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Texas Hardtails episode 1

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Well, one show is in the bag. I forgot all about it but remembered about 10 minutes after it started though I might have been better off missing more. If you're looking for motorcycle TV, spend a little time with Two Wheel Tuesday, Superbike or MotoGP racing or maybe drag racing. Get a DVD like Faster. Better yet, get out and ride or give your bike some garage time and … [Read more...]

MotoGP too technical?

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Read an interesting article in Bike magazine about MotoGP on its way to becoming boring because it's too technical, from a machinery point of view. With ever increasing computer control of everything on the bike, we won't see the riders wrestling the machines to do their bidding but instead we'll see slick machines, carving around the track with much of the difference between … [Read more...]

Perpetual motorcycles

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Have you ever watched someone bend up a new exhaust pipe with an automatic pipe bender? Feed in the right numbers with a length of straight pipe and presto, exhaust pipe, exactly like the factory piece. Think about that. As long as you have the right numbers for the machine, you can make any pipe for any car, and what does that have to do with motorcycles? For quite a few … [Read more...]

Yamaha 2 wheel drive at auction

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The Monterey Classic Bike Auction, coming up in conjunction with the Laguna Seca MotoGP, has a growing list of interesting bikes in their lineup. I just noticed they've added a Yamaha WR-450F 2 wheel drive super moto. There's also a Triton 650 racer and lots more. The auction would make a nice addition to your trip if you're heading over for the races. … [Read more...]

Thunder Star 1200 torque questions continued

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As I was searching for more documentation on the Thunder Star torque, horsepower and rpm figures, Andy, who is conveniently located over in the UK, was kind enough to forward an article that appeared in the March 2005 issue of the UK magazine "Streetfighters." Their writeup had a few more details on construction but some of their numbers raised even more questions. Their … [Read more...]

Thunder Star Diesel update and questions

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Lots of folks (Thanks, Make blog, Real Tech News, Treehugger, Metaefficient and a lot more) picked up on our biodiesel motorcycle post the other day where I mentioned the possibility of combining biodiesel with the performance of the Thunder Star 1200 TDI. It does seem a few misread what I said, I have no idea whether Star Twin has tried or tested biodiesel in their bike. … [Read more...]