The Kneeslider

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Radial Bi Rotary Balanced Piston Combustion Engine

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You've heard of radial engines and rotary engines, you probably also know a piston radial has a fixed cylinder block and a rotating crankshaft. A pistonless rotary like the Wankel has the same fixed engine block and a rotating rotor, while a piston rotary, looks like a radial, but the cylinder block rotates around a fixed crankshaft. So far, so good. So, what's a radial … [Read more...]

Circle Cycle Internal Combustion Engine

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We haven't looked at any new internal combustion engines for a while and I just spotted this one, the Circle Cycle engine. It's described as an orbital, non-reciprocating internal combustion engine, having pistons and cylinders and able to run on a variety of combustible liquids or gasses. It has no engine block, no crankshaft or connecting rods, no separate flywheel, no intake … [Read more...]

Ural Sales up 39 Percent Along with their Cool Factor

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This Ural PR piece hit my inbox yesterday and it got me thinking. What is it about the Ural that has them on the upswing while so many other bikes are collecting dust on showroom floors? That M70 anniversary model we wrote about just over a month ago sold out in less than 2 weeks. The Ural is "suddenly cool" after being around for 70 odd years. It's certainly no super bike, it … [Read more...]

Hands On Skills Mean Greater Choice and Freedom to Buy Used

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Given all of our recent talk about hands on skills and the positive reception it has among readers here, think about another real benefit the hands off crowd might not consider, the freedom to buy used. Take a minute to check out the motorcycles for sale. Look through those listings for a few minutes, how many are really out of consideration if you don't do your own work? If … [Read more...]

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum is Expanding

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If the already spectacular Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum wasn't enough, George Barber has decided it needs something more and is completing plans for a 100,000 square foot expansion to be built inside the track. It will be connected to the existing 140,000 square foot museum by an enclosed bridge over the track where you'll be able to observe motorcycles and cars racing … [Read more...]

Renew Old Skills and Create Your Own Opportunities – A Very Personal Note from The Kneeslider

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You might have noticed the many articles on old skills like casting metal I've been writing recently and other articles encouraging you to become more hands on, getting some tools and learning to work on your own motorcycle, whether a simple maintenance checkup or more involved mechanical or electrical repairs, and you may be wondering where I'm going with all of this. Well, … [Read more...]