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What Does it Cost to Build a Motorcycle?

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After the last couple of articles about Ken Fontenot's Honda CB160 and Suzuki GT500, I was thinking about how much money it takes to build a bike that looks really good. A comment on Ken's Honda build represents one point of view, downplaying the results a bit because he figured there must have been a lot of money thrown at the bike. While I'm sure that bike wasn't cheap, a lot … [Read more...]

Suzuki GT500 Cafe Racer – from eBay Daily Rider to Vintage Showpiece

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How many times do you scan the motorcycle listings on eBay, but everything you can afford just seems so plain, not something you would be proud to show off on bike night? We've all done it, you see a bike and know it has potential, but what you're looking at practically fades from view, there's nothing to catch your eye. This Suzuki GT500 should change the way you look at … [Read more...]

1968 Honda CB160 Road Racer from Cycle Sports of Houston, Texas

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We hadn't heard from the boys down at Cycle Sports of Houston for a little while and when Ken Fontenot dropped me a note about a couple of projects they had just completed, I thought I better take a look. Their past work was top notch, so I figured these would be no different and sure enough, the work is gorgeous. The bike featured here is a 1968 Honda CB160, built as a … [Read more...]

Mark Walker’s Big Ned – the Rotary Valve 3 Liter V-Twin Street Fighter from Australia

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Mark Walker of Sydney, Australia has been building and racing motorcycles for many years, but after racing for over 30 years, he decided it was time to move on and instead of building to a set of rules, as racing required, he began building for himself and Big Ned, the fuel injected, 3000cc, rotary valve, 200 horsepower V-Twin was one of the first of several amazing engines and … [Read more...]

Musket 998 On The Road Videos – the Big V-Twin Stretches its Legs

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Aniket Vardhan took advantage of a 48 degree day to get his brand new Musket 998 outside for a few runs across the parking lot and then out on the road to begin breaking it in. The parking lot runs are muffler free so you get a real sense of what a beast he's built, it sounds really strong and accelerates with far more authority than any 500cc Bullet possibly can. Royal … [Read more...]

Lawson KTM All Wheel Drive Conversion in Action

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Several months back, we showed you Marty Lawson's AWD conversion on a KTM 300 EXC. You'll remember the front wheel drive system was designed and built by Marty Lawson and his dad, the telescopic forks were replaced with a Hossack style setup and then a chain drive was added running to a sprocket up front. The first tests looked very promising and Marty just sent me an … [Read more...]