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Barrett Jackson – How Rare is Rare?

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Did you watch the Barrett Jackson auction? I did, and I noticed an odd phenomenon, the huge number of perfect specimens of the same "rare" cars. A great example was the continuous stream of 427/435 horsepower mid sixties Corvettes. Now those are supposed to be a bit scarce, but there were so many coming across the block the announcers were having a hard time coming up with … [Read more...]

Honda Monpal ML200 4-Wheel Scooter

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Honda has just introduced a 4 wheel electric scooter, a personal mobility vehicle for those who have a difficult time getting around. If you'll recall, we mentioned Yamaha was going into the electric wheelchair market because of its potential for huge profits but it looks like Honda has an entry ready to go now. As Yamaha said earlier, the motorcycle market in Japan is actually … [Read more...]

Camel Yamaha

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The new Camel Yamaha team of Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards rolled out their new colors at the Sepang test. The dominant bright yellow color will be very recognizable and is quite a contrast to the former blue theme. I guess that Rossi replica suit will have to be redesigned. Camel is the new sponsor as a result of the agreement that displaced Altadis/Seita and their … [Read more...]

Cyclone Y40R 2.0 liter V8

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Here's a sweet looking 2 liter V8 called the Cyclone Y40R. Specs on the website are 302 horsepower, 167 foot pounds at 8500rpm and 108 foot pounds at only 2000 rpm. This is with a standard carb setup and they have photos of a fuel injected version but no power figures yet. It looks similar in size to the Hayabusa V8 with a bit less power. The web site has very little … [Read more...]

Custom Vmax with R1 Ducati and Triumph parts

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With all of the new Vmax talk, it's interesting to see what current owners are doing to the originals. Cruising through the ebay listings I came across this custom Yamaha Vmax and I kinda like it. The owner installed a Triumph single sided swingarm along with the Triumph wheel and connected it to a chain drive conversion. A Ducati Monster tank was reshaped so the Vmax scoops … [Read more...]