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New Motorcycle Design Studio for Xenophya Design

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Major motorcycle manufacturers have their own in house design studios but smaller builders often hire out much, if not all, of their design work to specialized firms. Even the large companies occasionally go outside for a portion of their work and, whether for large firms or small, that's where studios like Xenophya Design come in, they are one of a very few consultancies … [Read more...]

Ace Cycle Car Update

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A couple of years ago I pointed out the ACE Cycle Car, a Morgan styled 3 wheeler powered by a Harley Davidson V-Twin. It's been a little while since I checked out the Ace website and Pete Larsen, the builder of this very sweet little machine, dropped me a line to let me know he's been busy and the site is all new. It certainly is! Loads of new photos of the ACE, in the original … [Read more...]

Victory Core Concept Motorcycle

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Victory unveiled their Core concept motorcycle to show their idea of the possible future direction of motorcycle design. It's a performance cruiser stripped to the core, hence the name. I think their design team has some interesting ideas. The frame is sandcast aluminum, the engine is their 106/6 Freedom V-Twin (106 cubic inches/6 speed) and wheelbase is 64 inches. Of … [Read more...]

2010 Honda Fury Unveiled

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As promised, the 2010 Honda Fury has been unveiled and it looks exactly like the drawings we showed you already. A 1312cc, water cooled, shaft drive, 71.2 inch wheelbase factory custom chopper from Honda. It looks very well constructed and it will most likely deliver the seamless and trouble free experience you would expect from Honda. It will be very interesting to see how … [Read more...]

Yabsa 750 – Yamaha BSA Special

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Here's another example of the Yamaha XS650 converted into a very nice special with the street tracker look. In the British tradition of engine frame hybrids, this Yamaha engine resides in a custom frame built on the lines of a BSA DB34. The "Yabsa" that results looks pretty good. The engine has been enlarged to 750cc and modified with larger valves, Mikuni carbs, Carillo … [Read more...]

Ducati V8 Project

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Do you remember Dieter Hartmann-Wirthwein? He built that amazing little 125cc inline 4 Monkey bike. I guess Dieter isn't the kind of guy who sits around all satisfied with himself, he figured he could do something even better so he's busy working on another project, an 868cc Ducati V8, he calls it Ducati-Elenore. This is still very much a work in progress, you can see from … [Read more...]