The Kneeslider

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Troy Corser’s Suzuki for sale – sort of

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How would you like to own and race Troy Corser's Suzuki GSX-R 1000 in Team Alstare Corona Extra colors? You would? Great. You can have this 1/5 scale radio controlled model that has a top speed of 30km/hr. It's made by Nikko and should be available everywhere by the end of April. There's no mention of the cost but all of you R/C guys may have an idea of what this sort of thing … [Read more...]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Photos

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Photos have surfaced from the actual motorcycle trip written about by Robert Pirsig in the book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Very, very cool. If you've read it, you know what an intriguing story it is as Pirsig and his son Chris along with another couple, Sylvia and John, take a cross country motorcycle trip and discover life. The book gets very deep into the … [Read more...]

Trixter X-Bike

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How do you train off season to stay in shape for riding? If you're a racer, how do you warm up before the race? Motorcycle riding can be a strenuous physical activity and if your off season exercise level is low, your early season riding is likely to be sub par. The Trixter X Bike might be an answer. I saw this on Two Wheel Tuesday a few weeks ago and they talked about all … [Read more...]

Up-N-Smoke Engine Project

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We've all seen those motivational posters, a photo of some sort and words like "Excellence" or "Courage" underneath, they're meant to get our juices flowing and doing great things. For me, though, these prints, done in the same style would work far better. With captions like "Black Shadow" or "Chief" they focus on the mechanical beauty of vintage motorcycle engines. This … [Read more...]

Bert Munro Books – World’s Fastest Indian

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With all of the press about The World's Fastest Indian, you might be interested to know there are a couple of books about Bert Munro, One Good Run : The Legend of Burt Munro by Tim Hanna and Burt Munro Indian Legend of Speed by George Begg. The publication of the first book by Tim Hanna was timed to coincide with the release of the movie starring Anthony Hokins. The other … [Read more...]

Paper V Twin Engine

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From the same fellow that brought us the Paper V8 comes this Paper V Twin. It's about half the size of a real engine and has what must be about a million self made, cut out and folded pieces. You need a ruler, exacto knife and white glue to construct it, the movement is powered by hand. It looks very cool but you would need a lot of time and patience to put this together. … [Read more...]