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Cyclefaucets – Motorcycle Style Faucets

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This is pretty high on my list of "things I've never seen before." MFX, Inc. is a company built around an idea that popped up in the head of Rob Parrette. Rob was sitting around one evening talking to his brother about motorcycles (probably lots of beer involved!) and up pops this idea about making a faucet that's styled to look like a motorcycle gas tank and handlebars. He had … [Read more...]

Corbin Seat and Bags for ZX14

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The guys over at Corbin are hard at work on a new seat and hard bags for Kawasaki's ZX14. The manufacturers make the bikes and then it takes a little while before the aftermarket gets geared up with all of the things you need to make it more practical. The big Ninja should see a lot of high speed sport touring duty and Corbin makes a great line of seats and bags for most … [Read more...]

Vance & Hines V-Rod Supercharger

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Vance and Hines, those guys who make the V-Rods go really quick at the drag strip, have developed a new supercharger for the V-Rod and it looks like a well engineered kit. Installation takes eight hours or less, it looks very clean and compact and when you're done you get 152 rear wheel horsepower. Very nice! The complete kit includes: 1. Sprintex Supercharger 2. Plenum … [Read more...]

Color Tires for MX, Scooters and ATVs

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Desser Tire and Rubber Company has been offering the Tomahawk colored tires for sportbikes for quite a while here in the U.S. Looking through their site shows they've expanded their lineup to include colored and camo tires for scooters, ATVs and motocross bikes,too. Desser is a leading supplier of aircraft tires, not some fly by night outfit, and their process of … [Read more...]

Mini Sized Ducati Monster

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Start them young, plant the seed in their mind and let it grow. That seems to be Ducati's idea with this little child's version of a Ducati Monster. Instead of little electric cars or trucks, why not start them right with a motorcycle? Ducati Press Release: The "street fighter" for children aged 3 and up Peg Perego, in close cooperation with Ducati, has reproduced a … [Read more...]

Muzzys 500hp ZX10R Turbo Kit

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Muzzys has been a big name in the Kawasaki racing business for a lot of years and there's a good reason for that, they make some pretty cool stuff. They've already made a few things for the new ZX14 but as I was looking over their web site at new products something just stuck out, a turbo kit for the ZX10R. It comes in a Stage 1 and Stage 3 version (hmm ... where's Stage 2?). … [Read more...]