The Kneeslider

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Ducati sponsors new motoblog.it

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When checking my traffic this morning I noticed someone stopped by from a link on motoblog.it. I had never heard of it so I dropped in and found a brand new blog sponsored by Ducati. The sponsorship is prominently mentioned on the site header. I had no idea Ducati was doing this and poking around a little more I noticed Dylan over at Twisting Asphalt already mentioned it and … [Read more...]

Honda plans fuel cell motorcycle

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Honda plans to be leasing fuel cell motorcycles by 2009. Maybe the ENV started something or maybe Honda likes to lease vehicles at crazy prices. They recently began leasing a fuel cell car to a family in California at a ridiculously low price that in no way relates to cost so whether this means they are planning a similar motorcycle test or actually making fuel cell motorcycles … [Read more...]

Mechatronic Motorcycles

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No, Mechatronic isn't a new brand, it's the new name for what we used to call electromechanical, albeit with a bit more computer control and electronics thrown in the mix. I see that Triumph announced the Sprint ST will soon be coming to the U.S. with ABS, joining Honda, BMW, Ducati and some others with this braking system. ABS is a perfect example of mechatronics and I was … [Read more...]

Aluminum Norton Commando

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Among the interesting motorcycles I noticed while at Vintage Motorcycle Days was this 1974 Norton Commando with all hand formed aluminum bodywork by Evan Wilcox. It seems Evan has been doing a lot of this over the years from the looks of things on his web site. This particular Norton has twin headlights, a see thru primary cover and four Brembo calipers up front, four and … [Read more...]

Triumph Rocket 3 Turbo

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You start with a Triumph Rocket 3, all 2294cc and 132 rear wheel horsepower of it, add one turbo from Turbo Connection and what do you get? Well, from the looks of it, one helluva fast and fun street machine. The iBoost turbo unit with 8 pounds of boost produces 203hp and 215 foot pounds of twist. Price of the kit is $5395. The same price will get you the same type of kit for a … [Read more...]