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The Kneeslider is Now Responsive so You Can See Us Everywhere on All of Your Mobile Devices

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The Kneeslider is now fully responsive!! Woo Hoo!! ... Wait a minute, ... what the heck is responsive? Well, the geeks among you already know, but very simply, we have taken the major step of making the site viewable on screens of any size, and what's REALLY COOL is you don't need to download any app! That's right, we don't make you get some special app just so you can check us … [Read more...]

Down in the Engine Room – Updated

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Many of you are out and about this time of year, taking advantage of the weather and doing many things other than surfing the Interwebs. Finding the best time to work on the website is tricky, but this is usually a very good time of year for me to get down in the innards and swap out some old components and rebuild it into a smooth running machine. I've been learning some … [Read more...]

DIY GSXR1400f – When a 750 is Not Enough

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Martin Labonte had an '89 GSXR750. Nice enough bike, but, to Martin, as with many of us, there's no replacement for displacement and an 1100 swap is a somewhat popular engine for the smaller Gixxer. He found one, but it didn't work out, a "bad deal" he tells me, so he kept looking. The GSX1400 never made it here to the States, but it has quite a following across the pond, and … [Read more...]

Big Twin Torque in a Sport Bike Package?

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Motorcycle specifications get interesting when comparing the construction of the highest performing sport motorcycles. Subtle differences in rake, trail, and wheelbase combined with an array of race results, illustrate the holy grail of power and handling has yet to be found. Motorcyclist magazine recently ran two monthly issues back-to-back comparing 8 of the top liter bikes … [Read more...]

Water Cooled Drake Harley Davidson Powered Midget Racer

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These so seldom come up for sale, I wanted to be sure to bring it to your attention, it's a midget racer powered by a Harley Davidson knucklehead with Drake water cooled cylinders. These are such a neat car and engine combination. As I mentioned in another post: Dale Drake ... took a Harley Davidson Knucklehead engine and installed water cooled cylinders. The result was an … [Read more...]