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2 Wheel Passport Motorcycle Travel TV Series

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2 Wheel Passport is a new motorcycle travel show coming to the U.S. next year, based on a show by the same name shown in Europe in 2003. Each one hour episode will take a group of motorcyclists on a ride to and through a destination in the U.S. like Deals Gap, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Pacific Coast Highway and many more. Each episode is designed to make the most of … [Read more...]

Quick Motorcycle Article Updates

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A few quick updates on stories from The Kneeslider: Sarah Lyon let us know she just returned from a month on the road on her mission to photograph female mechanics for her upcoming Female Mechanics Calendar. She did photo shoots of 14 mechanics and now the work begins, putting it all together for the calendar. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Rob Kasten says his … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider – Back from Tony Foale Seminar

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I just returned from the Tony Foale seminar in Ohio with quite a bit to tell you. If you want to learn one helluva lot about motorcycle dynamics and motorcycle suspension, Tony's seminars are a quick way to upgrade your knowledge. I'll be sorting everything out and posting a little later. Also had an up close look at Rob Kasten's reverse rotating rotors while I was there. … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Repair and Motorcycle Restoration

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One of life's pleasures is mechanical repair... really. If you've never understood the reason so many of us spend hours in the garage, wrenches in hand, figuring out what went wrong or what needs to be fixed, it might be hard to explain. Motor vehicles have the advantage of moving when they work so if you did the job right, things make noise and something happens, you can climb … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider Summer Update

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Here at The Kneeslider, we're preparing for a bit of short term traveling and a lot of behind the scenes tech work that will keep us fully occupied. In the meantime, you can catch some racing tomorrow in Germany: The German MotoGP on SpeedTV: MotoGP Sunday 4PM eastern 250cc Sunday 5PM eastern … [Read more...]

2007 Iron and Lace – Fast Dates Calendar

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Is it that time of year already? The all new calendars are ready to order, Iron and Lace (very soon), Fast Dates and Garage Girls all decked out with your basic selection of good looking women and custom motorcycles. These are just the thing for that bare spot on your garage wall, you know the one over your toolbox or next to your bike. A little atmosphere for those bench … [Read more...]