When we were at Mid Ohio a few weeks ago I saw a couple of guys go by on sportbikes equipped with fat rear tires and extended swingarms. I'm not sure what kind of bikes they were, I didn't get a good look and unfortunately, the two riders were making complete fools of themselves by blasting through traffic and generally acting like low IQ squids. Anyway, I haven't seen much of … [Read more...]
Baby Grand motorcycle powered cars
A person might think Hayabusa powered Mini's and GSX-R Smart cars are what you get when you think about motorcycle power. A reader of The Kneeslider reminds us that the land of NASCAR has its own version of things called Baby Grand Racing. These 2/3 scale cars are replicas of Nextel Cup racers and use Yamaha XJR1300 engines with about 125hp. Bodies are just like their big … [Read more...]
John Britten 10 years later
Yesterday's post about the Britten for sale is even more interesting since the 10th anniversary of John Britten's very premature passing is September 5th. The particular bike for sale is number 8, now owned by a Californian and I believe the one ridden by Andrew Stroud at Daytona. John Britten was a great example of those that do instead of talk and his V1000 a stunning … [Read more...]
Britten for sale
Here's something you don't see every day, a Britten motorcycle for sale at GPstar. They're asking $249k but it's a deal since you get $50k worth of spares. (Just re-read the description, the spares are extra.) I'm a little short this week but maybe some of you would be interested. Engine is completely rebuilt with 0 miles and it actually does look pretty nice. If I was able to … [Read more...]
Big Bear Dare Devil
It's always interesting to see what the various builders are putting together these days and the old board tracker theme seems to be popping up. I found this 19 Fifteen Dare Devil by Big Bear Choppers and I kinda like it. If more chopper shops get away from the almost unrideable radical choppers and get back to making bikes a person can ride and enjoy, I think that would be a … [Read more...]
Sportbike framebuilders
Ever known one of those guys who saves all of his old motorcycle magazines (and all of the other ones, too) and keeps saying, "Wait a minute, I think I've seen that before." and digs out the 15 year old issue and points to the photo in question? Well, I know one, ... it's me. Terrible problem, wife's ready to toss out the mags if I turn my back but then I tell her they're worth … [Read more...]
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