The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Jim Feuling

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With all of this talk of the Hayabusa V8, I neglected to mention the Feuling W3. Jim Feuling, who passed away in 2002, was a prolific inventor and engineer. I first noticed him back around 1990 or so when he developed 4 valve heads for the Harley Davidson Evo engine. I thought of him again the other day when I saw the rerun of a Biker Build Off episode where Cory Ness built his … [Read more...]

Biker Build Off – Matt Hotch

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Just watched a rerun of the Biker Build Off with Matt Hotch. I'll admit up front that choppers are not my preferred form of two wheeler but Matt Hotch does some very nice work. I like the fact that he is entirely self taught, welding, metal work, everything. His bike, the V Lux, used a Harley V Rod engine and looked really cool. He created a single sided swingarm with the brake … [Read more...]

Biker Build Off marathon

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Discovery Channel is going to replay all of the Biker Build Off shows on Tuesday, March 29th. So if you are interested in seeing any of those shows again, this would be a good time to set your VCR or digital recorder. … [Read more...]

Ducati Monster Challenge winner announced

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Well, they finally got around to announcing the winner of the Monster Challenge, Stuart Baker, winner of the San Francisco challenge. There are quite a few photos of all of the winners. Previous photos on the Ducati site were a little sketchy so this way you get to see what those guys were really up to. … [Read more...]

Fat Tire Sportbikes

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Fat tires on choppers are commonplace but it isn't quite as common on sportbikes, yet. Custom Sportbike Concepts of Orlando, Florida have fat tire kits for selected sportbikes that put a monster rear tire out back for a truly phat look. I have to say it looks pretty cool. The photo at right is one of their custom project bikes, a Hayabusa, that has a lot of other very trick … [Read more...]