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Find Your Next Special Vehicle at Uncommon Motors

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There's a new website launching today, Uncommon Motors. This is a spin off from The Kneeslider and HorsePowerSports and the entire focus is going to be on vehicles for sale. Naturally there will be a lot of motorcycles, but there will be cars, trucks and really almost any self propelled motor vehicle that looks to be special in some way. I'll be the editor and publisher there, … [Read more...]

Vanderhall Laguna Three Wheel Roadster Built in Utah

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Another three wheeler popped up on my radar today when I noticed a Vanderhall Laguna for sale. It's a car bodied reverse trike, somewhat like a Morgan, but engineered for today based on current technology and materials. It's pretty impressive, unfortunately the Utah government and the auto dealers in the state have so far, successfully, prevented the vehicle from being sold … [Read more...]

EBR Motorcycles Announce 2016 Prices for 1190SX and 1190RX

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EBR Motorcycles just announced their new 2016 pricing as production begins in East Troy, Wisconsin. 2016 MSRP for the 1190SX is $12,995 and for the 1190RX it's $13,995. The first bike off the line was painted in a patriotic American flag color scheme to emphasize the fact that they're hand built in the USA. It looks like the EBR website hasn't been updated yet, but … [Read more...]

URB-E Electric Folding Scooter for Last Mile Transportation

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A few months ago, I suggested that builders should start taking advantage of the tools and materials we have at our disposal today and start building prototypes instead of customs, create something that solves a problem or answers a need and could be manufactured in larger numbers if it was successful. I just ran across the URB-E folding scooter and it seems to do exactly that. … [Read more...]

BRAIN One Performance Tracking System Reached Their Kickstarter Goal

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The BRAIN One Kickstarter project we highlighted a couple of weeks ago has achieved the goal they set for funding. If you were one of the backers you will be receiving whatever was designated for the level you pledged, shipments are scheduled to begin in May, but there's still time to make a pledge and be among the first to have one of these telemetry units for your bike. As … [Read more...]

Tilting Motor Works Offers a Full Range of Trikes for Harleys and the Gold Wing

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We first reported on Tilting Motor Works way back in 2007. Bob Mighell had just built his second tilting trike, a V-Max, to address the problem of too little power from his initial build, a Honda Rebel proof of concept, but even at that early stage, he knew he was on the right track because his trikes worked very well. In fact, he took that V-Max trike to Bonneville and set a … [Read more...]