The Kneeslider

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Turbo Egli Kawasaki

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Fritz Egli has been known for a long time as a builder of interesting motorcycles and looking through some old motorcycle magazines I came across this turbo Egli Kawasaki built by Fast Company International, a Swiss company that seems not to be on the Internet if it still exists. The company was owned by Erich Korman, a transplanted Californian, who moved to Switzerland to … [Read more...]

Quadrazuma by Lazareth

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Our favorite French custom builder, Ludovic Lazareth, has built another dazzler, the Quadrazuma. Custom street quads seem to be a favorite with some builders in other countries, the problem here in the U.S. is they're not street legal. But if they were, this one would be the way to go. The Quadrazuma is powered by a 120hp Yamaha GTS 1000 4 cylinder engine. Brakes are from … [Read more...]

Sunday Morning Special Triumph

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Pat French, builder of the Rickman Metisse Harley Davidson, is still going strong at M.R.D. He has since teamed up with Chris Loosmore and they are now building several motorcycles, one of which is an interesting bike called the SMS Triumph. SMS is short for Sunday Morning Special. The bike has a chrome moly oil bearing frame, like the Metisse Harley and is one of their … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Rickman Metisse

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The Rickman Metisse is, by its name, a mongrel of sorts. You get a great frame and then install any of a variety of engines which results in a very nice looking and extremely capable motorcycle. I noticed this one for sale with a 1200 Sportster engine installed and it is a beautiful example of what can be done with a Rickman frame as a starting point. Back in 1984,the frame … [Read more...]

World’s Fastest Indian DVD

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The World's Fastest Indian DVD will be coming out June 13, 2006. It's available now for preordering so you'll be able to see it as soon as it's released. As often happens with movies like this, they get distributed to a limited number of theaters and though most of us would happily pay at the box office to see it, we never get the chance. If you never saw the movie in your … [Read more...]

Electric Super Motard Motorcycle

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The electric motorcycle guys over at Thunderstruck Motors have come up with this AC Motard powered by a 48 volt AC motor. It's geared for 60mph, has dual disc brakes with regenerative braking and a seat height of 36 inches. Price is $6200. If you've watched any videos of electric motorcycles, you can see the performance possibilities of a high torque electric motor. Great … [Read more...]