The Kneeslider

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DA42-TDI Twin Star aircraft

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With all of our posts on the Star Twin 1200 TDI sportbike you might start thinking we believe turbo diesel is a good idea. More reading on the EAA website shows the DA42-TDI Twin Star twin engine aircraft getting FAA certification. Turbo diesels in an airplane! Lately, diesels have been shattering everyone's preconceived notions of what diesels are all about. Diesels are … [Read more...]

Motoart

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Several times I've pointed out scrap metal art and the like and as I was looking over the EAA website after updating info on the HondaJet, I saw this item on Motoart. This company takes parts and pieces of old airplanes and turns them into furniture, sculpture and all sorts of neat things. How about the Aqua Bomb, a ten gallon aquarium made from a MK-84 bomb tailfin. Perhaps a … [Read more...]

Arlen Ness: The King of Choppers book

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Review: Arlen Ness is a legendary name in the chopper business but with all of the chopper shows on TV these days, it's easy to just lump him in with all the rest, a little older and far more successful maybe, but a chopper guy nonetheless. I just read Arlen Ness: The King of Choppers. When I first picked it up I was expecting one of those coffee table picture books and not … [Read more...]

Buell XB12X Ulysses

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Buell has just introduced their new XB12X Ulysses, what they call an Adventure Sportbike. I have yet to see this bike in person, my exposure is the same as yours on the Internet and in the magazines but I will say it seems to have a lot of good things going for it, enough, in fact, that I am getting that dangerous feeling of, you know, just trying one on for size. That, too, … [Read more...]

Aluminum Norton details

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When I put up the photos of the aluminum bodied Norton Commando the other day I had no details other than knowing the work was done by Evan Wilcox. I asked Evan for a few details and he explains: I did the fairing , seat/tail, and front fender. The fuel tank, and side covers are from Bartel in England. The fairing is a John Player special replica, and the tail is … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Destroyer

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Harley Davidson introduced it's new models the other day but I missed this at first glance, the Harley Davidson Screamin' Eagle Destroyer. Looks like Harley has a special division just like the car companies, CVO or Custom Vehicle Operations, is the secret skunk works facility which created this beast specifically for quarter mile duty. The bike is not street legal and its … [Read more...]