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JJ2S X4 500 – 4 Cylinder 2 Stroke Concept Motorcycle

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Motorcycle design often revolves around the engine. The size, shape, number of cylinders and configuration play a large part in much of what follows. What if you had an X4? 4 cylinders in an X configuration open up new design possibilities and that is exactly what we have here, not only that, it appears to be a 500cc 2 stroke! This is the JJ2S X4 500 by JJS Design. They have … [Read more...]

Motogiro America 2008

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In the week leading up to the MotoGP at Laguna Seca they're going to be running the Motogiro America, an American version of the classic Italian motorcycle rally. If you have a nice vintage machine and you would like to participate, you might want to head over to their website and sign up, space is limited. There are both competitive and non competitive classes but whichever … [Read more...]

Bakker Grizzly All-Round

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Do you have an old GSX-R 1000 that looks a little tired? Let Bakker Frames put the engine into one of these Bakker Grizzly All-Round frame kits and you'll have an adventure touring machine that will make short work of most of the factory offerings. Nico Bakker has put together an impressive kit that's about 420 pounds ready to ride, including cases! Top speed is 160 mph. You … [Read more...]

Zero Motorcycles Takes Off

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Zero Motorcycles has a problem, they can't keep up with demand. Looking at them in August of last year, they seemed promising. Right now, the $7500 standard model is selling well enough to require expansion to meet all of the orders coming in. Neal Saiki, founder of the company, formerly worked for NASA and decided he wanted to create the world's highest performance electric … [Read more...]

Twist the Throttle on Discovery Turbo

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Dylan Weiss, who has been blogging on Twisting Asphalt for several years, is a video producer for cable television. He's worked on a number of auto and motorcycle related videos but the latest series from Dylan and his team called Twist The Throttle has just launched on Discovery Turbo on the web. The series takes them on a multi nation tour of 8 motorcycle manufacturers, … [Read more...]

Ethanol From Carbon Waste

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More good news on the alternative fuels front. I was listening to GM's Bob Lutz talking to a reporter yesterday and he spoke very highly of the process of making ethanol from most any carbon rich waste. Most of us probably associate ethanol production with corn, you know, moonshine, and more recently, some companies have begun to make ethanol from many other cellulose sources … [Read more...]