The Kneeslider

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The Musket 1120 Magnum by Aniket Vardhan is Finished

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The very first Musket completed for a customer has been delivered. It's the Musket 1120 Magnum with a full 1120cc engine, based on the Royal Enfield single, but with custom designed and cast crankcase, cylinders, connecting rods and crankshaft, this engine is far more Aniket Vardhan than Royal Enfield. A new engine builder emerges in the USA From the start, this … [Read more...]

Allen Millyard’s Incredible SS100 V-Twin

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After starting on an article about the 5000cc Flying Millyard, which I will get back to, I came across a couple of videos of Allen Millyard's Honda based SS100 V-Twin and couldn't stop grinning. Have any of you seen and heard this engine and the bike it's gone into? I like big engines as much as anyone, but the SS100, built from two 50cc Hondas, is incredible. Listen to this! … [Read more...]

Recumbent Racer Virtual Hub Center Steering Closeup with Video

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After showing you Bob Horn's excellent recumbent racer project, the Kawasaki EXperimental500, some of you were curious about how the steering worked. It's far better to show it in action than try to explain it, so Bob shot this short video from several angles and you can see for yourself. I will not attempt to do more than show it to you, Bob will have to be the one to … [Read more...]

Mule Shows the Potential Hidden in the Sportster

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Here's an orange and black Sportster headed to Michigan, the "Michigan Mafia." It started out as a bike I was building for myself. A 1995 Sportster frame with an 02 Buell M-2 Cyclone motor. We did quite a few mods to the frame, moving the shocks forward about 6” and building an entirely new rear subframe. Added to the seat rails are sections of 1x2 rectangular tubing split … [Read more...]

Homebuilt Recumbent Motorcycle Racer Competes in MRA Sanctioned Event

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Recumbent motorcycles are nothing new, but most (all?) efforts are focused on street legal machines. Bob Horn, though, is proof there is at least one (feet) forward thinking builder, who has been working for the past half dozen years to design, build and test a recumbent racer. His persistence and dedication finally paid off when he recently lined up against conventional … [Read more...]

Musket V-Twin Advances with Alloy Barrels Plus New Rods and Crankshaft

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It's been some time since I last checked to see how the Musket V-Twin was moving along and I was surprised to see Aniket has designed, made patterns, cast and machined all new alloy barrels for the engine. He also machined new billet, roller bearing connecting rods and a new crankshaft, too. We're getting pretty close to seeing a completely new engine with fewer and fewer … [Read more...]