We mentioned the scooter patent the other day and wondered along with others whether this meant the Honda Griffon was headed for production. One of our readers dropped a link in the comments pointing to this radial engine powered motorcycle patent and asked whether patents mean imminent production. A great question and it would seem the answer is patents mean no such thing, but … [Read more...]
Honda Griffon Scooter Concept for Production?
The Honda Griffon scooter concept from 2003 might become more than just a concept. Steve, over at ScooterScoop, has a little story where one of his readers came across a Honda patent application filed just a few days ago for a "headlamp for two-wheeled vehicle" which should throw off most searchers, but evidently not all. It appears to be a horizontally opposed 4 cylinder … [Read more...]
Pierobon F042 Ducati Frame Kit
Pierobon Frames is an Italian company that's been in business for 50 years, working in and around MotoGP and World Superbike, gaining a reputation for building some very fine equipment and solving technical problems of all sorts. Being Italian, it wasn't hard to see the passion of many Ducati owners who love to tweak, tune and refine their bikes, so they decided to turn their … [Read more...]
Leonhardt 410 Cubic Inch V-Twin Motorcycle
Over a year ago I pointed out a project over in Germany being built by Clemens F. Leonhardt. Clemens had some very big ideas but at the time all you could see were design drawings, and when you consider what this project is supposed to be, it's easy to dismiss it as a design that will never happen. Well, checking back I see that progress is being made and as these photos … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Designs from Oberdan Bezzi
Oberdan Bezzi is a motorcycle designer over in Italy and he has a website devoted to some of his own designs which he does when he isn't turning out work for his clients. Over the months, he has built up a pretty impressive portfolio using bikes from a wide range of manufacturers as a base, sometimes modifying a current or past model, sometimes using just an engine and going … [Read more...]
Wilwood Stealth Perimeter Brake System
Recently, we had a story about perimeter brake rotors showing up on a number of custom bikes. Although they have a lot of advantages in the area of appearance there is at least some disagreement over whether they work as well as standard rotors but the point is academic since practically no one is making them. Got a tip yesterday pointing out this Stealth Brake System from … [Read more...]
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