Jesse James was fined $271,250 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for building 50 motorcycles between 1998 and 2005 violating state emissions standards. While some may feel this just shows no one is above the law, looking a little closer makes it appear it was more about the money. Jesse James is not turning out thousands of motorcycles and when told his bikes … [Read more...]
Evel Knievel Skycycle Snake River Rocket For Sale
About 30 years ago, Evel Knievel kept popping up with one wild motorcycle jump after another, buses, trucks, almost anything you could line up and precede with a ramp and finally, the Snake River Canyon. Many of his jumps were successful, some spectacular failures but you have to admit, he was a showman and promoter. Other jumpers have come since but everyone remembers the name … [Read more...]
Triazuma by Ludovic Lazareth
Ludovic Lazareth made a logical move with the Triazuma, a design based on his Quadrazuma. In the U.S., quads are not street legal but three wheelers are because they're considered motorcycles. Lazareth built this three wheeler with homologation in mind for France and the United Arab Emirates, as far as I can tell. How about the U.S.? To me, this looks extremely cool. Based on … [Read more...]
Michael Ulman Motorcycle Sculptures
OK, I'm impressed, ... really impressed. Michael Ulman is a "found-object" sculptor, taking things found in the trash, at junkyards and fleamarkets, almost anywhere and then using the parts and pieces to form his mechanical artwork. He's focused on fantasy motorcycles but turns out the occasional speedboat or hot rod, too. His pieces look like they should start up and run but … [Read more...]
Cleveland Motorcycle Show 2007
A friend and I performed our late January ritual of attending the Cleveland Motorcycle Show yesterday. It's usually interesting, though show quality varies from year to year, this year was pretty good. Many motorcycles written about on The Kneeslider were there so we had the chance to see them close up. The new Victory Vision touring bikes were there and my impression was … [Read more...]
Hybrid Motorcycle Concept
Hybrid motorcycles have not been as much of a hot topic in the motorcycle world as in the auto world. Motorcycles already get pretty decent mileage and there is more talk of going straight to electric power without the intermediate hybrid step. However, as proved by the Yamaha Gen-Ryu, there is work being done in that direction. The concepts shown here are the result of a … [Read more...]
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