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Adsorbed Natural Gas Conversions for Motorcycles

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Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) is a technology that's been around for a while but has been getting more attention for the obvious reason that gasoline prices are forcing us to look at alternatives and I wondered recently which technology would eventually win. ANG conversions for motorcycles are interesting because they can be used to convert 2 stroke engines, as well as 4 strokes, … [Read more...]

Munch Mammut Replica

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Last year we had an article about the Munch Mammut replicas being built by Mike Kron of Germany. Over the weekend I had a chance to look one over closely at Vintage Motorcycle Days 2008 at Mid Ohio. Looking at a line of bikes from a distance the Mammut immediately caught my eye because it has a very distinctive shape from almost any angle. When I approached it looked exactly as … [Read more...]

Doublewhiz – Twin Engine Whizzer Motorized Bicycle

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For all of you small displacement, lightweight motorcycle guys, here's something I came across as I wandered around Vintage Days 2008 at Mid Ohio. It's called Doublewhiz for the twin engines it currently sports. Total displacement is 276cc. The engines are Whizzers, or whoever made them for Whizzer, and power runs through a 3 speed transmission. I'm not sure of the year this … [Read more...]

2009 Victory Motorcycles

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The other American cruiser company, Victory Motorcycles, is celebrating their 10th anniversary and their 2009 lineup is out. After introducing the Victory Vision last year, changes this year are a bit less dramatic. There's a new 106 cubic inch Freedom V-Twin and a new Kingpin Low. The rest of the lineup seems to have only minor changes. The Freedom V-Twin is a new 106, not … [Read more...]

Vintage Motorcycle Ads – Zundapp

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When you think about vintage motorcycle ads, Zundapp probably doesn't spring to mind. You're thinking Honda or Norton or BSA, but Zundapp? Sure, and as these ads show, they were just as much into the idea of mixing motorcycles and pretty girls as anyone else, even though the one ad shown below tries to explain why but most guys don't need an explanation, the girl catches their … [Read more...]

Honda Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Super Cub

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We've mentioned a couple of times how many Super Cubs have been rolling off the assembly lines, first 50 million, then recently they passed 60 million and now Honda held a celebration at Honda’s Kumamoto Factory where Super Cub is produced in Japan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Super Cub production. Honda began making the Super Cub C100 in August of 1958, a 49cc, … [Read more...]