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Mac Motorcycles – A New British Motorcycle Company

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Remember my recent articles saying it's a great time to start a motorcycle company? Well, I'm not the only one who thinks so, here's another one that just popped up across the pond in the UK, it's Mac Motorcycles and they have some really sweet designs, every one looks like it would be a blast to ride, which is fitting because, they're all powered by the Buell Blast 500 … [Read more...]

Revolution-1 V-Rod Custom from Wonder Customs

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Got a note from Jason Wonder about his just completed Revolution-1 custom based around a V-Rod engine. It's looks lighter and is lighter than a standard V-Rod, coming in at 460 pounds wet. The custom hardtail frame mounts a suspended seat at 28 1/2 inches on a 67 inch wheelbase. The engine is basically stock except he added velocity stacks and a big external fuel pump. The … [Read more...]

Motoczysz E1 Testing – 0-120mph Under 11 Seconds

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You have to keep looking or you'll miss the developments over at Motoczysz. They have new video of the E1 on the dyno, showing a slow roll on that makes 0-120mph in under 11 seconds. According to the blog entry on their site, a more aggressive roll on could have dropped the time by perhaps 2 seconds. In addition, this first test utilized 75% of our total IOM pack and not at … [Read more...]

Electric Motorcycles – Big Gamble or Sure Thing?

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Electric motorcycles are garnering a lot of attention right now. The upcoming TTXGP is one reason, all of the companies involved are touting their own efforts, plus outside the race, Zero is offering bikes through Amazon, Brammo is going with Best Buy, almost everywhere you look, electrics are getting noticed. One of the most fascinating parts of all this is the bet being made … [Read more...]

Motoczysz E1 Digital Superbike Dyno Testing

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Motoczysz TTXGP entry The Motoczysz E1 electric motorcycle is testing on the dyno and it sounds good. There's a video on the Motoczysz blog. Michael sounds pretty enthusiastic about this new direction his company has taken. MotoCzysz is not just pursuing an electric motorcycle (that sounds like such a slow downer) but a bigger concept using electric drives - the … [Read more...]