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Tony Foale on Motorcycle Design

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As long as we're talking about building real motorcycles, I should mention Tony Foale. Tony has written a very comprehensive book, "Motorcycle Handling & Chassis Design," and more recently has offered "Suspension analysis" software. Details of both are on his website where they can also be ordered. Kevin Cameron, technical editor of Cycle World magazine wrote the foreward for … [Read more...]

Custom sportbike frames

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Taking our sportbiker build off idea further, let's look at frames. The UK seems to have a few shops currently in the business of building custom frames for modern sportbikes. The names Harris and Spondon have been around for some time, Steelheart (pointed out by Doug) seems to be a bit newer to the scene. There's also Dresda and Nico Bakker (Dutch). The UK and Europe in … [Read more...]

Sportbiker build off?

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Yesterday I suggested the idea of a build off for sportbikes or at least for real road worthy motorcycles that could handle the turns, stop quickly and be comfortable and practical. They would be built in competitive build offs, just like in the chopper build offs, but these would take longer and have to compete against one another in a series of actual motorcycle performance … [Read more...]

Biker Build Off wrap up

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Watched the final Biker Build Off wrap up last night and a little of the earlier reruns. All of the choppers looked the part except a few stood out for being a bit more well engineered. The majority were just variations or more of the same old chopper theme, well executed perhaps but still just choppers. But some stood out. The Lakewood Special, for instance, used a leaf spring … [Read more...]

Matt Hotch V Lux – wins again

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Matt Hotch once again takes all the marbles in the Biker Build Off. His V-Lux beat all comers and won the vote which was announced at the Hard Rock Cafe Friday night. His V-Lux, is a great display of creativity and it pays, too. He sold the bike for $225,000! I guess that covers the cost of the $15,000 rear wheel. Almost forgot, they have the coverage tonight at 9PM on … [Read more...]