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Suzuki Crosscage Photos from Tokyo

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The Suzuki Crosscage was one of the more distant concept motorcycles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show. Powered by a fuel cell it is unlikely to see production in the near future but one never knows. It appears to have an electric motor at the rear wheel with the usual engine space taken up by the fuel cell. This does look a lot better than the ENV hydrogen motorcycle … [Read more...]

Piaggio MP3 Roof and Trailer

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The popular Piaggio MP3 tilting 3 wheel scooter is getting a couple of new accessories, a roof and a trailer called the MP3 Wagon. From the looks of the photo, the roof appears to work with the winter windshield and gives you full top coverage. The trailer, shown at EICMA, completes the scooter SUV combination. Isn't this getting to be a little excessive for a scooter? If … [Read more...]

MotoCzysz Documentary Coming to Discovery Channel

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Birth of a Racer, a Discovery Channel documentary about the MotoCzysz C1 project and the MotoCzysz motorcycle company has just begun airing around the world. All of the dates announced so far cover countries everywhere except the U.S., which is "to be announced." Last I checked, Oregon was in the U.S., MotoCzysz is a U.S. motorcycle company so what is this TBD nonsense on the … [Read more...]

Hayabusa Frame Kit from BFO Motorcycles

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BFO Motorcycles made a really sweet frame kit, called the SwitchBlade, for the Honda CBR900RR Fireblade. For their next project, they've decided to do the same type of high end frame kit for the Suzuki Hayabusa. This new kit will begin with a standard used Hayabusa and after removing the engine and various components, reinstall them in a "welded tubular aluminum frame and … [Read more...]

Mule Motorcycles Street Tracker Update

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Richard Pollock's Mule Motorcycles was covered here before but I stopped by his website and noticed he has a lot more photos up since the last time I looked. One project previously in progress has since been finished, the XR1660, and it is one of the best looking street tracker builds I've yet seen, though he has many others, many Sportster based, some XS650, some Triumph, but … [Read more...]

Dainese D-Air Racing Airbag Protection System

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Airbag jackets have been around for a couple of years but Dainese has developed the D-Air Racing airbag system specifically designed to protect racers. The system was introduced at the Valencia GP in both the 250cc and 125cc classes. As luck would have it, the system was given a workout as a couple of riders with the D-Air system crashed and the system deployed. The D-Air … [Read more...]