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Motoczysz C1 990

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Just reading the July issue of Motorcyclist and their in depth article on the Motoczysz C1. What caught my eye was the full name of the bike, the C1 990, as in 990cc displacement. So what? Well, this bike does have the intended aim of racing in MotoGP and if you'll recall, the rules just changed a few days ago and the engines are dropping to 800cc beginning in 2007. Just goes … [Read more...]

Osmos hubless wheel

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As I was rummaging around in some dusty old computer files at The Kneeslider, I came across this link to the Osmos hubless wheel. It's an interesting design I've seen on some concept motorcycles and cars. If success depends on looks, this wheel has what it takes. No hub allows all sorts of neat suspension possibilities, that much I get. I understand how brakes and steering and … [Read more...]

Lazareth Roadster V6

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Here is another jaw dropping motorcycle from Ludovic Lazareth in France. I just posted about motorcycle engine powered cars the other day, here's a car engine powered motorcycle. I can't take my eyes off of this. Over here someone stuffs a big V8 into a bike like the Boss Hoss and you get something enormous and ungainly. Lazareth put a Mazda V6 into this roadster and you get a … [Read more...]

CEM – Cylindrical Energy Module

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Yesterday I noticed another article about the apparent upcoming Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe, where once again, a famous old name is used to give a brand new concept car the aura of a classic. That's another subject altogether. However, there were two things I didn't notice before. One, is the company is also designing a motorcycle to carry the name with a scheduled introduction at … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Top Speed

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A few months ago there was a news story about a motorcycle rider ticketed for 205mph which later turned out to be a bit optimistic on the part of the police given that they were timing the rider with a stopwatch from the air. Production motorcycles are fast but not quite that fast. I started thinking about this in the last few days because another car, a Bugatti, is now … [Read more...]

Motocreations Concept Bike

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This shows some interesting design ideas. I mentioned Mark way back here but I haven't been watching the goings on around his shop for a while. Dylan, over at Twisting Asphalt, had a post about this that I just noticed. Seems some photo journalist was snooping around Mark's shop and took advantage of the opportunity to look in places he wasn't supposed to be. He snapped some … [Read more...]