The Kneeslider

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World’s Fastest Indian T Shirt Giveaway

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The Kneeslider has managed to get two t shirts for The World's Fastest Indian movie that is opening in the U.S. nationwide this Friday, February 3rd. Nice guys that we are, we're going to give those shirts away. All you have to do is send an email with your first and last name and zipcode to the special address set up for this contest. We'll gather names for the next four days … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Powered Hovercraft

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If you have an old motorcycle engine lying around and you're not sure what to do with it, here's an idea, build a hovercraft. You're probably familiar with what a hovercraft is, an amphibious vehicle riding on a cushion of air contained by a skirt. Most of us have seen some of the really large commercial and military models but there is a much smaller segment designed for one … [Read more...]

Bike Builder for The World’s Fastest Indian

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By now, most of you are aware of the movie, The World's Fastest Indian, opening nationwide next month. It's about Burt Munro, a New Zealander who came to Bonneville multiple times in search of speed. Of course, when you do a movie like this, you need a replica motorcycle, or two, so they went looking for a builder and found Wayne Alexander. Wayne sat down for an interview … [Read more...]

Ducati 3D Extreme Motorcycle Mobile Phone Game

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Ducati has something to keep those reflexes sharp during the cold weather, a little racing action for your mobile phone, Ducati 3D Extreme. I'll have to get the reviews from someone else, though, my fingers don't work that fast on tiny buttons. Press release follows: Vir2L Studios LLC and Superscape Group PLC, global entertainment publishers and developers of worldwide … [Read more...]

Barrett Jackson – How Rare is Rare?

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Did you watch the Barrett Jackson auction? I did, and I noticed an odd phenomenon, the huge number of perfect specimens of the same "rare" cars. A great example was the continuous stream of 427/435 horsepower mid sixties Corvettes. Now those are supposed to be a bit scarce, but there were so many coming across the block the announcers were having a hard time coming up with … [Read more...]

Barrett Jackson this weekend, some motorcycles included

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The Barrett Jackson auction from Scottsdale, Arizona is on TV this weekend and if you need an excuse to tune in, some motorcycles are included. They have a few old Vespas, some custom choppers and an old Triumph or two. I don't think it's necessarily the best place to sell an old bike but they show up on the list and when you get the auction feeding frenzy that often takes … [Read more...]