Yamaha will be introducing a lot of new concept vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show and the Yamaha Tesseract, a 4 wheel leaning vehicle ups the ante when compared to all of the other 3 wheel tilters coming out. The Tesseract is a hybrid 4 wheeler, powered by both a V-Twin gasoline engine and an electric motor. The suspension is what they call a "dual-scythe" which leans while … [Read more...]
Honda DN-01 Human-Friendly Transmission (HFT)
Honda will be displaying the DN-01 at the Tokyo Motor Show with details of their Human Friendly Transmission, or HFT. It says it is scheduled for market launch but I'm not sure if they mean immediately or sometime in the near future. I think this one will be pretty popular with the growing demand for automatic transmission equipped motorcycles. Will automatics begin to move … [Read more...]
How Much Can Motorcycle Design Change?
Are all of the wild and crazy, no limits, do as you please bikers really a very conservative group of buyers? Does everyone buy what they always have bought or what all of their buddies buy? Does different technology sell if you can see it? At least 2 of The Kneeslider's regular readers are working on motorcycle projects with Hossack front suspensions, Hugo, with the … [Read more...]
Motorcycles Made in America
How many American motorcycle companies can you name? Everyone knows Harley Davidson and most know Indian. The more knowledgeable will list Crocker and then Excelsior and Henderson, but after those, the names usually come more slowly. Although this may hold true in other countries as well, many enthusiasts here in the U.S. are able to cite British or Italian companies back to … [Read more...]
Minnesota Motorcycle Auction
Just noticed there's a motorcycle auction coming up October 6th in St. Paul, Minnesota. Some nice bikes on the block including the vintage Harley Davidson hill climber shown above. Although it's really easy to browse and buy almost any motorcycle online, sometimes, if you have the time, it's nice to check out an auction and see things up close. So, if you are planning to be in … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Art From the Renaissance
Some of you may feel that spending time on The Kneeslider isn't quite as uplifting or educational as it should be, perhaps you're reading during work or school hours and you need to justify your time here, so today I thought it would be appropriate to bring you motorcycle art from the Renaissance. These are works from the masters, seldom seen except by those true collectors … [Read more...]
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