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NHRA Dragbike finals reversed

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Motorcycles are now faster than light. The Mac Tools Motorcycle Nationals final between Matt Smith and Steve Johnson ended with a win light for Matt Smith, unfortunately for everyone involved, Steve Johnson was first across the finish line. Theories are floating around that the beams actually pulse and the wheel somehow made it across between pulses, ... or something. At any … [Read more...]

Revopower Wheel

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This is how the early motorcycle companies started out. We've all seen those clunky clamp on engines designed to convert your bicycle into a highly efficient mode of transportation, the only problem is, after all of the clamping and assembly is done, it still looks like a clunky clamped on engine. Well, sometimes old ideas are the best, they just need elegant execution. This is … [Read more...]

Air Powered Car

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As I was foraging for new engine news I came across this the other day and marked it for another look. Now that I've looked, I still have no idea how exactly this air car works. There is compressed air involved driving pistons, I think, and lots of talk on the site about energy recovery and whether the engines are adiabatic or isothermic, loads of jargon and slow loading graphs … [Read more...]

Rossi’s role at Yamaha

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When Rossi moved to Yamaha 2 years ago, everyone was wondering how he would do on a bike that seemed to need a lot of work. He answered that question quite nicely and is doing so again this year. The director of Yamaha's racing program acknowledged Rossi's huge contribution to their effort when he spoke of his return for another year. I can imagine they all breathed a sigh of … [Read more...]

2006 D650A1 Bulldog Diesel Motorcycle

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Everyone seems to be talking about all of the new 2006 motorcycles coming out but here's one that isn't getting as much coverage and right now it probably should get a lot more. This is the D650A1 Bulldog diesel motorcycle. It isn't quite the sportbike that the Thunder Star would be but then, the Thunder Star isn't being produced yet. The Bulldog is the product of Hayes … [Read more...]