The Kneeslider

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Motorcycle tricycles

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What's the deal with trikes? I have to admit, I simply do not understand them. Sidecars are interesting but for the most part they can be removed and the original two wheel motorcycle can be regained. Some motorcycles are specifically manufactured to be sidecar rigs so that is not always the case, but for the most part, they're a removable addition. Trikes, on the other … [Read more...]

Perpetual motorcycles

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Have you ever watched someone bend up a new exhaust pipe with an automatic pipe bender? Feed in the right numbers with a length of straight pipe and presto, exhaust pipe, exactly like the factory piece. Think about that. As long as you have the right numbers for the machine, you can make any pipe for any car, and what does that have to do with motorcycles? For quite a few … [Read more...]

American Sport Bike

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A recent comment on my sport chopper post was interesting, Curt Winter mentioned he had built a few bikes, some based on the V-twin sportbike idea and he was pretty pleased with their performance. Curt sent in a few photos and I immediately asked for details, I liked what I saw. Curt builds American sport bikes with a mixture of carefully selected parts, fabrication skills … [Read more...]

All chrome Yamaha R1

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There used to be an old saying around cars and motorcycles, "If it don't go, chrome it." I think this R1 may go very well but they decided to chrome it anyway. Everything, including the plastic has been chromed. I've seen Ducati Monsters that had chrome tanks and looked pretty nice and there's a faint memory of a chopper but I don't recall any all chrome sportbikes, of course … [Read more...]

Future transportation on two wheels

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Is the future of transportation arriving on two wheels? While everyone is not going to begin riding motorcycles we may see practical wide scale production of alternative power in motorcycles before we see it in cars. Hybrids and biodiesel are moving forward in cars but these technologies are more like variations of the internal combustion engine than a new form of power. … [Read more...]

Triumph Rocket 3 streetfighter

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Here's a neat variation on the Triumph Rocket 3, kind of a Rocket 3 Streetfighter by Palatina. Triple exhaust tucked undertail, custom rearsets to get your feet properly placed, integrated turn signals, lots of carbon fiber, some with a blue color mixed in to the process ... everything is designed to take the big cruiser and transform it into a big Speed Triple, a REALLY big … [Read more...]