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AMD World Championship Class Winners and Photos for 2016

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The results are in for the 12th AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building and Suicide Customs of Japan takes the win for their entry, Rumble Racer. Michael Naumann of Germany took second with Simple Iron and third place goes to Krugger Motorcycles of Belgium for his S&S 103 powered LADD. Custom builds like these will appeal to some more than others. Personally, I like … [Read more...]

You Need the Wazer Desktop Waterjet Cutter in Your Shop

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Take one look at the Wazer Waterjet and, if you're a builder, you'll understand why it's just about the best Kickstarter project ever. The Wazer gives you the capability to cut almost any material in your home shop with incredible precision. Aluminum, mild steel, stainless steel, glass, carbon fiber, ceramic tile, titanium, copper, just about anything and the cuts are smooth, … [Read more...]

Exclusive First Look at Yamaha Based 14 Cylinder Radial Engine Project

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Mention radial engines around The Kneeslider and the first name that comes to mind is Russell Sutton. As many of you already know, he's the engine builder from down under who built an amazing 9 cylinder radial engine using the cylinders from a Honda XR600. As we noted several years ago, as he was wrapping up that project, he had already started on his next build, an even more … [Read more...]

Bob Horn’s Recumbent Racer Returns With Two Wheel Steering

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When we last left Bob Horn and his recumbent racer, he had just had a rather unfortunate accident running off track leading to an extended recovery. Not the type to waste an opportunity, he used the time off to redesign the racer during the rebuild. Now, Bob's back with the first track test of his EXperimental500, with two wheel steering, no less! He made his way to High … [Read more...]

Official Rollout of the Milwaukee Eight Engine From Harley Davidson for 2017

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It's official, Harley Davidson has introduced their next big twin engine family, the Milwaukee Eight. It comes in two displacements, 107 and 114 cubic inches with either oil cooled or liquid cooled heads, depending on the model and each head runs dual spark plugs. It has a single chain driven cam and valve lash is set at the factory for life. Interesting. The engine weighs the … [Read more...]

1983 Dnepr From Basket Case to Fascinating Custom by Robert Harms

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We first wrote about this bike six years ago. Doctor Robert Harms bought a 1983 Dnepr Neval (Neval, I believe, is a UK variant of the Dnepr, though some Dnepr experts may be able to clarify) as a $500 basket case, primarily as a test bed for some development work for some aftermarket parts he planned to sell. Since he was having conceptual problems with another complex build … [Read more...]