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Kawasaki ZX-14 Runs Over 200 mph

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A ZX14 prepared by Brocks Performance Products ran 200.92 mph at the ECTA (East Coast Timing Association) speed trials in North Carolina a few weeks ago. There have been quite a few street bikes able to crack the 200 mph mark in recent years but this ZX14 did it without nitrous, without a turbo and without a supercharger. This was no big bore monster, either, in fact, it was … [Read more...]

Lacing a Spoked Motorcycle Wheel

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In the family of skills broadly known as motorcycle building, many skills are a subspecialty in themselves. We can learn each of these individually and do reasonably well though we may never reach the proficiency of those who decide to practice their art and become true masters, metal shaping being one of the best examples. Lacing wheels, on the other hand, though certainly not … [Read more...]

Hayden – Pedrosa – MotoGP

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The Kneeslider is not primarily a racing site but if you've been following the MotoGP this year you already know how the championship is getting extremely exciting as the season rolls along. Rossi had an awful start this year with setup problems on his Yamaha while Hayden had a lot of consistent podium finishes which eventually gave him the points lead. Rossi mounted a charge … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Builders – Cycle World Shows Signup

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If you have a custom bike you feel is worthy of big time exposure, you might want to sign up for a chance to display it at the Cycle World Shows that tour the country over the upcoming months. This season, the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows presented by Toyota will feature two custom bike displays: The Big Twin Customs showcase and the Sportbike Customs … [Read more...]

Suzuki B-King Coming to US

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Suzuki recently announced the long awaited B-King would be going into production as a 2007 model. As with so many recent announcements, it had the qualifier "not for the U.S." added to the news release. With that in mind, I just decided to ignore the whole thing, it's a story that gets old and reporting on bikes for everyone but us is frustrating. This bike, if you're not … [Read more...]

Team MOMBA Swap Meet Superbike

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Building a racing motorcycle can be a great way to spend a lot of money, sometimes with little to show for it in the end if you're not careful and that's why it was interesting to see the Team MOMBA (Mid Ohio Motorcycle Build Attempt) project. I had heard of this quite a few months ago and forgot about it until the November issue of Motorcyclist magazine came out with a feature … [Read more...]