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Rapid Prototyping Almost Production Ready

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We've talked about rapid prototyping before, 3D printing of intricate parts from various types of plastic or, in some cases, from metal where the durability of the finished product isn't an issue. If only they could print production ready parts for manufactured items the potential of the process would be unleashed. Looks like we're just about there as GE and EADS, a European … [Read more...]

Mule Motorcycles XR1660 Street Tracker Video

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You may remember the XR1660 from Mule Motorcycles we mentioned a few years ago. There have been a couple visible changes since then, different pipes are the most obvious, but it still has Richard's unique take on the street tracker style. Well it looks like the boys over at Cycle World have taken it for a ride and posted a video. Looks good, sounds good and it's complete with … [Read more...]

MJ-Works 250RR – Designing and Building Your Own 250cc Racer

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Maarten Janssens, a 20 year old industrial engineering student from Belgium, got the motorcycle bug very early, courtesy of his enthusiast dad, who had Maarten riding a little scooter at the tender age of 4. By the time he was 18 he was riding in the Belgian national enduro championship and he got the idea he might like to build a racer from his KTM 250cc 2 stroke enduro bike. … [Read more...]

Baja Iron Sportster – Give Your Sportster a Sense of Adventure

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Since we started writing about all of the off road Sportsters, they just seem to be popping up everywhere and now here's a company that will build one for you. You just supply them with your Sportster (1986-2011) and they'll give you a scrambler / adventure bike in return, the Baja Iron Sportster. Gary Strueter, a long time desert, MX and hill climb rider, really likes … [Read more...]

2011 Roehr eSuperSport

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Roehr Motorcycles is introducing their new 2011 Roehr eSuperSport, based on the Hyosung GT650R but repowered by a 50Kw (67 hp) AC induction motor. Top speed is 100+ mph, range is 75 miles and recharge time is 7 hours. MSRP is $17,995. This seems like a very professionally done conversion of the Hyosung GT650R. It looks good, the performance and range are in line with what we … [Read more...]

Horex Engine Patent Indicates W Configuration

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Doug dropped me a note to take a look at the engine patent application from Horex for their offset cylinder inline engines. Their VR6 engine has two staggered rows of 3 cylinders in a narrow 15 degree V configuration with triple overhead cams. Nice engine. They first describe the advantages of compact size for a V-inline configuration and discuss such things as an inline 5 or 6 … [Read more...]