The Kneeslider

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700 Horsepower Hayabusa

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Getting huge horsepower from a motorcycle engine is always an interesting blend of good old engine building, forced induction and a little black magic. The DynoJet Horsepower Challenge has just produced some totally insane results. Hank Booth of Great Falls, Montana put his 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa on the dyno and turned out 701.32 horsepower! There were others in the 400 and 500hp … [Read more...]

TomTom Rider

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TomTom has come out with a new GPS, the TomTom Rider, which they say is designed specifically for motorcycles. It has all of the usual feature of their car units but is weatherproof as well. It has a lithium ion battery for about 5 hours of self powered use or it can run from the bike's battery. A Bluetooth headset can be used for spoken instructions. It looks like a nice … [Read more...]

Daytona 200 different this year

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The Daytona 200 will be different this year with AMA Formula Xtreme bikes in place of AMA Superbikes. The course has been changed quite a bit, too with less time on the banking and more twisties. This should be an interesting race. Lots of action all week with the 200 on Saturday. Lots of live TV coverage, too. The increase in infield racing will mean more work for the riders … [Read more...]

Then Came Bronson

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OK, hands in the air, how many of you remember "Then Came Bronson?" My hand's up. Of course that's like carbon dating to find out how old something is because the show was on in 1969, probably before some of you were born but I'll also bet a lot of you do remember it. It was on for one season, 26 episodes, and if you did watch it you probably remember the theme song, at least … [Read more...]

Gas prices spiking

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There's been a lot of mention in the last few days about gas prices spiking upwards in the next week. I've already noticed about 7 or 8 cents in the last week and they are saying we're looking at about a quarter or so. Good reason to be riding, too bad we can't do that up in the northeast just yet. Another good reason for bikes like the Thunder Star 1200 TDI Diesel. 150mpg … [Read more...]