Another custom builder just popped up on our radar, it's REDZ Motorcycle Company over in The Netherlands. Remember Bratstyle? Well REDZ builds custom bikes along those lines, based on the Yamaha SR400/SR500/TW200, the Kawasaki W400/W650 and other small displacement Japanese bikes. They also offer all of the parts you might need to put one of these together yourself. Their … [Read more...]
Paramount Buell SASS Bicycle For Sale
Not too many folks (other than real Buell fans) know that Erik Buell worked on a bicycle project with Schwinn Bicycles back in 1991. Chris Fiorini, a product designer at Schwinn's Paramount Design Group, wanted to design a mountain bike for downhill racing with long travel suspension. He contacted Buell because he had heard about the suspension system they were using and … [Read more...]
Ducati Streetfighter Coming Soon
Ducati has something hidden in their back room. If you go to ducati.com there's an intro screen that brings up the visual shown above. It seems a Ducati streetfighter will be introduced November 3rd. I wonder if it will make it that far before it leaks to the web. I have no other info but I'll let you know if I hear. Thanks for the tip, Chris. UPDATE: As comments below … [Read more...]
Norton Motorcycles Ownership Returns to the UK
Norton Motorcycles has been purchased by Stuart Garner. All of the trademarks and development work relating to the Norton, Manx, Atlas, Commando and Dominator brands are now owned by the British businessman and owner of Norton Racing Ltd. Plans are to return to the street and track in 2009. After the abrupt end of the effort to bring back Norton in the U.S. and following … [Read more...]
Derringer Cycles Board Track Style Motorized Bicycles
The 50cc homemade motorized bicycle spotlighted the other day looks pretty neat as a fun project but I found a company already producing something very similar. Derringer Cycles makes a Honda powered motorized bicycle in the classic board track style that has the same choice of power or pedal of the homemade version. Brakes are drum up front, coaster in the rear. It holds … [Read more...]
TSS RS500 2 Cylinder 2 Stroke
While most everyone else has moved on to the land of 4 strokes, there's a group of intrepid engineers and builders in Australia devoted to the idea of building a 500cc 2 cylinder 2 stroke motorcycle, starting with the Aprilia RS250 chassis and installing their own highly engineered 2 stroke powerplant. Grand Prix Engineer Wayne "Wobbly" Wright who has a 30 year career … [Read more...]
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