Not too many folks (other than real Buell fans) know that Erik Buell worked on a bicycle project with Schwinn Bicycles back in 1991. Chris Fiorini, a product designer at Schwinn's Paramount Design Group, wanted to design a mountain bike for downhill racing with long travel suspension. He contacted Buell because he had heard about the suspension system they were using and … [Read more...]
Ducati XR900 Bevel Drive Street Tracker
Peter Koren, a Ducati enthusiast from the UK, found a 1978 Ducati 900GTS as a parts bike for his 750GT and 900SS. Looking a bit more at the old GTS, it wasn't as bad as he thought so instead of using the pieces he figured, "Why not fix it up?" It was past the restoration stage and he always liked the look of the Harley Davidson XR750 so maybe a flat tracker type conversion … [Read more...]
Bad Dog 215 Cubic Inch V-Twin
Are you one of those guys who feels there's just no substitute for cubic inches? Well, Bill Price thought you might like to know he's designing an engine for you, it's called the Bad Dog 215, as in 215 cubic inches. The sixty-degree air-and-oil-cooled 4-valve DOHC semi-unit 3500cc engine has a 6 inch bore and 4 inch stroke, connecting rods run side by side on a single throw … [Read more...]
Moto Engineering Foundation MotoStudent Competition
The Moto Engineering Foundation (MEF) has started the MotoStudent competition in Spain aimed at university students, where their goal is to design and build motorcycles leading to a competition against students from Spanish and other European universities and eventually worldwide. The students will use their engineering skills to build motorcycles under the real restrictions of … [Read more...]
IRS1000 Tilting Reverse Trike
Two years ago when the Piaggio MP3 was getting all of the attention as the new tilting 3 wheeler, lots of other companies were trying to adapt the technology for use on motorcycles. Harley Davidson had their idea, the Brudeli Leanster showed up and more recently, Tilting Motor Works put a 2 wheel front end on a Vmax. The IRS1000 was another attempt that appeared back then. It … [Read more...]
D1200R – BMW Based Concept Motorcycle
Every now and then, one of the many emails we receive from designers and builders stands out from the crowd, and this project, the BMW D1200R by Pablo Gonzalez de Chaves and Carlos Beltran, is one of the best to come along in quite some time. Pablo started with the idea of improving and transforming the BMW R1200R into a new motorcycle, with a new front suspension, a new … [Read more...]
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