The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Electric motorcycles

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A few days ago I mentioned the Electra Cruiser which looks pretty interesting but doesn't appear to be a performance bike in any way. Sometimes you think more along the lines of electric scooters like the Vectrix when someone says battery powered. The other day some folks were talking about the new electric powered Sting Ray bicycle, very cool, if you're twelve years old. Well … [Read more...]

Hellcat’s for the stars

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Waiting to get my haircut yesterday, I was leafing through People magazine (no bike magazines available) and I came across a picture of Brad Pitt riding down the street on his F113 Hellcat. Then I'm looking a little further and there is Tom Cruise getting on his motorcycle, an F113 Hellcat. I think Confederate Motorcycles has the PR game mastered. At $61,000, they're a lot less … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson sues Ridley

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Looks like when the motorcycle business slows down you put the lawyers to work. Word is just coming in that Harley Davidson is suing Ridley Motorcycles of Oklahoma City over their use of the word "glide" in the names of some of their motorcycles. If the case is successful, will GM then sue Harley for the same reason? After all, I seem to recall they have some transmissions with … [Read more...]

Early production for Ducati Sport Classics

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From Ducati Press Release: Ducati will begin producing the Sportclassics in September 2005 At the opening of the classic motorcycle road race, the Motogiro d'Italia, Ducati gave a surprise preview of two of its three new SportClassic motorcycles. This unique 70's-inspired range of Ducati motorcycles reflects the beauty, timeless style and sporting roots of the Borgo Panigale … [Read more...]

More motorcycle powered cars

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Several times I've mentioned the shops building cars powered by motorcycle engines because the engines are just so powerful and their size so compact. I dropped by Z Cars and now I notice their Tiger Z100WR that is powered by two ZX12R engines and manages 0-60 in a mere 2.9 seconds. That's as fast or faster than most bikes. The plain old Z100 uses two ZX9 engines so it only … [Read more...]