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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...]

Apple iPhone Cameras and Motorcycle Vibrations Don’t Mix

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If you have an iPhone mounted on your motorcycle, especially on the handlebars, this notice is for you. It seems the iPhone camera system has a lot of image stabilization technology to keep your photos sharp even when your phone isn't perfectly still. So far, so good. Unfortunately, a lot of motorcycle riders have mounts for their iPhone attached to the handlebars or somewhere … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Introduces the Sportster S Powered by the Revolution Max 1250T

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The Sportster has taken a leap ahead into the 21st century with the introduction of the Sportster S powered by the liquid cooled Revolution Max 1250T. It's 121 horsepower with 94 foot pounds of torque and it will spin up to 9500 RPM, but forget the numbers for a moment, this is a great looking bike and it's going to be difficult to call the Motor Company's technology behind the … [Read more...]

LiveWire ONE is First Offering of the New Standalone Brand From Harley Davidson

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Harley Davidson is committing to the electric motorcycle market with their new standalone brand and the first model is the LiveWire ONE, branded as LiveWire, not as a Harley Davidson. They also make something very clear, this is a motorcycle for the urban rider: ... it is an electric bike built for the pursuit of urban adventure. ... a bold new understanding of … [Read more...]

Buell Gets Up and Dirty With the 1190HCR Hillclimber

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Just got a note from Buell Motorcycles about their win in a recent hill climb event. Two riders, Logan and Luke Cipala, were both riding Buell 1190HCRs. Logan Cipala took first place in the AMA Pro Hillclimb in the twin class at Freemansburg, PA. My first thought was, 1190HCR? Yep, it seems Buell has decided to get into hill climbing with a purpose built model and it looks … [Read more...]

Projects Not Credentials, Do It to Prove It

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You don't need permission to learn You can learn anything you want, starting today. If you want to learn how to do advanced mathematics, TIG weld aluminum, create complicated CAD drawings, do computer programming, 3D print a complex piece of your own design, or anything else you don't yet know how to do, you can start immediately, no permission necessary, no application … [Read more...]