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English Builders and Their Amazing Little Sheds

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Remember those English sheds referenced in this recent article? For many of us in the USA, even that single car garage we say is too confining for serious work would be pretty spacious compared to what our friends in the UK often have to work with. A couple days ago I was going through the thread on the Performance Bikes forum detailing the Kwikasfaki build up. Cabbie, as the … [Read more...]

Mule Motorcycles Interview and Video

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Richard Pollock of Mule Motorcycles, one of our favorite builders, was interviewed recently and gives us a very interesting look at the man behind those beautiful street trackers. Along with the interview is a short, but well done video to give you a flavor of Richard's ideas and what he's like when at work in his garage shop. Not surprisingly, it's quite a contrast to the slam … [Read more...]

Dymag Wheels are Available in the USA

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Dymag Wheels have come full circle. After going bankrupt 2 years ago, they were brought back to life by CSA Performance Wheels and went into production again early this year. This morning I received a note from the company that they are now available in the USA through their online store at Dymag-USA. They are currently offering 5 different wheel models: CH3 - DYMAG … [Read more...]

Norton Manx Style Buell X1 Lightning Cafe Racer

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What do you do with a half finished 2001 Buell X1 Lightning project bike? That was the question facing John Whitby when he saw it. His friend, Mark Blundell, runs a salvage yard in Canada where the owner brought the non running Buell to get it off his hands. When John and Mark later looked at the Buell, adding new plugs, a battery and some fuel, they had a runner, though still … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider Server Upgrades

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Just wanted to make a note that The Kneeslider is moving to a brand new server, you know, kind of a big bore turbo setup. If everything goes as planned, you won't notice a thing unless you happen to stop by before the bolts are tight and the covers are on. By the time most of you get here tomorrow, we'll be cruising down the Interwebs in our spiffy new high performance digital … [Read more...]

Harley to Build More Physically and Financially Accessible Motorcycles

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In light of our story last week about Harley's increasing sales in some segments of the market, it's interesting that Harley Davidson Chief Operating Officer, Matt Levatich, has just said the company will offer bikes that are more physically and financially accessible. Evidently the entry level Sportsters are not enough to bring in the sales growth they're looking for even … [Read more...]