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Panda Monster

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It looks like Fiat and Ducati are getting cozy. Fiat has introduced the Panda Monster, a special edition Panda available only through online reservations beginning today. It's inspired by the Ducati Monster 695 and will be limited to 695 units. Ducati Press Release: An exclusive product “Made in Italy” Fiat celebrates the Ducati Monster 695 with a new exclusive … [Read more...]

Ducati Black Dogo

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What we have here is a Ducati Monster S4RS after a designer got done with it. Why he started in the first place, I'm not sure. It's called the Black Dogo and it has such necessary features as elephant skin on the tank with elastic bands for holding cargo, cameras instead of rearview mirrors with a monitor on the instrument panel and the designer, Ennio Capasa, says he did all … [Read more...]

Roland Sands
RenStar and RSD Grunt

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Following up on yesterday's accessible performance idea, let's take a look at what Roland Sands has been doing. We've mentioned Roland before but readers keep sending reminders to look at his bikes. Actually, his bikes constantly rate high on our list of what might be called accessible performance customs. Roland Sands, for those who aren't aware was an AMA 250cc champion, … [Read more...]

Pacific Cycle Sued Over Schwinn Scooters

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   A couple of months ago, we mentioned the new Schwinn Scooters just introduced. As a reader pointed out, the Schwinn name is owned by Pacific Cycle which put the Schwinn name on several Chinese scooters. Pacific Cycle is now being sued by CMSI of Seattle for some "interesting" business practices. 2StrokeBuzz has the story: CMSI alleges that Pacific Cycle … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Design – Accessible High Performance

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Accessible high performance is a simple idea: design a motorcycle so the average experienced rider is able to access much of its performance capabilities daily and without a race track. Another way to say this is just "having fun." Accessible performance could make for a fast track bike, too, the average rider may actually be able to ride quicker laps than with a full on race … [Read more...]

NextEngine Desktop 3D Scanner for Solidworks

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How do you accurately measure a 3D object and put it into a design package like Solidworks? You might want to do this when restoring or rebuilding an obscure motorcycle or trying to create replacement parts or even designing something brand new. Perhaps you hand carved a piece that will fit but it still needs to get into the computer so you can transfer the data for machining. … [Read more...]