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Buell 1190RR From Erik Buell Racing – 185 RWHP

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A lot of us have been waiting for more details on the new Buell 1190RR ever since references to it appeared on the Erik Buell Racing website. Wait no more, the bike is here. The image looks a lot like the bike in the photo we saw last November, which may mean that photo was, indeed, a planned street bike in the new displacement. The 1190RR is based on the 1125R and 1125RR … [Read more...]

2010 Storz Harley Davidson XR1200

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After the last post on Sportster add ons, I thought I would check the Storz page to see what Steve was doing. He has a couple of photos of his new show bike, a 2010 XR1200 with all of his goodies mounted and it looks pretty good to me. According to the site, It features a Storz/Ceriani Inverted fork, YSS piggyback shocks, wire spoke wheels with alloy rims and billet hubs, … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Sportster Add Ons – Classified Kit – Give Your Sportster the Vincent Look

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Got a note from John Collett, over in the UK about a Sportster Classified kit he has for sale. The kits were made by Dan Wilson of Carmel Valley, California with the purpose of transforming the Harley into a sort of Vincent look alike. They really were pretty nice but Dan only made 25 kits and never carried them forward so if you see one or have one, it's pretty unique. I … [Read more...]

Beautiful Functional Home Workshops

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Home workshops or workspaces are something every gearhead or techie needs to some degree. Sometimes it's a wish that, due to space restrictions or limited funds, never quite gets off the ground, but the truth is, you don't need as much money as you might think and, if you get creative, you can fit one into limited space. These photos are from one guy's continually changing … [Read more...]

Bloom Box – Clean Non Grid Electricity Everywhere

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Electric motorcycles are very clean vehicles, they give off zero emissions, but every time I write about them someone is sure to point out the power came from a generating station which is itself, not so clean. The problem isn't eliminated, it was just moved. Suppose you could recharge your bike at home with fuel cell generated electricity from a unit sitting next to your air … [Read more...]

Gunnar Sorensen Master Builder

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Gunnar Sorensen builds motorcycles, ... and cars, and boats, and 1/4 scale engines and ... most anything he really wants to. Gunnar has an amazing skill set, his work speaks for itself. He, like many who are entranced by the technical world, is not limited to one segment, but instead works his magic on a wide variety of vehicles and machines. The Great Dane is a 3 year … [Read more...]