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Rossi Testing Formula 1

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Valentino Rossi is now doing multi team testing in a Formula 1 car where everyone is getting the opportunity to see just how well he can drive compared to a lot of other drivers and teams on the same track. Previously, he was out with the Ferrari team and it was hard to tell if his skills would transfer at a measurable and competitive level. So far, it seems he's doing pretty … [Read more...]

American Motorcycles 300 Front Tire Movie Chopper

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You've put the 300 rear tire on and you still want more? Got a deal on big rubber so you bought two but you only have one bike? Well, American Motorcycles has your answer, mount one of those big guys up front. They built a chopper called "Headhunter" for an upcoming movie called The Ironhorsemen, sporting a Revtech 110 horsepower engine, six speed right side transmission and … [Read more...]

OX99-11 – The Yamaha Supercar

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Last week we brought you the previously little known story of the Kawasaki race car. Well, Yamaha also had a factory effort focused on the design and construction of, not a race car exactly, but an exotic supercar using a detuned version of Yamaha's then Formula One V12 engine and built to the highest levels of automotive engineering and sophistication, the car was known as the … [Read more...]

DP1 Update – Hayabusa V8 only

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Thought I would drop in and see how the DP1 was coming along and there was this new CAD image showing the placement of the Hayabusa V8. Dennis has decided that the car will most likely only be available with the Hayabusa V8 instead of as an option to the Hayabusa 4 cylinder. He also said the car will have a sequential gearbox with a real reverse gear. Looking at the drawing … [Read more...]

Buell XBRR Racing at Daytona

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Cycle News is reporting that Buell will be racing in this year's Daytona 200 with as many as four dealer supported teams on the all new Buell XBRR. When introduced, many comments were made about whether the XBRR was actually legal for the Formula Xtreme class. Well, Buell certainly is acting as though it is and somehow I think the AMA would have mentioned something if they were … [Read more...]