The Kneeslider

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The Hoverbike Moves to Kickstarter

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Do you remember Chris Malloy and his Hoverbike? It was just over three years ago when we wrote about his attempts to build a twin rotor, BMW powered flying motorcycle of sorts. The conversation following that article was quite entertaining, and I think you'll be happy to know, Chris is still around and working on his idea. His original twin rotor has morphed into a quad … [Read more...]

Riding Motorcycles Among the Robots

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A little while back we had a pretty lively discussion about robots on our roads, but, even with the rapidly approaching technology, you still have a little time before the mass adoption of robotic vehicles makes every trip a chance to catch up on your sleep, but, near term, there may be some intermediate steps in the process and I think transponders will be among them. Just … [Read more...]

The Flying Millyard V-Twin

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An email arrived the other day from one of our readers who had just returned home from the Cassington Classic Brit Bike Show. He'd just taken a few photos of Allen Millyard's giant boardtracker, the Flying Millyard, built to house the engine he had created using two cylinders from a Pratt and Whitney 1340 radial. The result is a 5000cc V-Twin and it's a beauty to behold. … [Read more...]

R18 Reverse Trike Kit for the Honda Gold Wing GL1800 and F6B

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There are a lot of trike conversions available, but very few kits put the dual wheels up front, Qtec Engineering is one, offering a Harley Davidson kit, and Hannigan has a Gold Wing quad, but they never offered it as a reverse trike, so when I noticed this Gold Wing for sale, I was curious. Could this pull away some high end Can-Am Spyder sales? Over in Holland, Sturgis … [Read more...]

Building an Updated Triumph Hurricane

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Mark McLean has a soft spot for the original Triumph Hurricane and he hoped the factory might come out with an updated version one day, but you can only wait so long before admitting the obvious, it ain't happening. What to do? Well, you start looking for a proper donor bike and begin gathering pieces and build it yourself. The end result is something that should cause more … [Read more...]