The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

American Flyers in Cycle World

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If you don't subscribe and haven't been by the newsstand, you need to check out the July issue of Cycle World. The cover catches your eye with Roland Sands' Glory Stomper with all of those neat parts from Performance Machine and proceeds to go through 21 pages of very cool bikes from cruisers to sportbikes. Gorgeous work. I'd like to write more but I can't, I'm busy reading. … [Read more...]

Racing on TV this weekend

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Great lineup this weekend for race fans: Speed Channel, Sunday, June 5th: All times EDT Road America: Supersport 2pm Superbike race 1 at 3pm Superbike race 2 is 5pm. LIVE Italian MotoGP from Mugello. MotoGP 250 at 4pm MotoGP World Championship at 6pm Set the TiVo if you can't be around. … [Read more...]

First LoJack equipped motorcycle recovered

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LoJack just released their Lojack for motorcycles in February of this year and already the first motorcycle has been recovered as a result, a 2005 Honda CBR600. The bike was inside a Dodge Caravan so police set up surveillance and captured the crooks and the bike. Not bad! Looks like this happened a month ago but I didn't see it so I may be way behind on this one. LoJack press … [Read more...]

Greasecar – why not greasebike?

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Despite the life threatening dangers of biodiesel, here is a neat system that will get your diesel powered car on the road with a fill up at the back door of your local greasy spoon. If they could make it a little smaller, diesel motorcycles could use it as well. Take straight vegetable oil and this kit and you're off. I think this is very cool. If I was driving a diesel, I'd … [Read more...]