itself, the necessary components for a flex fuel engine are a fuel injection system able to adjust mixture for the ethanol blends … [Read more...]