It's been a while since we talked about any motorcycle powered cars on The Kneeslider and I just got a note about the Hyper Pro Racer so I thought I'd take a look. The 5 valve Yamaha 450 WR engine is designed for dirt bikes, but the Aussies thought it would be ideal for their track car built for the Hyper Racer spec series where all cars are the same and the engine is sealed. … [Read more...]
Polaris Really Means it When They Say They’re Building an All New Indian
Ever since Polaris bought the struggling Indian Motorcycle Company, there has been a lot of speculation about what it was going to do. A lot of you have been fearing the new Indian would be nothing more than a fancy and higher priced Victory, which would pretty much seal the fate on another attempt to resurrect the brand, but it looks like Polaris really is serious about Indian … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Kneeslider
It's been an interesting year. I try to reserve the word "interesting" for those times when a lot of challenges occur, and this year, for me personally and for a lot of you, too, interesting is the perfect description. I find this annual break during the end of year holiday season to be the right time to recharge and reflect, to see what went right, what went wrong and then … [Read more...]
Is Your Imagination Future Proof?
You've probably seen the drawings where some illustrator thought he was being very techie and placed three gears next to one another in a triangle all meshed together. You and I can look at a graphic like that and our spatial imagination quickly sees the problem, the gears can't turn because they're all locked in place. Now look at the gears in the photo. The photo and the … [Read more...]
Bottpower XR-1 Makes its Debut with a Kit Soon to Follow for Your Buell XB
Almost two years ago, Bottpower started the XR-1 project for a customer of theirs who wanted to build a new street bike from his Buell XB. He had some ideas, sort of a Buell flat tracker and after explaining what he had in mind to the guys at Bottpower, turned them loose to see what they could come up with. It was an ambitious project, to do it right, they were going to … [Read more...]
Aniket Vardhan’s Musket 998 V-Twin Startup Video!
The color of this video is way off, but the sound, ... well the sound is right on. This is the Musket 998, designed, and built by Aniket Vardhan. He created the patterns, cast the cases and built this engine from two Royal Enfield 500 singles. There has been a lot of anticipation surrounding this project and I'm sure this video will cause smiles all around the world, ... … [Read more...]
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