Roehr Motorcycles is planning to introduce a line of both sport and racing electric motorcycles. Roehr will be fielding an entry in the upcoming US TTXGP series, the bikes will also be available for sale to individuals or teams planning on competeing in either the TTXGP or the competing FIM e-Power series. Prices have not been announced. Press release follows: Roehr … [Read more...]
Super Rat Trident Café Racer
For Carl Bjorklund of Bellingham, Wash., the 1970 Triumph Trident basket case leaning in the corner would replace his Norton café racer . . . some day. In August 2009, a nudge from friend Young Pon got the wheels rolling. “I knew my next café racer was going to be a Trident,†Bjorklund said. “That basket and frame had been sitting for years. Young just said ‘yeah, … [Read more...]
Quadracycle in Hot Rod
Remember the Brimstone Quadracycle we covered a short while ago? Hot Rod magazine has a nice article about it in the February 2010 issue just out. The reason I want to draw your attention to it is their lead photo, it shows the quad taking a turn to the left with the bars turned opposite, just like the "push left, go left" you know from riding a regular bike. Joe Skonecki kept … [Read more...]
Electric Motorcycles – Forever in the Future?
There are some stunning designs and examples of great engineering among the electric motorcycles we've seen over the past few years, everything to indicate the electric motorcycle is just around the corner. Brammo is on sale in Best Buy, the Zero X and Quantya are dueling it out on the dirt and the TTXGP grew quickly, in just one year, into an event filled with more competitors … [Read more...]
Harbortown Bobber by Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman
The last couple of weeks, I've been extremely busy with some offline activities showing no sign of letting up and yesterday, I was really ready to relax for a couple of hours. I remembered the Harbortown Bobber DVD had recently arrived, it's by Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman, who you may know better as One World Studios, the guys who made Choppertown and Brittown. What better … [Read more...]
Brimstone Quadracycle – a Hot Rod Quad from Brimstone Cycles
We've had quite a few quads here on The Kneeslider, usually several steps out of the ordinary for one reason or another, but I think the Brimstone Quadracycle, a hot rod quad from Brimstone Cycles, takes it to the next level. You still straddle the seat and steer with handlebars, just like any other ATV, but after that, comparisons pretty much stop. Joe Skonecki, CEO of … [Read more...]
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