Review: When you watch Biker Build Off or any similar TV show, the focus is on build speed, what the bike looks like and whether a person can actually sit on it and reach the various controls. The most technical detail to be worked out is how to keep the handle bars from hitting the tank. With 10 days to complete the job, there isn't much time to do any more. Winners are judged … [Read more...]
Arlen Ness: The King of Choppers book
Review: Arlen Ness is a legendary name in the chopper business but with all of the chopper shows on TV these days, it's easy to just lump him in with all the rest, a little older and far more successful maybe, but a chopper guy nonetheless. I just read Arlen Ness: The King of Choppers. When I first picked it up I was expecting one of those coffee table picture books and not … [Read more...]
Aluminum Norton details
When I put up the photos of the aluminum bodied Norton Commando the other day I had no details other than knowing the work was done by Evan Wilcox. I asked Evan for a few details and he explains: I did the fairing , seat/tail, and front fender. The fuel tank, and side covers are from Bartel in England. The fairing is a John Player special replica, and the tail is … [Read more...]
Smartuki For Sale
Peter Bee, the owner of the Smartuki, just informed me the Smartuki is for sale. Pete's off on his next project and the wife's put her foot down, sell this one first! Since I'm eager to see how his next car turns out I'm trying to help. If you are seriously interested, send your contact info here and I'll forward it to Pete. Remember, the car is currently located in the U.K. so … [Read more...]
Martin Conquest trike
When I mentioned trikes the other day, I said I had a hard time figuring out why people would want them and several readers pointed out a lot of older or handicapped riders found them to be a way to keep riding. That's an excellent point and just to emphasize the fact, here is the Martin Conquest, specifically built for the wheelchair rider. The wheelchair rolls right in and … [Read more...]
Motorcycle How-To videos
As I was checking out the Make blog, I saw an interesting entry on building a Multimachine, an all purpose machine shop from scrap components. I thought that was neat and followed a comment recommending another video which led me to technicalvideorental.com. That site is very cool. Lots of how-to videos, including this series of motorcycle related items. But the range of … [Read more...]
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