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Saietta R Electric Motorcycle

By Duncan Moore - Contributor to The Kneeslider

Saietta electric motorcycle

I’ve never really given much consideration to electric motorbikes. The ones I’ve seen have far too often looked somehow cobbled together, probably a necessity due to the size of the batteries, needed for a sensible range, being shoehorned into a conventional bike shaped package. Add in the fact that there’s a general perception that electric motorcycles are slow and … [Read more...]

Hill Climb Special by Chris Barber

By Duncan Moore - Contributor to The Kneeslider

Chris Barber's '30s Hill Climb Special

Chris Barber is no stranger to The Kneeslider, having had both his Desmohog Harley/Ducati hybrid engined bike and Alfabike featured here previously. His latest endeavour is a bike build which is a reaction to the increasing number of board track inspired customs being built at the moment. In his own words, “board trackers are so 2009 so I’m calling this the ‘30s Hill … [Read more...]

Steve McQueen Métisse Desert Racer Replica

By Duncan Moore - Contributor to The Kneeslider

Steve McQueen was well known as a motorcyclist and, as anyone who has seen him in the film ‘On Any Sunday’ will know, a capable dirt bike racer too. What is perhaps less well known was that he had a great deal of personal input into the bikes he rode and raced. One such bike, and allegedly his favorite was a Métisse Mark III Desert Racer imported from the UK in kit … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer by Hogbitz

By Duncan Moore - Contributor to The Kneeslider

This year has seen the emergence of a new style in the custom bike scene with both Fred Krugger and Roger Goldammer building café racer inspired, Harley engined bikes, however, there is now a more affordable option for those who want the café racer look with Harley power. Hogbitz, in Chigwell Essex, England are now building Sportster based café racers. The man behind the … [Read more...]

The Kneeslider – Guest Contributor Duncan Moore

By Paul Crowe

Today we welcome another new guest contributor, Duncan Moore. Duncan joins us from the U.K. where his duties include work on American Motorcycle Dealer magazine, the same fellows that bring us the AMD World and European championship of Custom Bike Building every year. Duncan had a chance to check out a new Harley cafe racer offered by Hogbitz and sends in his impressions. I … [Read more...]

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