The Kneeslider

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Tourist Trophy for PS2 from Sony

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For those of you who are a lot more proficient on game consoles than I am, Sony has just announced their Tourist Trophy motorcycle racing game for the PS2 which will be released in the Spring of 2006. If you jump over to their site they have a video clip and some images of the bikes. There are 35 race courses and over 80 different bikes and the images look superb. Now I am … [Read more...]

20 thousand rpm V8 engine dyno run

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So with all of the talk about the new Yamaha R6 able to turn 17,500rpm from its 600cc powerplant you start to wonder just how tight you can turn a piston engine. Well, as I mentioned in my post about the R6, Formula 1 engines get up around 20k and here is a video of a dyno run that shows just that. Sounds pretty cool, too. … [Read more...]

The Spykster – R1 powered 3 wheeler from Australia

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How many projects owe their existence to the "life changing experience?" They must number in the millions though most never go very far. Like anything else, after the event recedes into memories, the project demands focus, perseverence and drive if it's ever to see the light of day. So, whenever you see one on its wheels and moving, tip your hat to its creator, he stayed the … [Read more...]

Motoczysz update and correction

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We received additional information today from Federico Cioni, President of Motoczysz, clarifying information in our recent post about developments there. It turns out the 600cc engine is being developed for a new, additional project and the 990cc C1 is still very much alive. You can read his comments at the end of the Motoczysz article here. … [Read more...]

Supercharged Porsche powered motorcycle

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Bud Burkey has been tinkering with bikes since back in the '60s, built a few over the years and learned a thing or two in the process. Like a lot of us, Bud saw all of the "bike in a box" creations showing up where someone just strokes a check, bolts a few pieces together and presto, custom bike, as custom as it can be when you're just buying parts, that is. The other problem … [Read more...]