The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

LED lighting

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LED's are showing up everywhere. I see them in a lot of traffic lights these days, they last forever and use less power. You see them in a lot of taillights for custom motorcycles and cars and as replacement kits for lots of motorcycles. I haven't been paying close attention but I wonder how many are showing up in standard production vehicles. Once they get them to the point … [Read more...]

Honda CBX on TV

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Just staring at the news on TV this morning as I had my coffee and a commercial comes on for Pfizer and something about cholesterol. People are walking through a park and smiling and having far too much fun, you know, the usual commercial nonsense, and there parked by the trees is a pristine Honda CBX. Just your average motorcycle. I wonder how things like that get chosen for … [Read more...]

Sunday Sales in Michigan

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This came across the wire and I went, Huh? It seems the folks up in Michigan have a newly changed law that went into effect that limits Sunday vehicle sales. Motorcycle dealers got clarification and it seems Sunday sales of motorcycles are OK, but cars are not. What the heck is going on over there? A law that dates back to 1953 was just changed to crack down on unlicensed car … [Read more...]

Subaru STi turbo ATV

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Remember the Crocodile Dundee movie where he says "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife," well those folks down under are at it again, only this time it would be, that's not an ATV, THIS is an ATV! The STI-ATV. You start with the turbo engine from a Subaru WRX STi, 227hp, you build a frame with a little bodywork, add 5 speeds and 4WD and the whole thing weighs in about 1200 … [Read more...]

Samsung Camcorder – helmet cam

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We've spoken here before about helmet cameras, but this is very cool. Available tomorrow on Amazon, the Samsung SCX105L MPEG4 Sports Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom will do the job very nicely. The SC-X105 combines innovative design and pro-caliber video capture capabilities with Samsung's latest usability enhancements. The Instant Power ON option means that users never have … [Read more...]

Suzuki B King production?

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Is Suzuki going to produce the B King? Originally making the show rounds back in 2001 and getting on all of the magazine covers, the Boost King was a 250hp turbocharged concept that looked liked it could kick some serious butt. Now, according to Australian Motorcycle News, it will be coming out late this year after being introduced at the Paris Motorcycle Show. Of course, … [Read more...]