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Moto Paton 500cc Racer Continuation

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Giuseppe Pattoni built a few race bikes back in the early 1960s. They were parallel twin 4 strokes beginning at 250cc and eventually growing to 500cc. To say production was limited is an understatement, only 10 bikes were built over 10 years. Between 1966 and 1975, the bikes raced over 150 times to some success and whatever the case, they looked great! Roberto Pattoni, … [Read more...]

Delaware American Motors Tech Twin American 13c

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An east coast motorcycle company is bringing out an all new bike. This is the Tech Twin American 13c from Delaware American Motors of Paterson, New Jersey. The 13c is a hand built, all American motorcycle. Power comes from a 140 horsepower, 127 cubic inch R&R 2 cam V-twin. It features a 6 speed transmission, single sided swingarm, girder fork, oil in frame and dual front … [Read more...]

VD Classic Cafe Racers

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Jean Francois Vicente, of VD Classic in Strasbourg, France, began modifying motorcycles over 20 years ago and over the years started creating a few accessories of his own for various models from Triumph, Ducati, Voxan, MZ and many more. The results he achieves are really great looking bikes in the cafe tradition, classic lines, subtle and clean. This is the kind of modification … [Read more...]

The Chopper Industry is Dead – Jesse James

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If you pick up the latest issue of Jesse James' Garage magazine, a pretty neat publication, there's an insert specifically directed at West Coast Choppers and all of their products. They are coming out with a new frame, the CFL2, constructed by bending steel into a sort of monocoque chassis instead of the usual tube construction, something I'll take a look at soon. But the … [Read more...]

Erik Buell Interview

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The introduction of the liquid cooled, Rotax powered Buell 1125R is generating a lot of excitement and questions, too. There’s a lot of speculation about what it means for Buell so it seemed like a good idea to go straight to the source and ask Erik Buell about his thoughts on all of this. After gathering a lot of your questions and adding a few of my own, I talked to Erik to … [Read more...]

What Are Your Questions for Erik Buell?

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With the recent introduction of the Buell 1125R, Buell Motorcycles has taken a dramatic step in a new direction. I'll be talking to Erik Buell very soon and I thought it would be a great opportunity for many of you to send in your questions. What would you like to ask Erik? Obviously, he's not going to lay out the company's plans for the future but he may hint at a few new … [Read more...]