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Harley Davidson Museum Highlights Racing and Remembers Their Past Like We Did

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Remember a few months back when I asked about Harley Davidson's road racing heritage? I have to wonder if someone at the museum saw that post because with Harley's present emphasis on their "core" which is all cruisers, all the time, you have to keep reminding people that it wasn't always so and the museum is having a program, Untold Stories: Built for Speed: The History & … [Read more...]

Dearman Liquid Air Engine

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In this age of cutting edge, high tech everything, you have to love the fellow working in his shed and coming up with a more efficient way of running an engine on liquid nitrogen, or in this application, liquid air. Peter Dearman has patented his process and it's called the Dearman engine. The basic operation is pretty straightforward. When a gas is chilled to a very low … [Read more...]

John Britten – The Boy Who Did Do Better – Book Review

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Every serious motorcycle enthusiast has heard the story about John Britten and the V1000. Dozens of magazine articles and 2 good books have been published since his famous bike hit the track. There's a third book that is much less well known: John Britten, The boy who did do better, by Jennifer Beck. She was one of John's classmates when he was young. And that's the intended … [Read more...]

X650 Storm Conversion Kit for the Yamaha 650 from Phil Little Racing

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Phil Little has been creating some excellent kits for a whole series of motorcycles over the years, dramatically transforming their appearance for not a lot of money and they're perfect for the guy with basic hands on skills and the desire to spend a little time in the garage, cleaning up that old bike that doesn't get the love it should and converting it into something he'll … [Read more...]

Hossack Front Wheel Drive Design by Norman Hossack

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Did you ever wonder what Norman Hossack would have done if he had designed a front wheel drive system on a motorcycle using his suspension? Well, some years back, he had been working out the plans for doing just that, he even calculated the additional weight involved, but couldn't find a suitable CV joint to meet his needs. His dream was to build an AWD Dakar bike because he … [Read more...]