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E.J. Potter – Michigan Madman

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We've mentioned EJ Potter before, known as the Michigan Madman and probably best known as the fellow who made exhibition runs during the '60s at dragstrips all over the U.S. and overseas, on his homebuilt "Widow Maker" Chevy V8 powered motorcycles. We just finished reading his book, "EJ Potter, Michigan Madman," and found those motorcycles were only one part of his unique … [Read more...]

CNG/LPG Motorcycles From Bajaj Auto

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Bajaj Auto, the second largest motorcycle manufacturer in India is planning to produce a line of CNG/LPG powered motorcycles beginning this year. The motorcycles will actually be dual fuel capable and besides running on either CNG or LPG, they will also run on regular gasoline. Like the CLEVER concept we wrote about yesterday designed with a compressed natural gas … [Read more...]

Ethanol Boosted Turbocharged Gasoline Engine

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With gasoline prices once again rising, attention is turning to engine variations to increase mileage and efficiency. The ethanol boosted, turbocharged gasoline engine combines a number of well known, current technologies for substantial improvement in mileage at lower cost and complexity than with a hybrid. Two fellows at MIT came up with the idea of using both … [Read more...]

Honda RC174 Warmup Video

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We recently spotlighted the Honda RC174 replica built by George Beale. This little 6 cylinder GP bike was a wonder in its day, ... still is. One of them was at Laguna Seca last year during the MotoGP, someone caught the bike doing a warmup and put the video up on Google. If you never heard the bike, check it out. From the many spectators with fingers in their ears, it must be a … [Read more...]

Brand New BSA and Matchless Engines

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Looking for a replacement engine for your BSA Gold Star or Matchless G85 motorcycle? Look no more, ABSAF (Appingedam BSA Factory) over in the Netherlands, is turning them out brand spanking new. These are manufactured on the premises, all parts interchangeable with the originals, with improvements to reflect more modern engineering, the only visible sign being the spark plug … [Read more...]

Diesel Powered Bobber Chopper

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Well that didn't take long. Right on the heels of the Audi diesel winning Sebring, Bruce wrote in with a few details of his homemade diesel powered bobber chopper. The build started when his son began a science project on renewable fuels. When they got caught up in the idea of making their own fuel the next logical step was building a bike to try it out. They started … [Read more...]