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Supercharged Honda 50 Racing

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Anders Elsberg of Denmark has a long history of tuning and racing small displacement engines and the Honda 50 is one of his favorites. Though many tuners and racers of the little Honda will simply increase displacement and compression and add performance cams, Anders didn't want the tradeoffs required, a higher and narrower useful RPM range being the primary problem. High … [Read more...]

Ducati V-One – Twin to Supercharged Single Conversion

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Some guys come up with really interesting engine modifications and Bart Crauwels is one of those guys. Bart is currently working on a project that converts a Ducati 1000 DS, a 2 valve air cooled twin, into a supercharged single, using the rear cylinder as the blower. The 498cc single has 15 HP more than the original twin putting out 102 HP at the rear wheel, torque is increased … [Read more...]

Electric Beach Cruiser Bicycle Conversion

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Here's another electric conversion that looks like a pretty cool project that isn't too difficult and has decent performance. Starting with a fat tire beach cruiser bicycle they turned it into a 48 volt electric motorcycle. According to the builder it will go a little better than 45 mph and if cruising at a moderate 25 or 30 mph it will run for a couple of hours. They … [Read more...]

Roehr 1250sc Set for March 2009 Delivery

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The recently released Roehr 1250sc can be reserved now for March 2009 delivery and to make it as easy as possible, you can place your order on eBay. The 180hp Revolution V-Twin powered supercharged sportbike will be CARB, EPA and DOT certified for sale in all 50 states. So if you have a little spot in your garage and you're looking for a new and exclusive sportbike made in … [Read more...]

Carberry Enfield Double Barrel V-Twin

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The Royal Enfield as currently produced is a throwback to the mid 1950s, same style and engineering as the original with very little change until just this past year. The 500cc thumper is a very basic machine with British bloodlines and pretty much the performance you would expect from a mid 50s half liter single, which is to say, it could use a boost. Paul Carberry, down in … [Read more...]

Two Stroke Shop Sets Pricing for Kits

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Got a note from Stephen Rothwell and Wayne Wright of the Two Stroke Shop in Australia that things are pretty much ready to go. When we mentioned them a couple of months ago, prices weren't set but now they have things all arranged into parts lists and kits with the appropriate pricing. Shipping of the first TSS500GP engine kits and complete engines will begin in February and … [Read more...]