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DIY GSXR1400f – When a 750 is Not Enough

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Martin Labonte had an '89 GSXR750. Nice enough bike, but, to Martin, as with many of us, there's no replacement for displacement and an 1100 swap is a somewhat popular engine for the smaller Gixxer. He found one, but it didn't work out, a "bad deal" he tells me, so he kept looking. The GSX1400 never made it here to the States, but it has quite a following across the pond, and … [Read more...]

Water Cooled Drake Harley Davidson Powered Midget Racer

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These so seldom come up for sale, I wanted to be sure to bring it to your attention, it's a midget racer powered by a Harley Davidson knucklehead with Drake water cooled cylinders. These are such a neat car and engine combination. As I mentioned in another post: Dale Drake ... took a Harley Davidson Knucklehead engine and installed water cooled cylinders. The result was an … [Read more...]

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Development Back in Gear

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If you're a long time reader of The Kneeslider, you may remember the Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 we showed you several years ago. The V-Twin powered reverse trike was still in the very early stages of development at the time, but things were moving along nicely, right up until the economy went into a tailspin. Carl Myers, owner and sales manager, thought he'd better wait a bit and … [Read more...]

Honda CB750 Named Motorcycle of the Century by Motorcyclist Magazine

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Motorcyclist Magazine is celebrating their 100th anniversary and they thought it would be appropriate to choose a "Motorcycle of the Century," which turns out to be the 1969 Honda CB750. They call it the bike that changed everything, which is exactly what I said, several years ago. Good choice. There are lots of memorable motorcycles that created waves over the years, many … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Snowmobiles – the Product Diversity of the AMF Years

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Our local railroad museum just had one of their weekend events, with a variety of interesting displays. About a half dozen hit and miss engines which are really cool and there was a display of vintage snowmobiles. A 1969 Mercury caught my eye, all in black with a single headlight, an orange Ski Whiz along with several others. It wasn't until I was leaving that I saw this … [Read more...]

V-Rod Sidecar Adventure Rig

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Built to be just like the Hog Wild Racing desert racing sidecar we covered a few years ago, here's a 2005 Harley Davidson V-Rod outfitted for adventure sidecar racing off road, though it is fully street legal. There are Bridgestone and Michelin off road tires, Keizer wheels, Ohlin shocks, Kosman hubs, rotors and sprockets plus a 12 gallon Fuel Safe tank to get you there … [Read more...]