Comments on "borrowed" content, breaking news and technical skill. Long time readers of TheKneeslider.com already know racing coverage is pretty light around here. We do cover some of the goings on of Valentino Rossi and a few other racers but only to highlight their skill, not so much to cover the points race towards any particular championship. Demonstrations of high level … [Read more...]
Thunder Star 1200 brochure in English
One of our readers was kind enough to draw our attention to the fact that Star Twin has made an English version of their brochure for the Thunder Star 1200 available at their website. The text is below but you can view the pdf version of the brochure by following the link. Thanks, Anders! Thunder Star brochure Brochure text follows: A new motorcycle with … [Read more...]
The Rocketman
We mentioned that rocket bike last week which was pretty cool, well this guy is over the top. Ky Michaelson, also known as The Rocketman, has had a fascinating life of building some really cool rocket powered vehicles, a rocket Harley (used to jump over 26 buses back in 1977), a rocket go cart (that went 252mph), a rocket trike, rocket bicycle, rocket snowmobile, ... you get … [Read more...]
Ducati Monster S4Rs specs
Ducati sent us all the specs on the new Monster S4Rs and if you dig through everything, what seems to jump out is how much time and effort they put into cleaning everything up for public view. If you take your average fully faired sportbike, strip off the bodywork and view the result, you're likely to see a hodgepodge of wires and cable ties, clamps and unfinished odds and … [Read more...]
Electric motorcycles like hybrid cars too silent?
Remember when we mentioned the problem with the new ENV hydrogen motorcycle being too silent? You could be zipping down the road and people would walk out in front of you because they never heard you coming. It seems the new hybrid cars are running into the same problem when in their all electric mode. You start backing up in a parking lot and bang!, you hit a pedestrian. … [Read more...]
Big Bear Electric Chopper
A chopper project dedicated to fallen officers of the California Highway Patrol, has all the usual chopper looks but it's missing something normally associated with bikes like this,... sound. This chopper, looks like it's powered by a 124 cubic inch S&S V twin, but the engine has actually been gutted and the whole bike has been built with batteries and electric motors in place … [Read more...]
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