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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...]

Vintage Days roundup

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Vintage Motorcycle Days, which is still going on today, had to work around the showers yesterday but was still quite an exhibit of great old bikes. The racing went on in the rain though quite a few bikes seemed to have some difficulty running, due most likely to drenched ignition, but they soldiered on. The swap meet was huge with everything from complete old bikes to the … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid Ohio

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Saw my first Scott Flying Squirrel today, in person. Lots of other great bikes, too. A Crocker, maybe a dozen Vincents, and on and on. Ducati had their special exhibit and a really neat Norton Commando with hand formed aluminum bodywork from a fellow by the name of Evan Wilcox. I'm a bit tired right now so I'll get the pictures up sometime tomorrow. Weather turned a bit damp … [Read more...]

Wiseco Cyclefest in Norwalk Ohio

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If you like your motorcycle racing straight up, then you need to be at Norwalk Raceway Park this weekend for the Wiseco Cyclefest in Norwalk Ohio. Norwalk has a great drag racing facility, The Kneeslider takes in the IHRA World Nationals in August which is a superb show in itself, but this weekend it's all motorcycles. With two great events this weekend, Vintage Days at Mid … [Read more...]