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Tailgunner Streetfighter – Hell’s Tailgunner

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Do you remember the Tailgunner Rotary Cannon Exhaust we mentioned back in January? Strictly a custom chopper piece, right? Well, the guys over at Angry Guy Streetfighters decided it would be perfect for a Honda CBR900RR based custom and built the Hell's Tailgunner streetfighter and sure enough, there's a rotary cannon exhaust sticking out the back. They have a lot of … [Read more...]

Rocket Bike Leads to Rocket Truck

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Some of you may remember the rocket bike powered by roofing tar built by Tim Pickens some months back. He was experimenting with the engine and kept building more powerful versions, getting up to 200 pounds of thrust which worked well enough on the bike but he had more ambitious plans, like putting a much bigger version in a pickup truck. Well, Tim has his truck now, a 2003 … [Read more...]

Crocker Motorcycle Company to Produce Kits

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Crocker Motorcycle Company of Toronto, Ontario signed a contract with Accurate Engineering to produce reproduction engines for the big and small tank Crocker Motorcycles. Along with the expanding line of parts the Crocker Motorcycle Company has been producing, they are now taking orders for their first production series of complete motorcycle kits planned for delivery beginning … [Read more...]

Steam Engine Motorcycle – Hubbard Steamcycle

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Steam engines would seem to be a bit impractical as motorcycle powerplants go but they look so cool you just have to try. This particular steamcycle is being restored by Jim Anderson of CAMA, the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association. It was built in the early '70s by Arthur "Bud" Hubbard of Monroe, CT following a design from The Model Engineer and Electrician in an article … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson International Growth

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Harley Davidson just announced it set a record for quarterly revenue and earnings which means it's doing pretty darn good and it's always nice to see that. If you read the press release you find retail sales up in the U.S. by 6.9% but it's the international sales where things really happen: Retail sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles grew 18.7 percent in international … [Read more...]

Exile Cycles Builds the RX-Streetfighter

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Here's one more example of a chopper builder recognizing the move toward bikes that work and building something you can actually ride on the street. Russ Mitchell's Exile Cycles has produced the RX-Streetfighter, powered by a Jims 120 inch twin cam with a 6 speed and loaded with carbon fiber. The exhaust is slung under the engine like a Buell and the bike has geometry and a … [Read more...]