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Honda Makes 50 Million Super Cubs

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  TheKneeslider.com - Honda just announced that at the end of December 2005, worldwide production of the Super Cub reached 50 million units. What is even more interesting are the photos of both the first generation Super Cub of 1958 and the 50 millionth unit, they are so close to identical you could almost look at the newest model as being the old one with a few … [Read more...]

Custom Mini Choppers – Why they matter

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TheKneeslider.com - Most of you have seen those little mini choppers running around and if not, you know what they are, they’re little versions of a real chopper built on a child’s scale. These days you don’t see them quite as often as you used to and one reason is the fad has peaked but there is another reason, too. A couple of years ago there were a load of small … [Read more...]

What is TheKneeslider.com all about?

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Comments on "borrowed" content, breaking news and technical skill. Long time readers of TheKneeslider.com already know racing coverage is pretty light around here. We do cover some of the goings on of Valentino Rossi and a few other racers but only to highlight their skill, not so much to cover the points race towards any particular championship. Demonstrations of high level … [Read more...]

Thunder Star 1200 brochure in English

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One of our readers was kind enough to draw our attention to the fact that Star Twin has made an English version of their brochure for the Thunder Star 1200 available at their website. The text is below but you can view the pdf version of the brochure by following the link. Thanks, Anders! Thunder Star brochure Brochure text follows: A new motorcycle with … [Read more...]

The Rocketman

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We mentioned that rocket bike last week which was pretty cool, well this guy is over the top. Ky Michaelson, also known as The Rocketman, has had a fascinating life of building some really cool rocket powered vehicles, a rocket Harley (used to jump over 26 buses back in 1977), a rocket go cart (that went 252mph), a rocket trike, rocket bicycle, rocket snowmobile, ... you get … [Read more...]