The Kneeslider

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The Golden Age of Project Parts

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After a long weekend, someone may tell you, in an offhand manner, about his 600 mile ride, maintenance to him is filling the tank and cleaning the bugs off, but some of you may find even more pleasure in bringing a bike back to life. You ride to check your work, does the engine run without hesitation, does the transmission shift as it should, does the throttle stick, do the … [Read more...]

Wade Boyd Yamaha DTR1 at the Sacramento Mile

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Flat track racing is the home of Harley Davidson XR750s, they're born and bred for it, so what's this Yamaha R1 doing winning the race? Wade Boyd did just that this past weekend at the Sacramento Mile in one of the heats, and the video below shows some great racing where the R1 just reels in the Harleys on the straights only to be overtaken in the turns until the next straight … [Read more...]

Allen Millyard Kawasaki 5 Cylinder for Sale

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Well, you don't see one of these every day, an Allen Millyard custom Kawasaki 5 cylinder 2 stroke is currently for sale. Millyard is known for his engines, handbuilt multi cylinder variants of stock engines, in this case an 850cc 5 cylinder made from two 3 cylinder donor engines. The term handbuilt is exactly what it means, too, he does a lot of cutting and filing and mating … [Read more...]

Building a Motorcycle the Hard Way – Tangeras Verksted & Stoperi T900 Project Update

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When we last looked in on John TangerÃ¥s, he showed us the beginnings of his T900 project with lots of 3D printed parts for fitting and mold making plus some initial machining. He's been working steadily, but anything of this magnitude and complexity takes a lot of time. He's continuing his engine work with the intention of finishing that first instead of having half finished … [Read more...]

Stellan Egeland Builds a Slugger

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Watching your old motorcycle heading down the road with its new owner, you count the cash and stuff it in your pocket, you should be happy, right? Well, sometimes, not so much, especially when you remember what a great bike it was, so now what? Well, if you're Stellan Egeland after you just sold your Harrier, you build another one, only this time you decide to make it simpler, … [Read more...]

2011 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building Results

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The results are in for the 2011 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building held at Sturgis, SD, and looking over the winners, it's plain as day the world has changed dramatically from only a few years ago. The stretched out, fat tire bikes have given way to all sorts of bikes, visually radical to be sure, but often aimed at performance instead of static display and some … [Read more...]