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Where Good Ideas Come From – the Natural History of Innovation

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Ideas. Everything we do, everything we build, everything around us not found in nature begins with an idea. When you think about it that way, improving our idea generating skills would seem to be a good idea in itself. Steven Johnson decided to dig into the process, examining some of the biggest and best ideas we humans have had, to see what clues they left behind. While we … [Read more...]

Ducati Elenore V8 Update

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After everyone saw the patent drawing of the Ducati Elenore V8 built by Dieter Hartmann-Wirthwein, there was a lot of head scratching going on as everyone tried to visualize the engine internals in motion. I asked Dieter if he had any more images from other perspectives so he uploaded a few and, even better, the video he used at his display at Intermot. Seeing everything in … [Read more...]

MechaniCards from Kinetic Works – Mailable Moving Sculptures

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Here's a nice little gift for the person who likes gears, levers and things that move, they're called MechaniCards, from Brad Litwin of Kinetic Works. A little paperboard, bits of wood, metal and plastic and all in something about the size of a greeting card. I like the radial engine the best. You can get them assembled or as a DIY construction kit. Pretty cool. Link: … [Read more...]

Nembo Motociclette Inverted 3 Cylinder Super 32 Rovescio Motorcycle Engine

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A lot of interesting projects come across our desk here at The Kneeslider, but this one, sent in by Daniele 'Titus' Sabatini of Rome, Italy, deserves a bit more attention. It's a brand new 3 cylinder motorcycle engine called the Nembo Motociclette Super 32 Rovescio, a 2 valve, air/oil cooled, single overhead cam, inverted triple. "Inverted," means just what it says, the engine … [Read more...]

Royal Enfield Motorcycles Now Available in California

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Royal Enfield Bullet on sale in California Royal Enfield has announced a network of seven dealers in California for sales beginning on October 15th. Kevin Mahoney, President of Royal Enfield USA who imports the bikes to the US commented here in June that production of bikes intended for California was about to begin. It looks like everything has come together with … [Read more...]

300cc Inline 6 Cylinder by Guy Coulon – a 22000 RPM Race Engine Personal Project

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Guy Coulon is Colin Edwards' crew chief on the Tech3 Motogp team. When Guy isn't directing the building and maintenance of exotic race bikes, he spends his time exercising his skills building exotic engines and bikes for himself like this tube frame, 300cc inline 6 cylinder racer, an extremely impressive engineering project. I hesitate to use the word "homebuilt" since he … [Read more...]