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Lightning Motors Electric Motorcycle Runs 166 mph at Bonneville

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In the constantly changing world of electric motorcycle speed records and attempts, Lightning Motors ran their pre-production prototype to 166.388 mph at Bonnevillle on October 10th, 2009. Notice, it says "pre-production" so they are aiming to take the record for fastest production electric motorcycle away from Mission Motors and the absolute electric record as well, according … [Read more...]

Electric Vehicle Batteries Recharge With a Fillup

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You're out riding your new electric motorcycle and the battery is getting low. No problem, just pull over and fill 'er up. That's the hope of researchers working on an improved redox flow battery. Electric motorcycles, like electric cars, are just beginning to appear for sale as serious, if somewhat expensive, alternatives to your regular ICE powered vehicle. They're almost … [Read more...]

Moto Guzzi V7 Sport from Combined Design Studio

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If you like vintage Moto Guzzis, here's one to get you smiling, it's called Cherry O, a 1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, very lightly modified and beautifully restored, painted in a dazzling yet classy Candy Apple Red. I came across this bike in the current issue of Motorcycle Classics, and from any angle, if you're drawn to Guzzis, this one will stop you in your tracks. Rick … [Read more...]

Triumph Millenium 900 by Vicente Design

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Most of you are familiar with the Triumph Hurricane X75 designed by Craig Vetter. It's a classic with 3 upswept pipes and red orange bodywork. Jean François Vicente, who we saw before when we highlighted some of his classic cafe work, did a custom he calls the Millenium 900. A customer wanted him to build a modern version of the Hurricane using a Triumph 900 Adventurer as the … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Sportster Off Road Conversions

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When Doug wrote the other day about what Harley might develop to attract some younger riders, he thought a few Sportster based model variations would be a good place to start. In one of the comments, Todd pointed to some off road machines with Sportster power, sort of a "Dual-Sportster," probably not what most of us were thinking, but, do they look like fun? You betcha. … [Read more...]