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Roland Sands Custom Ducati Hypermotard

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Roland Sands unveiled a custom version of the Ducati Hypermotard at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show. No other info on this other than what you see. I'm sure this one will ignite the Ducati faithful. I like this a lot more than the standard Hypermotard though you might need to muffle that exhaust a bit. Link: Flickr and Flickr … [Read more...]

Jesse Rooke’s KTM Based Cafe Racer

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Jesse Rooke is showing his latest custom, done in the style of a KTM powered cafe racer, at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show. Mathieu sent in a link to this photo and it looks pretty neat. We noticed this bike in progress back in March when it was up on his web site in a "work in progress" photo. Looks like he's wrapped it up, could use a little seat padding, … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Road and Racing Chassis

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If the names Bakker, Dresda, Harris, Spondon or many others like them ring a bell, you'll find Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis a very interesting book. Just published, it covers 15 specialty frame builders, some still in business, some not, with stories of how they came about and photos of the frames and completed bikes they built over the years. If you read The Kneeslider, … [Read more...]

F3 Adrenaline from TriRod Motorcycles

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With the Can-Am Spyder just hitting the showrooms it didn't take long for other builders to begin producing trikes of their own. This is the F3 Adrenaline from TriRod Motorcycles of San Diego, California. From an appearance standpoint, it has the Spyder beat. Carbon fiber fenders and body panels are matte black which offsets the billet and chrome elsewhere. Power comes from … [Read more...]

Subaru Motorcycle?

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Everyone keeps pointing out these stories about a Subaru motorcycle so I'll put this up but I have zero information other than what everyone else is repeating. Yesterday, this photo was circulating everywhere and even the automotive websites covered it, must be because of the name. A couple of weeks ago, Motorcycle News made mention of a supposedly upcoming motorcycle. It's … [Read more...]

2008 Female Mechanics Calendar is Ready Now

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Sarah Lyon has the new 2008 Female Mechanics calendar finished and it's for sale now on her website. We've covered the previous calendar where Sarah highlights female mechanics in many different industries, motorcyce mechanics for sure, but auto, aviation, truck and heavy equipment, too. These calendars are not filled with Penthouse pinups holding an air wrench, these are … [Read more...]