The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Antique motorcycles

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Old motorcycles fascinate me and a lot of other folks, too, especially this group, the Antique Motorcycle Club of America. If you look through their site you'll find a few articles like this one on racing old motorcycles at Bonneville or another on restoring an old Triumph streamliner. If you like the old stuff, this site should be on your list of places to visit. Spend a … [Read more...]

Plastic models under attack by lawyers

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There's a pretty good chance you built a few plastic models when you were growing up. I know I did. I had cars, airplanes, tanks, all sorts of things, it just seems to be part of the process for those of us who eventually turned into motorheads. Well, military models are under attack and it's not from peace groups. Company lawyers are demanding royalties from model … [Read more...]

Motorcycle auction prices

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A few days ago an Oldsmobile F88 concept car sold for $3,000,000. Then a press release arrives about a Cobra sold at $2,133,000. With all of this money flying around, I started wondering what classic motorcycles were going for on the auction block. I found the site for MidAmerica Auctions and looked over the prices … [Read more...]

Monster challenge 6

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The New York Monster challenge is in the books and the winner took a little different route and actually used some building skills to get his Monster together. A bit of welding and metalwork was required to modify his 2004 Monster 1000. It's nice to see a little more skill involved as opposed to bolting on accessories. There's nothing wrong with bolt ons but in a competition I … [Read more...]

Cell phone drunks

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Another study confirms again what I mentioned way back here. If you're driving and talking on a cell phone, you're impaired. If you're a teenager, you have reaction times like you're over 70. "OK Buddy, put down the cell phone and step away from the car." … [Read more...]

Microwaves end vehicle chases

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If you saw the movie, 2 Fast 2 Furious, there were a couple of scenes where cars pursued by police were stopped by a giant dart that disabled the electronics and the car just shut off. Well, a scientist out in LA has come up with a microwave system that transmits enough targeted energy to disable a vehicle, after which it rolls to a stop. Since there is no actual giant dart … [Read more...]