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BMW V8 Powered Motorcycle

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Harald Geiling runs the Roadrunner Bikeshop over in Mainz, Germany, selling motorcycles and also doing a lot of frame repair. Somehow or another, the idea of building a V8 motorcycle entered Harald's mind and being more of a doer than a dreamer, that's what he did. He bought a 4 liter V8 from a BMW 740i, and squeezing time in over a period of four years, he made the … [Read more...]

eMachineShop – Custom Machining Your Own Parts

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Custom motorcycles, whether sportbikes, standards or even choppers, are something we talk about here a lot. But many potential custom builders have the ideas, knowledge and skills but their garage shop, not to mention their wallet, has no provision for a lot of computer controlled machine tools. Once you get into the really special one off motorcycle designs, you'll need a lot … [Read more...]

2006 Confederate F131 Hellcat

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The Confederate Motor Company has delivered the first 2006 F131 Hellcat and they've posted photos of the build on their site. The new Hellcat looks quite similar to the previous model though the engine is now their new 131 cubic inch radial twin. Exhaust exits through their rather unique swingarm exhaust system. Full specs listed below, price is $67,500. This is the first … [Read more...]

A Thousand New Motorcycle Companies

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The headline might read, "One Thousand Motorcycle Companies Opening Soon!" Would you believe it? You should, because it's already happening. All over the world, individuals, small partnerships and small to medium sized companies are building custom motorcycles and it doesn't require venture capital or thousands of employees. Start Your Own Motorcycle Company If you're … [Read more...]

Kit Sport Standard Motorcycles – Finally

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The term "kit bike" has come to mean "chopper kit" for the most part, since with all of the chopper building TV shows and build offs, the chopper shops began putting boxes of parts together to give the home builder a chance to roll his own, just like on TV. We've been questioning for some time the single minded concentration on choppers and asking why not build a sport bike or … [Read more...]

Ducati T-Bob Bobber

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Here's another Ducati powered bobber, it kind of looks like this is getting to be a trend of some sort. This one is the work of Allmond Cycle Design over in the U.K. It's powered by a 996 from an S4R. After our Ducati chopper post the other day, it seems like all kinds of alternate power choppers are showing up. Thanks, Doug! Link: T-Bob Related: Ducati Custom Choppers … [Read more...]