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Looking Inside the Combustion Chamber

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BMW wanted to make a video showing the inside of an engine cylinder during one revolution, including the actual ignition and combustion. 3 engines, a bit of sawing and drilling plus some high speed cameras and this is what you get. No special effects other than a very high frame rate to slow everything down. I like it. Video below: … [Read more...]

High School Motorcycle Projects – Nisky Garage

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Technical skills don't come from a book, you might absorb the basics from reading, listening to a lecture or watching a demonstration but developing the actual skill means getting your hands involved and doing it. Planning a project, gathering materials and tools and finally, putting something together is the test. Some high schools are coming up with pretty cool projects … [Read more...]

Kimi Raikkonen Wants to Try Motorcycles

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What is it with these Formula 1 drivers? First Michael Schumacher starts racing motorcycles, just a hobby, or so he says, and now Kimi Raikkonen, current F1 champ, wants to throw a leg over a MotoGP bike. That's right, all he's really ridden is a motocross bike, but he wants to get on the premiere 2 wheel racing machine and have a go at it. Of course, he may have a feel for … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson 4 Valve Big Twin Sportbike

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Digging around in some old images I came across this bike and I have zero information about it but as you can see, there's something very interesting here. Housed in a custom sportbike frame is a Harley Davidson big twin, with 4 valve heads no less! There is some type of induction system with velocity stacks sticking up through the tank and beyond that, you know as much as I … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Wisconsin Employees Ratify Contract

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Harley Davidson and their employees in Wisconsin ratified a new labor contract covering the next 4 years. Now everyone can get down to the business of building motorcycles instead of wondering about strikes and similar interruptions. From the press release: Milwaukee, WI -- All three unions representing Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) employees in Wisconsin voted to ratify … [Read more...]

DesmoHarley – Motorcycle Build Underway

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Remember the DesmoHarley, the Harley engine with Ducati heads? Lost track of the engine a little while ago and I was wondering what happened to it and look what just turned up. The engine found its way across the pond and is currently in the early stages of being used in a custom bike build over in the U.K. Not much info yet but I thought you might want to see the photo. … [Read more...]