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Preorder Your Victory Vision on the Victory Website

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Victory Motorcycles has a new section on their website where you can get in line now for one of the new Victory Vision touring motorcycles coming out later this year. You can choose your color, select from a list of local dealers and then visit the dealer to make your deposit. The Victory Vision sparked a lot of interest when it was revealed this past January and those of … [Read more...]

Female Mechanics Needed for 2008 Calendar

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Sarah Lyon is looking for female mechanics for the 2008 edition of the Female Mechanics Calendar Project. As you may recall, Sarah set out last year on a ride across the U.S. to photograph and interview female mechanics in their daily work environments, compiling the results into the 2007 Female Mechanics Calendar. You can still buy the 2007 calendar from her website and Sarah … [Read more...]

Hydrostatic Drive Diesel Motorcycle

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Jeff Parker and Brian Okeefe work around hydraulic machinery everyday and have a knack for building some pretty interesting equipment. It turns out they're interested in motorcycles, too, so after spending some time in the shop, they wondered how they might combine their knowledge of hydraulics with their love of motorcycles and the bike you see here is one very cool … [Read more...]

Biodiesel Motorcycle – Die Moto from The Crucible

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There's a group of folks called The Crucible, building all sorts of neat stuff out in Oakland, California. It looks like they've put together a biodiesel motorcycle with a couple of goals in mind. They want to promote the use of biodiesel and other bio fuels but they also want to set a new land speed record for diesel motorcycles, currently a mere 105 mph. This custom has a … [Read more...]

Trilean – Tilting Gold Wing Enclosed Trike

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The idea of a tilting trike with a fixed rear drive section has been getting a bit more press with the Carver and Clever and the VentureOne, but I saw this one, called the Trilean, for sale on eBay based on a Honda Gold Wing and according to the description, it was built in 1998, so it precedes the others by a number of years. Before you criticize it on aesthetic grounds, … [Read more...]

360 Brake by Baldwin Wilson Development Corporation

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Here's another interesting take on motorcycle brakes that give you an almost unobstructed view of your wheels while still providing excellent stopping power. Called the 360 Brake from Baldwin Wilson Development Corporation, they work on the same principle as a clutch and pressure plate, in this case two full circumference brake pads squeeze the rotor and all parts fit inside a … [Read more...]