The Kneeslider

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Building a Turboshaft Powered Motorcycle Land Speed Racer

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When Anders Johansson got the idea of building a land speed racer powered by a TV94 turboshaft engine, he did what many dreamers don't, he went out to his shop and got to work. This was back in 2010. He just took his project out for its first test run and from the looks of it, he's definitely on the right track. The turbo was running at high idle and he just rolled in a bit of … [Read more...]

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...]