The Kneeslider

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Big Twin Racers Twin Cam Sport Bike

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Curt Winter sent over a few photos of his brand new twin cam sport bike. He just finished it and reports the handling as awesome. Curt has been wrapping sport oriented frames around these big twins to give more folks an idea of how much power these engines have for everyday sport riding. If you're interested, he can build something for you, too. I also noticed Curt got a … [Read more...]

Munch Mammut Replicas by Mike Kron

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Mike Kron, The Classic Bike Mike, has a business over in Germany restoring motorcycles for museums and private collectors in Germany, Switzerland and here in the USA. He also builds replicas of old German motorcycles and he's done some extraordinary work, re-creating Munch Mammuts. Friedel Münch hand built these motorcycles back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, using a 4 … [Read more...]

Honda ST1300 Streetfighter

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As I wandered through the bikes at Vintage Motorcycle Days I came across something a little peculiar . As I looked it over, another fellow asked me, "What are we looking at here?" The longitudinal V4 narrows it down pretty quickly and what we were looking at is actually a 2004 Honda ST1300 that had an unfortunate encounter with a deer. Instead of replacing all of the plastic, … [Read more...]

Moonbeam – 100 MPG 3 Wheeler

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Moonbeam, as the owner builder calls it, is a 100 mpg 3 wheeler built from 2 Honda Elite scooters, some steel tubing, plastic, time and desire. Jory Squibb is a 65 year old handyman from Camden, Maine who got tired of filling up his Toyota station wagon and thought he might be able to build something a little more fuel efficient. When Jory began his build he didn't know how … [Read more...]

Exhaust Pipe Design with Cone Layout Software

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If you have ever tried to layout a conic section on sheet metal, cutting just the right piece, that when rolled over and joined on edge, you have a cone with the exact shape, size and angled openings desired, you know it's not easy. Who might need to do that? If you're designing an exhaust pipe for your motorcycle project it could come in very handy to get it right the first … [Read more...]

S&S Planning X-Wedge Frames and Rolling Chassis

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Doing a quick scan of the September issue of Cycle World, something caught my eye. In a follow up article on the new S&S X-Wedge engine, it was noted that since the engine's mounting points were incompatible with frames designed for Harley Davidson engines, S&S would start building their own frames and rolling chassis. Most of their kits would be right in line with the standard … [Read more...]