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Do Women Really Want Pink Motorcycles?

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Painting something pink and saying it's for the ladies is an old cliche, but cliches usually have an element of truth, and this one, depending on the woman, may be true or terribly wrong. The builder of this bike took a fairly low mileage, Honda CB400A, dressed it in cafe racer body work and then gave it a nicely done white and pink metal flake, two tone paint job. He carried … [Read more...]

Millray V4 – Another DIY Motorcycle Engine Design from the Past

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While digging through the archives in The Kneeslider research library, an interesting article turned up. It was about two engine builders, brothers Robert and Harry Millray of Saugus, California. It seems back in 1969, they had the idea of building a motorcycle engine, a 1200cc V4, and being hands-on "get 'er done" kinda guys, that's what they did. The engine is a 60 degree, … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Racing Partners with Hero MotoCorp

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Hero MotoCorp has entered into a partnership with Erik Buell Racing with the intention of going racing. Hero will sponsor two teams in the AMA Pro Racing National Guard Superbikes Championship. As a part of the partnership, Hero will receive technology inputs and design cues for their future models from EBR. Hero is also looking at bringing to India some of Buell’s … [Read more...]

Casting the Musket V-Twin Engine

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Aniket sent me the first photos of the new 1000cc Musket V-Twin engine castings fresh out of the foundry. Those gorgeous wooden patterns we saw several weeks ago performed their job beautifully and the new aluminum castings look just perfect. The photos below step you through the process from making the sand molds to pouring the molten aluminum and finally we see the new … [Read more...]

Dangerous Thoughts About the Future of Motorcycles

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It’s easy to look right past it, but there’s more happening to the motorcycle business than a recession. The economy plays a part, no doubt, but there’s something else missing, … it's the excitement, that feeling of being on the cutting edge of a technology where big things are happening. I’ve been fascinated by technology all of my life, not only with engines and … [Read more...]