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DesmoHarley – Italian American V-Twin Completed

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Chris Barber sent in a few photos of the now completed DesmoHarley, his own unique Harley Davidson engine with Ducati heads, and it is a beauty. A few weeks ago when we introduced you to his project, the drawings were all we could see. Since that time Chris put it all together and it's the kind of thing that gets a motorhead all twitchy just looking at it! Here are the … [Read more...]

Steampunk Motorcycles

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What if technology had taken a different path? What if the steam powered technology of the Victorian era had continued on to the present day, offering up the same devices we use but with the metal, gears and wheels prevalent in those early machines? That's the idea behind steampunk, current day tech with a steam era look. Because of the current high interest in steampunk, … [Read more...]

Dragwaye – 1300cc VW Powered Motorcycle Dragster

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Once again, as I was digging deep in The Kneeslider's motorcycle research archives I came across something I never knew existed. The rather unconventional bike you see above was called the Dragwaye. It was designed by Clive Waye in the early 1960s, powered by a 1300cc supercharged VW engine and it was ridden by Dave Lecoq in 1970. Dave managed a 9.815 second quarter mile. When … [Read more...]

The Machine by Fusion Motorcycles is For Sale

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Will Thibeault of Fusion Motorcycles tells me his custom "The Machine" is for sale. This bike has a clean look and an aluminum girder front end that I like a lot. I wrote about this bike a few months ago and pointed out a few features you might miss if you weren't paying attention, like the bolt together frame. This bike has won a number of awards, competing in the AMD … [Read more...]

Vun Rotax Single by Cafe Racers and Superbikes

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What would you think of a 297 pound, single cylinder hand built motorcycle? What would you think if it was $20,000? Crazy? Desirable? Both? The Vun, built by Cafe Racers and Superbikes of Italy is, perhaps, all of those things but ordinary would never apply. I had never heard of this small company or the motorcycle they offer but Performance Bikes had a feature on it and … [Read more...]

Black Denim Street Bob Custom

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Flipping through the pages of the July issue of Barnett's Magazine I spotted this Black Denim Street Bob custom built by David Neu of ASI Customs of Racine, Wisconsin. He took a Harley Davidson Street Bob and made some changes which I think turn it into a great looking bike, designed for a more leisurely pace and no twisties naturally but still, I thought it looked pretty … [Read more...]