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Lawson KTM All Wheel Drive Conversion in Action

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Several months back, we showed you Marty Lawson's AWD conversion on a KTM 300 EXC. You'll remember the front wheel drive system was designed and built by Marty Lawson and his dad, the telescopic forks were replaced with a Hossack style setup and then a chain drive was added running to a sprocket up front. The first tests looked very promising and Marty just sent me an … [Read more...]

Marsee and Brinker Buell 1125 Project

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If you've been riding for a while, you've probably heard of Rex Marsee Designs. They made a wide variety of pretty popular magnetic tankbags and some motorcycle apparel, too. These days, Rex Marsee and workshop partner Larry Brinker, are building a few other projects and while looking at a Buell 1125 thought it might benefit from a little rework to reduce weight and change the … [Read more...]

Small Batch Manufacturing Gets Serious with Rapid Injection Molding

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Though the New Industrial Revolution sometimes makes people think it's all about 3D printers or rapid prototypes, those technologies are only a part of it. They've been getting a lot of press for the past few years, but even now they're still slow and the end result can be a bit rough, not as strong as a more conventional part and expensive if you're talking about making more … [Read more...]

When an Indian Four is Not in the Budget, Build One

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Some antique motorcycles like the Indian inline four age really well, their design looks great even decades after their time, but, if you've ever noticed the few that come up for sale, the combination of rare and desirable means they're not cheap. That was a problem for Mads B.H. Johnsen, a Danish architect who, after 10 years of riding a Nimbus, decided it was finally … [Read more...]