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Supersport Motorcycle Death Rates

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), just released a study of insurance losses among the various classes of motorcycles and it's not good. Of special note is the death rate among what the IIHS calls "supersport motorcycles" or what we might term racer replicas, which was pegged at 22.5 deaths per 10,000 registered motorcycles. The next nearest rate was 10.7 among … [Read more...]

Vento 3 Cylinder Motorcycle and ATV Engine

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Vento introduced their new 3 cylinder motorcycle and ATV engine yesterday. It's an interesting read. The press release sounds a lot like Erik Buell talking about his new V-Twin, bringing design in house and being involved in every aspect of development, read it yourself and see if you don't agree. Hmm ... The other interesting aspect of this engine is that this is the one … [Read more...]

EEStor Ultracapacitor Battery Replacement

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After my question about the potential for an electric Gold Wing and all of the thoughtful comments it generated, I thought I would touch on this ultracapacitor patent by EEStor that's getting a lot of attention. EEStor says it has developed "technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries." A bold statement in the very least. A capacitor is a rather common … [Read more...]

How About an Electric Gold Wing?

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A lot of electric motorcycles are beginning to appear, especially in the last several months, and all of them are fairly light weight but at the same time fairly short range. The limiting factor isn't the electric motor or controller, it's the batteries. How do you get enough storage to give you decent range? The somewhat pricey but powerful lithium ion or lithium polymer … [Read more...]

1939 Crocker Motorcycle for Sale

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There's a 1939 Crocker for sale and that is something you will rarely see. Crockers are among the rarest of American motorcycles. This particular one was completely restored and perfect. If you're a person who has the wherewithal to buy one of these and you've been thinking about it, here's your chance. Link: auction has ended … [Read more...]

Quantya Electric Motorcycles

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What do you do when you love to ride motocross and 2 stroke engines are banned because of noise? Max Modena, living in Switzerland, decided it was an opportunity to build the Quantya, an electric MX bike without any of the usual 2 stoke buzz. Powered by a 14kW electric motor running at 48 volts, it recharges in 2 hours after a running time anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 … [Read more...]