The Kneeslider

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Acme Rocket Bike

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Another U.S. builder of cafe racers is Acme Rocket Bike. I first saw one of their bikes on the Ace Cafe website. (Every time I check out the Ace Cafe I go nuts over some of the bikes.) Looked really nice so I checked out their site and made a mental note to go back for a better look. When I looked yesterday, it seems they redesigned their site and all they have is a home page … [Read more...]

Jesse James on Sixty Minutes

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There was a segment on Sixty Minutes last night about Jesse James. I don't know if there is anything anyone needs to know about him that has not been covered elsewhere but if there was, no one would gain additional insight from last night's spot. CBS assigned a totally clueless reporter to ask such questions as "How fast do your motorcycles go?" with penetrating follow ups like … [Read more...]

American Cafe Racers

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I've made lots of comments about U.S. builders stuck in the chopper world, so I thought it might be a good idea to check up on some links recommended by a couple of readers. (Thanks Doug and Jesse) I'm glad I did. American Cafe Racers is the creation of Mike Cook, who has a wide ranging and extensive background with the likes of Dan Gurney's All American Racers, Cosworth … [Read more...]

V-Rex Sportwin by Tim Cameron Design

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I said way back here that Tim Cameron was a motorcycle designer to watch. He has a series of designs that someone should be building. I stop by his site now and then but I had not been there for a while. As I have often said, there are far too many people building choppers and not enough attention is being paid to something a little sportier. Tim takes a Harley Davidson or S&S … [Read more...]

Dualie rear tires

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This was bound to happen. If you've noticed the fat tire phenomenon with custom choppers where they just keep getting bigger, sooner or later someone was going to ask, "Why not a dualie?" and so here we have Tribal Iron Custom Choppers doing exactly that. Well, on the plus side, you don't need a kickstand... The Chrysler Tomahawk had dualies, too, so maybe this is a trend. And … [Read more...]

Peregrine V4 engine

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Here's another example of what looks like a joining of two engines to make one. Peregrine Engines has developed a new V4 that looks like two Harley V twins joined at the side though I can't say for sure, they could be one of the other aftermarket V twins or their own creation. Peregrine Engines is a product line of Wayne R & D, Inc. Their press release: The radically … [Read more...]