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Radial Engine Motorcycle #2

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The radial engine is a thing of beauty and it looks like several other folks think the same thing. After we posted the radial motorcycle yesterday, we contacted Rotec Engineering, makers of these 7 cylinder radial engines, and according to them, there are at least 4 of these projects in various stages of completion at the present time. Yesterday's bike and this one as well seem … [Read more...]

Radial Engine Powered Motorcycle

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One of our readers sent us this photo of a motorcycle powered by a 7 cylinder radial engine! We have no details of where this is from or who built it. If any of you have seen this or know more about it, please let us know. Several motorcycle builders, including Confederate, say they are using a radial engine when what they have is simply a two cylinder slice. This bike uses the … [Read more...]

Storz XR1200 Conversion Kit

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In our search for accessible high performance, here's another possible direction. Harley Davidson's Sportster isn't a performance machine, even though in the earlier years some thought it was. The Sportster plays the role of entry level Harley, a way to get a genuine HD nameplate without the price of admission required by a Softail or V-Rod or one of their other models. It's … [Read more...]

Revenge – Transverse V-Twin

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Winner of 3rd place in the 2006 European Championship for custom bike building was this bike named Revenge. Whether you like this style or not, the interesting thing is the transverse Harley Davidson V-twin engine mated to a BMW transmission with shaft drive. It also has perimeter disc brakes, pretty neat. I just hope those steel braided hand grips don't start to fray, … [Read more...]

World’s Most Beautiful Motorcycles

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This kind of award is always open to debate and nowhere here do they indicate which motorcycles were considered to be in the competition so ... Ducati press release: The International Panel of Judges of the “World’s Most Beautiful Motorcycle” awards met last Friday at Cortile della Seta in Milano, a historic courtyard made available by Banca Popolare Commercio e … [Read more...]

Jesse Rooke’s Slotard

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Custom builder Jesse Rooke is on to something here. The Slotard is a new super motard style custom and from the photos it doesn't appear to be quite finished, not really sure. But look closely and see what he's done. The most notable piece is the engine which appears to be a V-twin with the rear cylinder removed and a supercharger(?) in its place or is that just the … [Read more...]