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THINK! motorcycle safety U.K. Safety Campaign

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There's a new safety campaign just getting under way that our friends in the U.K. might have noticed already, it's called THINK! Motorcycle Safety. They're going to be running a series of TV, radio and print ads, focusing on motorcycle safety for the purpose of raising motorcycle awareness among auto drivers. There are videos on their website showing the TV spots and the one I … [Read more...]

Diesel Motorcycles – here’s a fast one

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We write about diesel motorcycles a lot around here, there's the Thunder Star of course, the D650A1 Bulldog now going into production, the Roush diesel ATV and we mentioned the biodiesel Royal Enfield several days ago. Performance varies all across the spectrum, but if we use the term "diesel fueled" motorcycles, we can add one more, the Y2K Superbike built by Marine Turbine … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Parts at The Kneeslider

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The Kneeslider is expanding again, just a couple of weeks ago we brought you motorcycles for sale, this time we have motorcycle parts, thousands of 'em, online and separated by category and manufacturer. We gathered all of the ebay motorcycle parts together then we broke them out so you can scan them easily. This is the perfect time of year to pick up a few things so you … [Read more...]

Rossi Testing Formula 1

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Valentino Rossi is now doing multi team testing in a Formula 1 car where everyone is getting the opportunity to see just how well he can drive compared to a lot of other drivers and teams on the same track. Previously, he was out with the Ferrari team and it was hard to tell if his skills would transfer at a measurable and competitive level. So far, it seems he's doing pretty … [Read more...]

American Motorcycles 300 Front Tire Movie Chopper

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You've put the 300 rear tire on and you still want more? Got a deal on big rubber so you bought two but you only have one bike? Well, American Motorcycles has your answer, mount one of those big guys up front. They built a chopper called "Headhunter" for an upcoming movie called The Ironhorsemen, sporting a Revtech 110 horsepower engine, six speed right side transmission and … [Read more...]

OX99-11 – The Yamaha Supercar

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Last week we brought you the previously little known story of the Kawasaki race car. Well, Yamaha also had a factory effort focused on the design and construction of, not a race car exactly, but an exotic supercar using a detuned version of Yamaha's then Formula One V12 engine and built to the highest levels of automotive engineering and sophistication, the car was known as the … [Read more...]