The Kneeslider

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Honda Gold Wing Jet Fighter

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There's very little I can say about this. Take one Honda Gold Wing and turn it into a ground bound jet fighter, ... kinda, sorta. He has the sound worked out pretty well, there's a 12,000 rpm turbine inside with a microphone next to it, creating the illusion of a jet on the taxiway. He doesn't cite performance figures except to say he wouldn't take it over 80 mph on the … [Read more...]

Gatsby Radial Engine Motorcycle by Paul Yang

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Jesse James and JRL Cycles built customs based around the Rotec 7 cylinder radial engine, now Paul Yang of IronGatsby Motorcycle has produced the Gatsby. I ran across this bike in the latest issue of Barnett's Magazine and according to the article, Yang has been working on this for 2 years so it sounds like these radial engine ideas popped up on the radar of some builders in a … [Read more...]

Veloce3 – CBR1000RR Powered 3 Wheeler

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Wayne Fjerstad of Rochester, Minnesota likes motorcycles, his girlfriend likes her vehicles a little more stable, so Wayne figures why not modify his Honda CBR1000RR? Wayne fired up SolidWorks and designed this 3 wheeler he calls, Veloce3. With the automotive seats, seatbelts and rollbar, his girlfriend is happy which, of course, means Wayne is pretty pleased himself. He … [Read more...]

ASI Customs Street Bob for sale

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We wrote up one of these Street Bob Customs back in June and I just noticed there's another one for sale. This is a brand new Harley Davidson Street Bobmodified by ASI Customs of Racine, Wisconsin. It has a pretty cool look, subtle, nothing crazy but a lot of very neat features. American Racing Torq Thrust wheels give it the automotive look with Wilwood sprint car brakes and … [Read more...]

KAlex AV1 Prototype Motorcycle by Kalex Engineering

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Alex Baumgartel and Klaus Hirsekorn decided to build a motorcycle to compete in the 2008 European Sound of Thunder race series. The rules for this series seem quite open and encourage the development of one off race bikes, there's no need for any production based racer. Alex and Klaus, who both work for a the German racecar tuning consultancy, Holzer, doing fabrication and … [Read more...]

ShocKing Electric Motorcycle by Patterson Cycles

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Jeff Patterson runs Patterson Cycles where he builds custom bikes of the conventional variety but after seeing "Who Killed the Electric Car" he decided to try a full size electric motorcycle. The end result is ShocKing. The handbuilt hardtail frame has an aftermarket springer fork and Road King wheels. 6 batteries in series yield 72 volts driving the DC motor out back. A … [Read more...]