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Vintage Motorcycle Days 2007

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Most anyone interested in vintage motorcycles already has this marked on their calendars and their plans are made but I want to remind everyone else that July 27-29, 2007, are the dates for the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. For me, this a must attend event every year. The swap meet alone is worth the price of admission but that's only a small … [Read more...]

V-Quad 4 Cylinder Engine

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Several custom bikes have recently shown up with 4 cylinder V-Quad engines, essentially 2 Harley Davidson V-Twins joined at the hip. OCC built their Intel chopper, Carl Brouhard built a twin turbo version and there are probably a few others. Got a note yesterday from Tim, who sent me the link to Nelson Engineering, makers of the particular V-Quad used in these bikes. Greg … [Read more...]

NHTSA Examines Imported Motor Vehicle Parts

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What happens when a foreign company simply refuses to recall unsafe motor vehicle parts or equipment? The NHTSA began thinking about that problem in light of recent events. Last month, a recall was initiated for tires manufactured by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., China's second-largest tire maker. Hangzhou exports tires to FTS (Foreign Tire Sales), a New Jersey company, … [Read more...]

S&S Planning X-Wedge Frames and Rolling Chassis

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Doing a quick scan of the September issue of Cycle World, something caught my eye. In a follow up article on the new S&S X-Wedge engine, it was noted that since the engine's mounting points were incompatible with frames designed for Harley Davidson engines, S&S would start building their own frames and rolling chassis. Most of their kits would be right in line with the standard … [Read more...]

CANJAMOTO BMW Scorpion

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Starting with a BMW R1200S, CANJAMOTO (Canadian Jamaican Motorsports), a company based in Toronto, Canada did a little bodywork and came up with what they call the Scorpion. It has no gauges, all information is to be provided via a heads up display and no windscreen is fitted, though different windscreens will be available depending on intended use. Street and Racing models … [Read more...]

2008 Indianapolis MotoGP Website Goes Live

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As promised, the 2008 Indianapolis Red Bull MotoGP website went live yesterday with complete details and information about next year's race to be held September 14th. The track layout shown above will be 2.601 miles (4.186 km) long, will feature 16 turns (10 left, 6 right) and will run in a counter clockwise direction. A new 4 turn complex is being built at the end of the … [Read more...]