The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Scooter and Motorcycle Lamps

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Here's another artist / craftsman making things from junk unused parts. Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi studied mechanical engineering in Milan but after a few years decided to go off in another direction. After working around the family's artistic foundry and then trying his hand at photography he finally came up with the idea of creating art pieces, sometimes semi functional, as in … [Read more...]

Neodymics Electric Cyclemotor Conversion Unit

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Almost 2 years ago, I pointed to the NeoDymics bike to moped conversion unit after inventor, Jeff Radtke wrote in to tell me about it. I thought it was pretty cool but never heard anything more. Jeff wrote in today, telling me he has an all new version called the Neodymics Electric Cyclemotor. He says the first generation prototype destroyed the wheel rim when he hit a pothole … [Read more...]

Stuffed Motorcycles and Motorcycle Engines

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So you wanted to be a motorcycle builder but think you don't have the proper machine tools? Fear no more. What you need is a sewing machine! These motorcycles and engines (they do cars and trucks, too) look somewhat like the models they represent. I'm not really sure who buys these but it looks like there was a lot of time involved. The site is in Japanese but I think these … [Read more...]

Honda ST1300 Streetfighter

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As I wandered through the bikes at Vintage Motorcycle Days I came across something a little peculiar . As I looked it over, another fellow asked me, "What are we looking at here?" The longitudinal V4 narrows it down pretty quickly and what we were looking at is actually a 2004 Honda ST1300 that had an unfortunate encounter with a deer. Instead of replacing all of the plastic, … [Read more...]

Steampunk Motorcycles

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What if technology had taken a different path? What if the steam powered technology of the Victorian era had continued on to the present day, offering up the same devices we use but with the metal, gears and wheels prevalent in those early machines? That's the idea behind steampunk, current day tech with a steam era look. Because of the current high interest in steampunk, … [Read more...]

SnowJob Twin Tracked Motorcycle Conversion Kit

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Have any of you ever seen one of these? It's called SnowJob and was sold by Advanced Recreation Equipment of Mountain View, California in 1973. The conversion is a twin track assembly that your motorcycle bolts into after removing the wheels and it looks like the chain is used to drive the tracks. The motorcycle tilts within the tracks which would give the front ski the ability … [Read more...]