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Bike Builder for The World’s Fastest Indian

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By now, most of you are aware of the movie, The World's Fastest Indian, opening nationwide next month. It's about Burt Munro, a New Zealander who came to Bonneville multiple times in search of speed. Of course, when you do a movie like this, you need a replica motorcycle, or two, so they went looking for a builder and found Wayne Alexander. Wayne sat down for an interview … [Read more...]

Rocket Bike Powered by Roofing Tar

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Now that we have guys building rockets like SpaceShipOne, everyone's getting into the rocket powered game. Tim Pickens happens to be a rocket designer with Orion Propulsion and he got the bug to strap on some thrust but all he had available was a bicycle, so he was off to the garage and wheeled out with this. Actually his first one was a little 35 pound thrust rocket which … [Read more...]

Ducati 3D Extreme Motorcycle Mobile Phone Game

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Ducati has something to keep those reflexes sharp during the cold weather, a little racing action for your mobile phone, Ducati 3D Extreme. I'll have to get the reviews from someone else, though, my fingers don't work that fast on tiny buttons. Press release follows: Vir2L Studios LLC and Superscape Group PLC, global entertainment publishers and developers of worldwide … [Read more...]

ENV Hydrogen Motorcycle Shown in Tokyo

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Is this the future? If what the makers of the ENV say is true, it's coming soon. The ENV hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle by Intelligent Energy is now on display at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo. Gaijin Biker was on hand to take these photos and talk to the company rep. We've had several previous posts on the ENV however, it looks like this is very close to market at an … [Read more...]

Kawasaki Factory Auto Racing

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Do you remember the Kawasaki race car? No, I didn’t either. Kawasaki makes powersports products, … motorcycles, personal watercraft, ATVs, they make small engines and power products, industrial equipment, too, … but when did they ever build a race car? Kawasaki’s Early Years Few seem to know very much about Kawasaki’s early years in the States. Entering the U.S. … [Read more...]

Zolfe Orange – Hayabusa Powered Car

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Here's something called the Zolfe Orange. It's a composite bodied car over a tubular space frame with integral roll cage. Displayed at the Autosport show, the Zolfe has a 175 horsepower Hayabusa engine with a six speed gearbox for 0-60 in 4.5 seconds, top speed is 135mph. The turbo option ups horsepower to the 300-350 range for 0-60 in 3.5 seconds and top speed around 150mph. … [Read more...]