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The Kneeslider – Quick Notes

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If you visited The Kneeslider on Saturday using Internet Explorer, you may have had an error appear on your screen. This was happening all over the Internet to many thousands of websites using Sitemeter to track visitor count. They have since fixed their problem and everything is back to normal. I would have dealt with the issue, had I known about it, by removing Sitemeter … [Read more...]

Electronic Shift By Wire on Bicycles

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Every time I mention brake by wire, throttle by wire or anything by wire, there's a contingent of voices that just can't get their heads around the change. Here is another sign of control by wire in a place I wouldn't have thought about, bicycles. Shimano has introduced their full electronic shift by wire system for road bicycles. The derailleur is controlled by a stepper motor … [Read more...]

Revetec Engine Developments

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The Revetec engine was first mentioned on The Kneeslider over 3 years ago and there's been considerable progress since that time, the engine has been developed in many more configurations, as shown above, and in testing they've found it to have very high efficiency. Several of these could be adapted for motorcycle use, they have an X4 running in a rear engine … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Days 2008 Photos 2

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After posting some photos yesterday of the motorcycles assembled at Mid Ohio for Vintage Days, several commenters posted links to other sites with many more photos, so I'll leave those links and just post a few more photos here, in response to questions and a random selection of several more. The important point here is that there is no way to see all of the bikes that were … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Days 2008 Photos

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As mentioned before, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio is one of those events you really should attend if you have any interest in motorcycles beyond the latest and greatest factory offerings. I've already pointed out a couple of bikes, the Doublewhiz and the Munch Mammut replica, but there were thousands of motorcycles at the track, some in the various show areas and … [Read more...]

Natural Gas Vehicle Refueling at Home with Phill

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After the story about adsorbed natural gas conversions for motorcycles, one commenter said, "If one could fill up at home that would be really cool." Well, with Phill, you can. Made by FuelMaker, Phill is what is termed a Vehicle Refueling Appliance (VRA) and is one of several products made by the company. It hangs on your garage wall and is connected to your home natural gas … [Read more...]