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Liberty Motors ACE From Pete Larsen With Mid Mounted Gold Wing Flat Six

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Veterans of The Kneeslider will remember the articles we had about Pete Larsen's Cycle Car, built to be a modern update to the Morgan 3 Wheeler. It was so good, in fact, that Morgan bought it from Pete and the Morgan 3 Wheelers now sold from the factory are based on Pete's design. Well after all of that, Pete didn't sit in front of the TV with a bag of chips, he went back to … [Read more...]

NCCR Developing a Buell SuperSingle Based on the 1125 and 1190 V-Twins

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Swedish Buell specialist company, NCCR, is currently working on a new SuperSingle engine based on both the 1125 and 1190 versions of the Buell Helicon V-Twin. Using the same concept as seen in the Ducati Supermono, they remove one cylinder and in its place install a pivoting lever that connects to the connecting rod for that cylinder, providing balance previously provided by … [Read more...]

Buell Hammerhead Production and Online Reservations to Begin on November 1

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Buell Motorcycle Company will begin production and taking online reservations for the Buell Hammerhead 1190 on November 1st. Power comes from a 72 degree, 185 horsepower, 101 foot pounds of torque V-Twin. Fuel is carried in the aluminum frame and up front it's equipped with the now familiar single perimeter front brake. Weight is 419 pounds. Buell will also be using an … [Read more...]

3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers Puts Pro Design Tools on Your Desktop

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Most of you are familiar with the name SOLIDWORKS, it's 3D design software for the serious professional and over the years, we've shown you project after project owing its existence to its skillful use. Unfortunately, tools this powerful are often priced beyond reach for many of us, but software companies are very aware of the maker movement and its legions of builders. How can … [Read more...]

There’s a Royal Enfield Flat Tracker Hiding Inside a 500cc Bullet

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If you check out the Royal Enfield website, you'll notice they're promoting flat track racing now with their 650 parallel twin, but suppose what you have is an older 500cc single, what then? Well, you start there and build your own version of a flat tracker like this one and I think it's pretty sweet. There's a lot to like with this build, starting with a 2016 500cc … [Read more...]