Last winter was pretty mild and those of us used to seeing many feet of the white stuff were looking at bare roads, not a bad thing, in my mind, but if you have a snowmobile, you start to wonder if there's any use for it when the temperature rises. Some owners get into drag racing on grass and others, who care less for their sleds, run them across short stretches of open water, … [Read more...]
Ed Beckley’s Evil Twin 127 Inch V-Twin Powered Jump Bike by BTR Moto
Curt Winter of BTR Moto has created this custom jump bike for Big Ed Beckley of Checkered Flag Productions. Some of you may recall Big Ed's jumps decades ago. He has been busy promoting numerous types of events including Pulling, Arena Cross, and Monster Truck nationals. Ed is also back to jumping and he is going to jump this custom bike this Father’s Day, June 16th at the … [Read more...]
E.J. Potter the Michigan Madman – R.I.P.
We just lost a good one, E.J Potter, the Michigan Madman, is gone. We've written about his Chevy powered drag bikes several times on The Kneeslider and a few years ago reviewed his book, Michigan Madman, but yesterday, when I wrote about his Super Slot Car, I had no idea, that just two days before on April 30th, E.J. had passed away. EJ was a wonderful example of the hands … [Read more...]
E J Potter and the Super Slot Car
EJ Potter, the Michigan Madman, built a few projects many folks aren't aware of. Best known for his Widow Maker Chevy V8 motorcycle drag racers and his Allison V12 tractors, I thought some of you might like to see his Super Slot Car since we were just discussing electric motorcycles using generators instead of batteries. EJ Potter was the epitome of a doer, a fellow that … [Read more...]
Low Budget Bitsa Custom by Dolf Peeters
The other day I received a note from Dolf Peeters in the Netherlands. He said he's been looking at all of the custom builds on The Kneeslider and finally got the inspiration to make his own custom instead of dreaming of owning a "someday" bike. After a a little scrounging and trading he got to work and made a Uraldneprdafvwsuzukihonda, or what we might just call a "Bitsa." … [Read more...]
Yamaha Virago Cafe Racers by Doc’s Chops
It's always interesting to think about who first looked at any particular motorcycle and thought, "nice bike, but why not make it a cafe racer?" The Yamaha Virago has been done many times and as we've noted before, it doesn't come from the factory with any such pretensions, it's a cruiser. Well, once you look at these two Virago cafe conversions by Greg Hageman of Doc's Chops, … [Read more...]
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