The Kneeslider

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Electric Motorcycle from Derbi GPR 50

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There's a growing group of homebuilders who are converting vehicles of all sorts to electric power, motorcycles among them. This motorcycle is a Derbi GPR 50 where the builder removed the original drivetrain and installed 6 lead acid batteries, an electric motor and a DC converter. The video is a short walk around of the bike and then a ride around the neighborhood. The … [Read more...]

New Harley Davidson XR1200

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Harley Davidson held a press conference at Intermot over in Cologne, Germany and showed their new XR1200 Sportster. The boys over at Raptors and Rockets linked to some pics which show a very flat track style Sporty with enough ground clearance to lean over quite a ways without dragging and grinding anything. According to HD, it has downdraft fuel injection, electronically … [Read more...]

New Kawasaki Concours – 2008 Concours 14

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The Kawasaki Concours has a couple of things in common with the Yamaha Vmax, it's been around essentially unchanged almost forever (introduced in 1986) and it has a very dedicated following of owners who absolutely love it. This year, though, Kawasaki finally decided to bring the bike into the 21st century and they are introducing the Concours 14 and Concours 14 ABS as 2008 … [Read more...]

ENV Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle Video

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We've talked about the ENV hydrogen powered fuel cell motorcycle many times here and there has been some discussion about what it might be like to ride and what it would sound like. Here's a video of the bike in action which shows it to be a bit more responsive than you might first imagine. I'm still having a little bit of a hard time getting past the design but when you run a … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Builders – JVB Moto – Ducati Custom

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This one is nice, really nice. JvB Moto, operating out of Cologne, Germany, won the Ducati Design contest in 2004 with his creation called Flat Red. All wiring is hidden for a clean look and he relocated the battery, electrics and the oil cooler to free up space for a redesigned fuel tank and airbox. Overall, this is one good looking Ducati. My only small quibble would be … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Builders – ARC Fabrication

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ARC Fabrication is a small business run by Doug Cook with the assistance of his wife Sharon, another of those builders we don't often hear about but turning out frames and motorcycle parts for riders who happen to hear about their work. Doug is an ex-racer and his enthusiasm for motorcycles resulted in this business that centers around custom motorcycles and fabrication. He can … [Read more...]