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Erie Bike Night

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Had a chance to walk around bike night in Erie, PA yesterday. Turnout was moderate but it's early in the season in this area. A few interesting bikes out like the Honda Scrambler shown here but for the most part, far too many Harleys. One fellow riding by had yellow Tomahawk tires on his Yamaha which was dressed in a MotoGP paint scheme. Haven't seen many of the colored tires … [Read more...]

Lazareth Roadster V6

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Here is another jaw dropping motorcycle from Ludovic Lazareth in France. I just posted about motorcycle engine powered cars the other day, here's a car engine powered motorcycle. I can't take my eyes off of this. Over here someone stuffs a big V8 into a bike like the Boss Hoss and you get something enormous and ungainly. Lazareth put a Mazda V6 into this roadster and you get a … [Read more...]

AMA Prostar adds AHDRA to Hot Rod class

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AMA Prostar drag racing has a Hot Rod Cruiser class based on the high performance V-twin cruisers. This is a street legal class where all of the big V-twins from Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, etc. face off. After the initial year, five years ago, Yamaha has since run away with the class using Patrick Racing's help to build up their Warrior. Looking for more competition, the AMA has … [Read more...]

CEM – Cylindrical Energy Module

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Yesterday I noticed another article about the apparent upcoming Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe, where once again, a famous old name is used to give a brand new concept car the aura of a classic. That's another subject altogether. However, there were two things I didn't notice before. One, is the company is also designing a motorcycle to carry the name with a scheduled introduction at … [Read more...]

AMA Superbikes 1000cc thru 2008

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From the AMA press release: AMA Pro Racing said today that it will continue to utilize 1000cc-based equipment in the AMA Superbike Championship through the 2008 racing season. Rules adding 1000cc motorcycles to the class were announced in 2002 for the 2003 racing season. Current AMA Superbike rules feature 901-1000cc four-stroke engines with two or more cylinders, … [Read more...]