The Kneeslider

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American Flyers in Cycle World

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If you don't subscribe and haven't been by the newsstand, you need to check out the July issue of Cycle World. The cover catches your eye with Roland Sands' Glory Stomper with all of those neat parts from Performance Machine and proceeds to go through 21 pages of very cool bikes from cruisers to sportbikes. Gorgeous work. I'd like to write more but I can't, I'm busy reading. … [Read more...]

Build your own motorcycle, from scratch

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When you watch a TV show like Build or Bust, you see a lot of parts coming off the shelf and being bolted together. Sure, they do some metal shaping and welding but there's a lot of buying going on, too. American Chopper is another place where there is always some crisis when a part doesn't arrive on time. Ditto, the hot rod shows. OK, suppose you just make it yourself, from … [Read more...]

Honda Police Bike

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Where I live, the police ride around on the classic Harley Davidson Electra Glides. Nice bikes, have the proper look and all, but as I was checking out the Honda version of what the well equipped police unit should ride I couldn't help but think I would prefer their version. Their ST1300 has a 125hp V4, adjustable motorized windshield, adjustable seat, shaft drive and much … [Read more...]

Anaconda Trike

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You found your soul mate, the wedding is all that's left but you need the right limo for the wedding party. Since everyone rides, what do you do? The Anaconda trike might be just the ticket. … [Read more...]

Lazareth Roadster V6

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Here is another jaw dropping motorcycle from Ludovic Lazareth in France. I just posted about motorcycle engine powered cars the other day, here's a car engine powered motorcycle. I can't take my eyes off of this. Over here someone stuffs a big V8 into a bike like the Boss Hoss and you get something enormous and ungainly. Lazareth put a Mazda V6 into this roadster and you get a … [Read more...]

CEM – Cylindrical Energy Module

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Yesterday I noticed another article about the apparent upcoming Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe, where once again, a famous old name is used to give a brand new concept car the aura of a classic. That's another subject altogether. However, there were two things I didn't notice before. One, is the company is also designing a motorcycle to carry the name with a scheduled introduction at … [Read more...]