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Triumph Specials from Drags and Racing Motorcycles

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At the recent EICMA show in Milan, there was an interesting Triumph flat tracker on display. Based on the current Triumph twin, it has the look of a classic Triumph from years ago. After doing a bit of digging I found the Triumph folks over in Italy had commissioned this build for the show from Dino Romano of Drags & Racing Motorcycles - Grosseto (Tuscany). This flat tracker … [Read more...]

Roger Goldammer’s ExperiMental for sale

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Roger Goldammer's ExperiMental, the Discovery Biker Build Off bike is for sale. It's powered by a 250cc liquid cooled 2 stroke super kart engine with tandem cylinders and 2 crankshafts geared together. It's a pretty impressive piece of engineering. The show featured his bike running against Matt Hotch who built his Vincent powered Vinnie. Roger won with a 128mph pass. Not bad … [Read more...]

Ecosse Heretic Titanium Series

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Ecosse Moto Works has been building some interesting high end motorcycles for several years now. The Heretic is a hand built roadster with impressive equipment right from the start, a 130 horsepower, 1966cc V-Twin and top shelf pieces front to back. But, in pursuit of the fat wallet market, they've taken the Heretic and made a few changes. The Heretic Titanium Series has a … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson Sportster Powered Cushman Scooter

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For those of you who want something with lower seat height but plenty of power, how about a Harley Davidson Sportster powered Cushman scooter. This little custom creation is for sale on eBay. According to the listing it was nicknamed the Hardley by the builder but I'm not sure if that is the person who currently has it listed. The 1200cc engine is from a 1991 Sportster. From … [Read more...]

Tilting V-Max Trike by Tilting Motor Works

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Bob Mighell of Stanwood, WA set out to build a machine safer than a two wheeler that could still carve the turns like a bike. He rolls out his latest version at the Cycle World show in Seattle on November 30. After years of trials with an ‘underpowered’ proof of concept machine, a three-wheeled Honda Rebel 250, Mighell (pronounced ‘mile’) has solved his power … [Read more...]

JRL Cycles Radial Engine Motorcycle Video

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We've seen the photos of the radial engine motorcycles with those gorgeous 7 cylinder Rotec radials, but how many of you have heard the engine run? Here's a short video of the engine at high idle with a few throttle blips thrown in. It sounds good and really smooth. I like it! Video below: … [Read more...]