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Suzuki B-King Custom – When Less is More

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After posting the photos of the Rockstar Hayabusa, some of you seemed to think the front end was a bit heavy looking compared to the new cleaned up tail section. Removing the fairings might clean things up even more, or perhaps, you could start with a Suzuki B-King, a Hayabusa powered standard with some, ...um, ... interesting, ... design touches. Suzuki had the Gregg's … [Read more...]

Rockstar Hayabusa – a Subtle but Radical Custom

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Hayabusa customs are everywhere, stretched swingarms, huge tires, turbos, nitrous, chrome all over and as wild as they are, they all use the same formula, if you've seen one, you've seen them all. This one's different. Built by Gregg's Customs and Jon Reed of Sport Chrome, you have to look really close or you wouldn't even know it was a Hayabusa, it looks more GSX-R than … [Read more...]

2009 Vintage Motorcycle Days – More Event Updates

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The lineup of things to see and do at this year's Vintage Days keeps getting better. Bikes we've written about on The Kneeslider will be there, but the weekend will be filled with a growing list of people and motorcycles for almost everyone's interest. There will be a presentation of "Birth of the First Superbike" detailing the development of the Honda CB750. Vic World … [Read more...]

2007-2009 BMW R1200RT Front Brake Recall

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BMW has issued a recall for 2007-2009 BMW R1200RT motorcycles for a problem with the front brakes. Please read the details below. Manufacturer: BMW of North America Model Year: 2007-2009 Models affected: R1200RT NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V256000 Problem: BMW is recalling model year 2007-2009 R1200RT motorcycles. Due to routing and assembly tolerances of the front brake … [Read more...]

It’s a Great Time to Build New Motorcycles

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Did you ever wonder which models a motorcycle company could drop? The current business environment makes it easy to keep doing things the same way, trim the fat, get more efficient, ride it out. How do you go charging off in new directions if you have no extra money to invest in designing and building something new? Why not drop a model from the lineup? Why not 2 models? Free … [Read more...]

Supercharged NSU Straight 8 Trike Engine from Two Inline 4 Cylinder Auto Engines

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Several builders have taken the route of joining engines into a V configuration but Chris Ireland, editor of Brit Chopper magazine, sent me this photo of his just completed straight 8. The 6 month build is the combination of 2 1200cc NSU air cooled auto engines, joined end to end with the cranks running 90 degrees apart for that V8 sound and power delivery. He also attached a … [Read more...]