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GG Quad coming to the USA

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The BMW powered GG Quad we mentioned way back in September of last year is coming to the U.S. It will be imported by Quad USA. They had it on display at the Dealernews Dealer Expo in Indianapolis but their website is, shall we say, a bit under-developed. I can't even tell where they are from. Guess they were in a hurry to make the show and figured the website wasn't … [Read more...]

OX99-11 – The Yamaha Supercar

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Last week we brought you the previously little known story of the Kawasaki race car. Well, Yamaha also had a factory effort focused on the design and construction of, not a race car exactly, but an exotic supercar using a detuned version of Yamaha's then Formula One V12 engine and built to the highest levels of automotive engineering and sophistication, the car was known as the … [Read more...]

DP1 Update – Hayabusa V8 only

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Thought I would drop in and see how the DP1 was coming along and there was this new CAD image showing the placement of the Hayabusa V8. Dennis has decided that the car will most likely only be available with the Hayabusa V8 instead of as an option to the Hayabusa 4 cylinder. He also said the car will have a sequential gearbox with a real reverse gear. Looking at the drawing … [Read more...]

Twin Harley Powered Sundoulos Sportstar

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The Sportstar just redefined the entire concept of motorcycle powered cars. Look at this! Originally designed as a production racer to compete against Corvettes and Vipers with power from a twin turbo 10,000rpm 960hp V8, the project was put on hold when Grand-Am rules changed and moved toward an emphasis on Daytona prototypes. The car became obsolete as a racer. Barry … [Read more...]

ENV Hydrogen Motorcycle Shown in Tokyo

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Is this the future? If what the makers of the ENV say is true, it's coming soon. The ENV hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle by Intelligent Energy is now on display at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo. Gaijin Biker was on hand to take these photos and talk to the company rep. We've had several previous posts on the ENV however, it looks like this is very close to market at an … [Read more...]

Kawasaki Factory Auto Racing

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Do you remember the Kawasaki race car? No, I didn’t either. Kawasaki makes powersports products, … motorcycles, personal watercraft, ATVs, they make small engines and power products, industrial equipment, too, … but when did they ever build a race car? Kawasaki’s Early Years Few seem to know very much about Kawasaki’s early years in the States. Entering the U.S. … [Read more...]