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Neander Turbo Diesel Motorcycle – update

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The Neander Turbo Diesel motorcycle is another new bike getting very close to seeing the light of day in production trim. The guys have been thrashing the prototype to make sure everything is in order: Our team of test drivers allowed our prototype to taste the spring asphalt, by running it from Munich through France into Southern Spain and back. Sounds like the … [Read more...]

Mride T42 Turbo GSXR 3 Wheeler

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Micke Fredriksson of UmeÃ¥ Sweden, decided to build a 3 wheeler powered by a GSX-R1000 engine. Last year he completed his project and has since removed the rear section and converted it into 4 wheel configuration. Depending on the angle, it looks pretty good, though from some angles it doesn't flow quite so well, but the real interest here is the amount of engineering and … [Read more...]

Chinese Motorcycles – Growing Fast

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This really isn't news to anyone, we've written about Chinese motorcycles many times but it just seems like things are moving faster now. Here at The Kneeslider, email arrives almost every day from one Chinese company or another announcing their new motorcycles or motorcycle engines. If you follow their link you'll find one of thousands of similar products being offered by some … [Read more...]

Roehr Motorcycles V-Rod Powered V-roehr 1130

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Roehr Motorcycles has revealed their new V-roehr 1130 superbike, powered by the Harley-Davidson Revolution engine, the same engine found in all of Harley's V-Rod variations. Housed in carbon fiber bodywork with strong hints of Ducati, this new bike looks to have a lot of potential. As we've said many times, big twins need something other than a cruiser frame to show their stuff … [Read more...]

1933 Morgan Trike for sale

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3 wheelers keep coming up on The Kneeslider and I see there's a 1933 Morgan for sale on eBay. It's powered by a JAP V-twin and just looks really cool. There are a few companies making some great modern recreations of the originals, like the Ace Cycle Car for instance, but you have to admit, the old Morgans had one neat look about them. The out front engine placement just begs … [Read more...]

Tank Sports E85 Ethanol Fueled Motorcycle

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Tank Sports, another one of the many, many Chinese motorcycle companies we'll be hearing a lot more about in the near future, has tested both a 150cc and 250cc version of their motorcycles for use with E85 ethanol. After 7 months of research and development along with 3000km of road testing, Tank quality control has inspected and the research results in aspects of … [Read more...]