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S&S X-Wedge Custom for Jay Leno

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The S&S boys teamed up with the ExxonMobil Mobil 1 crew to build an X-Wedge custom bike for Jay Leno. It's powered by a 117 inch X-Wedge and is more of a sporty cruiser than any sort of chopper, after all, Jay Leno is a bit more performance oriented. This motorcycle is the first to include the third-generation “performance cruiser” chassis/powertrain kit. S&S has a video … [Read more...]

MotoCzysz Documentary Coming to Discovery Channel

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Birth of a Racer, a Discovery Channel documentary about the MotoCzysz C1 project and the MotoCzysz motorcycle company has just begun airing around the world. All of the dates announced so far cover countries everywhere except the U.S., which is "to be announced." Last I checked, Oregon was in the U.S., MotoCzysz is a U.S. motorcycle company so what is this TBD nonsense on the … [Read more...]

Hayabusa Frame Kit from BFO Motorcycles

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BFO Motorcycles made a really sweet frame kit, called the SwitchBlade, for the Honda CBR900RR Fireblade. For their next project, they've decided to do the same type of high end frame kit for the Suzuki Hayabusa. This new kit will begin with a standard used Hayabusa and after removing the engine and various components, reinstall them in a "welded tubular aluminum frame and … [Read more...]

Mule Motorcycles Street Tracker Update

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Richard Pollock's Mule Motorcycles was covered here before but I stopped by his website and noticed he has a lot more photos up since the last time I looked. One project previously in progress has since been finished, the XR1660, and it is one of the best looking street tracker builds I've yet seen, though he has many others, many Sportster based, some XS650, some Triumph, but … [Read more...]

Formula Bike – 125cc Entry Level Racing

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A Swiss company, Marilley Motosport, has designed and built a 125cc entry level racer called the Formula Bike. Its purpose is to give young racers the chance to prepare for racing in the higher level classes and also to be a very accessible level of racing for the non professional. The initial version is a 40+ horsepower 2 stroke available in March of 2008 eventually to be … [Read more...]

Bourget Shredder Small Block Chevy Powered Quad

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Bourget's Bike Works produced a new quad for the SEMA show that runs this week in Las Vegas. Called the Shredder F-80, Bourget will be building as many as 25 per year at the rather healthy price of $90,000. It's powered by a 425 horsepower, small block 383 fast burn Chevy engine mated to a Turbo 350 automatic transmission. Tires all around are 17 inch Avon 330 rear tires with … [Read more...]