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1936 BMW Schneekrad

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Just in time for snow season, we have another single track motorcycle for you to consider. If you remember some of the other tracked vehicles we've featured here on The Kneeslider, you know there were some interesting examples of engineering, some practical, some not so much, and here's one that goes back a little ways, it's a 1936 BMW "Schneekrad" or snowmobile. I ran across … [Read more...]

Quadracycle in Hot Rod

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Remember the Brimstone Quadracycle we covered a short while ago? Hot Rod magazine has a nice article about it in the February 2010 issue just out. The reason I want to draw your attention to it is their lead photo, it shows the quad taking a turn to the left with the bars turned opposite, just like the "push left, go left" you know from riding a regular bike. Joe Skonecki kept … [Read more...]

2010 Can Am Spyder RT Wiring Harness Recall

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Bombardier has issued a recall for a some 2010 Can Am Spyder Roadsters for a problem related to a wiring connector improperly fastened. Please read the details below. Manufacturer: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Models affected: 2010 CAN-AM / Roadster Spyder RT SE5 2010 CAN-AM / Roadster Spyder RT SM5 NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V473000 Potential Units … [Read more...]

1994 Harley Davidson VR1000 For Sale

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Got a note from Jeff Bailey about the VR1000 over at S&S Cycle, they've had it since 1994 but it's currently being offered for sale. It's number 20 of the 50 VRs Harley Davidson made so they could go road racing in AMA Superbike as a factory team. According to the AMA, homologation required it had to be street legal, so the VR1000 was street legal, ... in Poland, no one … [Read more...]

Electric Motorcycles – Forever in the Future?

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There are some stunning designs and examples of great engineering among the electric motorcycles we've seen over the past few years, everything to indicate the electric motorcycle is just around the corner. Brammo is on sale in Best Buy, the Zero X and Quantya are dueling it out on the dirt and the TTXGP grew quickly, in just one year, into an event filled with more competitors … [Read more...]

Harbortown Bobber by Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman

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The last couple of weeks, I've been extremely busy with some offline activities showing no sign of letting up and yesterday, I was really ready to relax for a couple of hours. I remembered the Harbortown Bobber DVD had recently arrived, it's by Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman, who you may know better as One World Studios, the guys who made Choppertown and Brittown. What better … [Read more...]