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S&S X-Wedge V-Twin Engine

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S&S Cycle has built an all new V-Twin engine called the "X-Wedge." This is not a re-engineered anything, they started from scratch and designed a brand new engine with an emissions legal fuel and exhaust system, which will conveniently address the custom bike building issues caused by the new EPA rules. What's new about the X-Wedge? It's a 56.25 degree V-twin with a single … [Read more...]

1919 Excelsior Restoration Project Update

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When we last checked in on Paul Brodie, his 1919 Excelsior restoration was coming along nicely but it was still in the early stages of reconstruction. Paul has made a lot of progress since then though the project still has quite a way to go. According to Paul, he's still figuring out the bottom end and bevel drive, certainly no small task. The pistons just arrived a few days … [Read more...]

Intercooled ProCharger for EFI Harley Davidsons

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ProCharger has been going to all of the shows, including SEMA last week, letting everyone know about their intercooled ProCharger for Harley Davidson twin cam EFI V-Twins. If you're riding a Harley and would like to bolt on some serious horsepower, these ProChargers can boost power from 50% to 65%, which the company says means 180-plus hp out of the new 95-cid engines! Install … [Read more...]

Radial Engine Motorcycles – Redrup Radial

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The Redrup Radial engine is new to me but it's actually quite old. After all of our coverage of radial engine motorcycles using the Australian Rotec 7 cylinder radial like the one built by Jesse James and the radial motorcycle built by JRL Cycles that they actually plan to produce, I received several pointers to the Megola radial engine used in a motorcycle many years ago where … [Read more...]

KTM 690 Single Cylinder with 63 Horsepower

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KTM packs a lot of power into single cylinder engines. I was just going over the Intermot coverage from a couple of weeks ago and I noticed this KTM 690 Supermoto. Reading the specs is interesting, it's a single cylinder 690, actually displacing 654cc, with a power output of 63 horsepower! That's not bad. The absolute high point on the KTM stand - and a highlight of INTERMOT … [Read more...]

Hayabusa Powered DP1 First Drive

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It lives! Dennis Palatov dropped us a note to let us know the amazing Hayabusa powered DP1 prototype he's been building over the past 4 years has fired up and moved under power. If you've followed the build process over the past months you already know what a jaw dropping piece he's put together. Dennis notes that although the prototype is currently running the stock … [Read more...]