Every now and then one of these pops up for sale, a Cushman scooter with a Harley engine. This one is a 1960 Cushman Eagle with a 1970 Sportster 883 engine. We saw one about 5 years ago with a 1200cc swap, but I think the 883 will do just fine. It's kick start only with a magneto ignition and generator for lights. The seller mentions the popular Briggs and Stratton … [Read more...]

Build what you can, where you are with what you have. That seems to be the motto of more and more bikes popping up with some very creative combinations of parts and this super moto style jalopy bike is one great example. Steven Lawver picked up a dirt bike frame, an X-Motos XB-30T from a local horse rancher. It was already set up with dual sport tires that looked like they … [Read more...]

Roll up at bike night on this and watch the conversations stop. A fellow down in New Zealand, a big fan of John Britten, thought the next best thing to owning and riding a real Britten V1000, pretty much an impossible dream, would be to build a really good look alike, a tribute bike of sorts. So, starting with a Honda VTR1000 Super Hawk, he proceeded to fashion the proper body … [Read more...]

After recently covering the growth of motorized bicycle racing, it seems the idea of stuffing engines in bicycles is getting even more popular, now it's showing up in the car mags. Mike Chiavetta, a member of the Donut Derelicts hot rod club in southern California, put together this freelance boardtracker, not really a replica of anything, just built in the style of the old … [Read more...]

1 Man's Dream - The Britten Bike Story A while back, we reviewed One Man’s Dream – The Britten Bike Story, a DVD about the legendary John Britten. I thought it was a fantastic story, but it was only available in the PAL format, which would play on your computer, but if you were in the USA, not in the DVD player for your TV. Well, problem solved, it's now available in the … [Read more...]

Terry Heydt wanted to build a motorcycle, not modify one or bolt on some chrome, he wanted to build something from scratch. He likes board trackers and when he discovered the Flying Merkel, something just clicked and that became the basis of his design. Of course, building an actual replica of the famous Merkel would be a bit expensive, the price of an engine alone would be … [Read more...]