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Jesse James Honda VTX Cafe Racer

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As long as we're talking about possible Victory sportbikes, it occured to me some of you may have forgotten about, or never even heard of, the cafe racer Jesse James built. It seems the Honda guys were tossing around ideas for something else to do with their then new (early 2002) VTX 1800 V-Twin engine. Someone came up with the notion that Jesse James might be just the right … [Read more...]

Victory Sportbikes?

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Looking at the XYZ by Allmond Cycle Designs makes a person wonder, as I asked at the end of the post, why manufacturers are not doing that sort of thing themselves. Well, it sounds like Victory may be thinking along those lines, already. Scanning the October issue of Cycle World, I came across a short piece called Victory's Next Step. That article was looking at future … [Read more...]

2007 Kawasaki Z1000 Introduced

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Kawasaki has introduced the Z1000 for 2007. This big bore naked bike seems like it should have fairly high end road ability with a torque curve focused on the lower end of the rev spectrum. Kawasaki press release: Kawasaki engineers have literally upped the ante in the naked bike arena with the introduction of the newly-redesigned 2007 Z1000. Offering both increased … [Read more...]

How You Can Help Make the GG Quad Street Legal

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GG Quad North America, importers of the GG Quad, have a problem. As we noted before, the GG Quad is a great looking machine, the problem is you can't drive it on the street. It's already street legal in Europe, Japan, Russia and Dubai but not in the U.S. GG Quad North America has filed a petition with the NHTSA to allow a 4-wheel classification for a motorcycle vehicle license. … [Read more...]

Kawasaki Z1R-TC Turbo Motorcycle

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Just when you think you know a few things about motorcycles, one pops up that you haven't heard of, for me, the Kawasaki Z1R-TC Turbo, is one of those bikes. I noticed one of these on ebay the other day and now there's actually two of them out there. Then, I was just perusing the September issue of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, and there's an article on early turbos and they … [Read more...]

What Everyone Should Know About the New Kit and Custom Motorcycle Rules from the EPA

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If you're like me, you don't spend much time reading government documents, but once in awhile, one comes along you should at least be familiar with. Last week, the EPA wrote a Letter of Guidance clarifying their rules that apply to kit motorcycles and custom motorcycles. The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) had met with the EPA earlier this year to get more information … [Read more...]