The Kneeslider

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Is Your Imagination Future Proof?

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You've probably seen the drawings where some illustrator thought he was being very techie and placed three gears next to one another in a triangle all meshed together. You and I can look at a graphic like that and our spatial imagination quickly sees the problem, the gears can't turn because they're all locked in place. Now look at the gears in the photo. The photo and the … [Read more...]

Bottpower XR-1 Makes its Debut with a Kit Soon to Follow for Your Buell XB

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Almost two years ago, Bottpower started the XR-1 project for a customer of theirs who wanted to build a new street bike from his Buell XB. He had some ideas, sort of a Buell flat tracker and after explaining what he had in mind to the guys at Bottpower, turned them loose to see what they could come up with. It was an ambitious project, to do it right, they were going to … [Read more...]

Aniket Vardhan’s Musket 998 V-Twin Startup Video!

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The color of this video is way off, but the sound, ... well the sound is right on. This is the Musket 998, designed, and built by Aniket Vardhan. He created the patterns, cast the cases and built this engine from two Royal Enfield 500 singles. There has been a lot of anticipation surrounding this project and I'm sure this video will cause smiles all around the world, ... … [Read more...]

Multiline American Motorcycle Dealerships

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It wasn't long ago when the economy was booming, if you thought it was time for a new motorcycle, you rode over to the local multiline dealership and walked around the Yamahas, Suzukis and Kawasakis to see what they had, make your choice and ride home. Maybe you stopped by another shop that carried Ducati, Triumph and Moto Guzzi, but what if you were interested in something … [Read more...]

Are Motorcycles the Last Refuge from Robot Transporters?

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When you hear the word, robot, what springs to mind? It’s often some movie robot with a semi humanoid appearance or it could be one of the movie androids that look just like a human, the Terminator or Data from Star Trek, but in reality, robots don’t need any humanoid appearance, no arms and legs or verbal communication, a robot is just a complex machine, performing certain … [Read more...]