If you like the idea of Motorcycle Repair and Motorcycle Restoration but you haven't yet joined the ranks of highly skilled garage wizards, don't give up. You don't need mysterious training available only to the select few, you can learn a lot on your own. It starts with desire, you mix that with effort and persistence plus a small dash of bruised knuckles and over time you'll … [Read more...]
Victory Powered XYZ by Allmond Cycle Design
Roger Allmond, who we last saw when he built his Ducati powered T Bob, just finished his newest bike, the XYZ (named after XYZ machines who sponsored the build). The XYZ is powered by a 92 inch Victory V-twin engine from Victory U.K. sitting in a handbuilt aluminum frame. Not many details yet but it looks like a real bruiser of a streetfighter. Another custom builder creating … [Read more...]
JCB Dieselmax goes 317mph at Bonneville
In another example of diesel engines moving into the performance arena, the JCB Dieselmax streamliner made two runs at Bonneville, 308mph last Thursday and 325mph on Friday for a two run average of 317mph making it the fastest diesel ever to run at Bonneville. They will be refitting the streamliner with the 750bhp JCB444-LSR “record†engines for the more demanding FIA … [Read more...]
Quick Motorcycle Article Updates
A few quick updates on stories from The Kneeslider: Sarah Lyon let us know she just returned from a month on the road on her mission to photograph female mechanics for her upcoming Female Mechanics Calendar. She did photo shoots of 14 mechanics and now the work begins, putting it all together for the calendar. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Rob Kasten says his … [Read more...]
Small Rotary Engines for Motorcycles?
Got a note the other day with a question about an engine, possibly for use in a motorcycle. The engine was this 1300cc 2 rotor rotary engine made by Rotamax. After looking at the specs it seemed like an interesting option. Engine size is pretty reasonable, 22.7"-L x 17.4"-W x 17.9"-H, and it weighs 153 pounds. It puts out 170 horsepower and 130 foot pounds of torque which … [Read more...]
How You Can Help Make the GG Quad Street Legal
GG Quad North America, importers of the GG Quad, have a problem. As we noted before, the GG Quad is a great looking machine, the problem is you can't drive it on the street. It's already street legal in Europe, Japan, Russia and Dubai but not in the U.S. GG Quad North America has filed a petition with the NHTSA to allow a 4-wheel classification for a motorcycle vehicle license. … [Read more...]
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