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Norman Hossack Builds a Mountain Bike Suspension

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What do you do when you're Norman Hossack and the guys at work start talking about mountain bikes? Well, you might start out saying you could build a better suspension than what the bikes come with, but then your buddies say "prove it," and you find yourself with some work to do. Norm laid out four targets: 100mm Wheel travel. Same weight Less flex (mountain bike … [Read more...]

Mechanical Animations and Analog Computers – Who Needs Electronics?

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Whenever we show you a new engine, the designer usually has an animation of some sort to demonstrate how it works because a static drawing or display can be a bit obscure, but being true gearheads, you can certainly look at some gears and figure out how they work, after all, they're just gears. Well, for the most part, that's true, but every now and then, even with what appears … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson’s Liquid Cooled Heads Arrive in the Twin Cooledâ„¢ High Output Twin Cam 103â„¢

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Over two years ago we showed you the Harley Davidson Patent for a water cooled head design and it looks like it just arrived with their new Twin Cooledâ„¢ High Output Twin Cam 103â„¢. If you look at the photo above and compare it to the patent drawings, you'll see it's a well disguised water cooling system enclosed within the fairing lowers. Here's how Harley describes … [Read more...]

Norman Hossack Engineers a Trellis Front Suspension on a Trellis Frame Ducati 800

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Norman Hossack decided to show us what a trellis frame Ducati could look like by engineering a front suspension with trellis uprights. You get all of the performance advantages of a hossack suspension plus lighter weight. One glance at the finished product and the visual symmetry of the combination makes you wonder why Ducati didn't build it like this to begin with. If … [Read more...]

First Musket V-Twin Production Castings are Back from the Foundry

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It's hard to imagine what it must feel like to see your own creation break free from the molds as the hot metal begins to cool. This photo is the first production batch of castings for Aniket Vardhan's Musket V-Twin. Seven complete sets, destined to become seven complete engines. Have you been dreaming of converting your Royal Enfield Bullet to a fire breathing Musket … [Read more...]

Nembo 32 Inverted 3 Cylinder Sport Bike Ready for Production as a 2 Liter

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A few years ago, we showed you the first photos of the Nembo 32, an inverted 3 cylinder engine destined for sport bike use. The intention was to build a couple of prototype bikes and test the engine and handling and work out the bugs, after which they would be ready to move on to an "on request" production model. Well, Daniele tells me, after 4 years of building and testing, … [Read more...]