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Hyanide and Baal – Others Finally Notice

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It looks like Popular Science finally discovered what The Kneeslider reported on six months ago. Back in January, we reported on the Michelin Challenge Design 2006 where two tracked motorcycle designs were introduced, the Hyanide and the Baal. We thought they were pretty cool and if you noticed, Tilmann Schlootz, one of the designers, jumped into our comment section to address … [Read more...]

Cyclefaucets – Motorcycle Style Faucets

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This is pretty high on my list of "things I've never seen before." MFX, Inc. is a company built around an idea that popped up in the head of Rob Parrette. Rob was sitting around one evening talking to his brother about motorcycles (probably lots of beer involved!) and up pops this idea about making a faucet that's styled to look like a motorcycle gas tank and handlebars. He had … [Read more...]

Gearhead Designs Motorcycle Decor

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Dig around in your garage and what do you have? Look under the workbench, don't forget that box behind the trash can, pretty soon you have an old piston or two, a rear sprocket and old chain, maybe some transmission parts, but what are they good for? Well, Gearhead Designs started when Randel dug around a bunch of old motorcycle parts he had lying around, put them all … [Read more...]

Suzuki Hayabusa Police Interceptor

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If you're passing through Oklahoma and you think you can just speed through the state without any chance of getting run down from behind, think again. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has a little surprise for you, a Suzuki Hayabusa Police Interceptor, all nice and shiny and black and radar equipped. The OHP is set to get special training at the California Superbike School. Better … [Read more...]

Piaggio MP3 Scooter- part 2

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Last week we covered the introduction of the new Piaggio MP3, dual front wheel scooter. After a little while to think about it and after watching the videos Piaggio has up on their website, this scooter looks like it may be the beginning of something. Two front wheels, as engineered by Piaggio, don't look as complex as you might imagine them to be given their ability to lean … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Stunt Bike

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Stunt bikes, you know what those are, Honda CBRs, Suzuki GSX-Rs and lots of other Japanese sportbikes all stripped down and set up to do wheelies, stoppies and a lot of really insane maneuvers most of us would hurt ourselves trying. No one would ever look at a Harley and mistake it for a stunt bike, right? Jason Pullen, former supermotard racer, decided to give it a try when … [Read more...]