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Buell Motorcycles 25th Anniversary

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Has it been 25 years already? Buell Motorcycles is getting ready to celebrate their first quarter century of building "World Class American" sportbikes. Erik Buell had a dream of putting something together just a little different and he's done a helluva job of doing just that. Starting out as essentially a handbuilt motorcycle with its share of teething pains they've come a … [Read more...]

Ducati Monster Terra Mostro in Production

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We showed you a couple of early photos of the Terra Mostro last year, a Ducati Monster based dual sport motorcycle. The bike is now in production, so if your riding tends to be a bit more adventurous than your sportbike riding friends would like, this might be you. Long travel suspension, dual sport tires, spark arrester on the pipe, all of the things you would expect of a … [Read more...]

Ducati Monster Turbo

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There aren't many motorcycles that haven't been subjected to the turbo treatment but some are common, some not. Turbo Hayabusas are everywhere and if you didn't know better you would think it was a factory option. Ducati Monsters, on the other hand, seem to be modified in many ways but turbos are a lot less common. Bill Johnson, over at DucCutters, dropped us a line to … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson 4 Valve Big Twin Sportbike

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Digging around in some old images I came across this bike and I have zero information about it but as you can see, there's something very interesting here. Housed in a custom sportbike frame is a Harley Davidson big twin, with 4 valve heads no less! There is some type of induction system with velocity stacks sticking up through the tank and beyond that, you know as much as I … [Read more...]

Motoczysz Birth of a Racer on Discovery HD

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Birth of a Racer, the documentary about the development of the Motoczysz C1 motorcycle will first air in the U.S. March 25th on Discovery HD Theater. The show will run several times through the end of March and throughout April. Check your local schedule for times in your area, if you get the Discovery HD Theater channel. This should be an interesting show giving most … [Read more...]

JJ2S X4 500 – 4 Cylinder 2 Stroke Concept Motorcycle

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Motorcycle design often revolves around the engine. The size, shape, number of cylinders and configuration play a large part in much of what follows. What if you had an X4? 4 cylinders in an X configuration open up new design possibilities and that is exactly what we have here, not only that, it appears to be a 500cc 2 stroke! This is the JJ2S X4 500 by JJS Design. They have … [Read more...]