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Nicky Hayden – 2006 MotoGP World Champion

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In the end of season battle where both Hayden and Rossi had to perform at their best to determine the championship, Nicky Hayden did what he had to do and Rossi made an unforced error. After a bad start dropped Rossi from the pole to 7th position, he was stuck in traffic and having a hard time trying to move up. Hayden, ran up to second spot and then was passed by Capirossi and … [Read more...]

Honda CBX – Spondon Frame Streetfighter

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Cycle World magazine puts together a regular American Flyers feature with custom motorcycles outside the usual fancy paint and chrome category, to get into the lineup you need something really special. This Honda CBX gets past the velvet rope without any discussion, it's a stunner. Tryg Westby is an ex-racer, pro bike builder and long time CBX owner. Though he's owned … [Read more...]

Ferrari Formula One Team Racecar Chopper

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Choppers are not our specialty here but this Ferrari inspired Schumacher Tribute Chopper is a bit different. It's powered by a Triumph 955 triple which is fully enclosed by the Ferrari F1 style bodywork. It's for sale over on ebay and they have a video showing it running around a bit. The music drowns out the sound of the bike, but what you do hear isn't your normal chopper … [Read more...]

Radial Engine Motorcycles – Redrup Radial

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The Redrup Radial engine is new to me but it's actually quite old. After all of our coverage of radial engine motorcycles using the Australian Rotec 7 cylinder radial like the one built by Jesse James and the radial motorcycle built by JRL Cycles that they actually plan to produce, I received several pointers to the Megola radial engine used in a motorcycle many years ago where … [Read more...]

KTM 690 Single Cylinder with 63 Horsepower

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KTM packs a lot of power into single cylinder engines. I was just going over the Intermot coverage from a couple of weeks ago and I noticed this KTM 690 Supermoto. Reading the specs is interesting, it's a single cylinder 690, actually displacing 654cc, with a power output of 63 horsepower! That's not bad. The absolute high point on the KTM stand - and a highlight of INTERMOT … [Read more...]

Suzuki Uses Motorcycles to Sell Cars

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When most people hear the name Suzuki, images of motorcycles pop up in their heads, around The Kneeslider for sure, but even elsewhere, the name Suzuki just doesn't have an automotive ring to it. Since Suzuki does sell cars and SUVs, the marketing folks have decided to use a little of their motorcycle mojo to get people interested in their automotive side. Suzuki has come up … [Read more...]