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TTXGP Teams and Riders Announced

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The race teams and riders entered in the upcoming TTXGP have been announced and most everyone you would have expected to be there, is. Motoczysz, the late breaking move based on their recent website post, is in the lineup, Mission Motors with their Mission One, EVOdesign, Brammo, KillaCycle and many more. Commercial companies large and small, universities and colleges, all … [Read more...]

24 Hour Electric Off Road Motorcycle Endurance Race – 24 Hours of Electricross

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Zero Motorcycles is putting on a 24 hour endurance race for electric off road motorcycles. The Zero Motorcycles’ 24 Hours of Electricross will take place on the weekend of April 4th-5th at the 408MX Motocross Track in San Jose, California. They are looking to attract some attention to the idea that electric motorcycles are fully capable machines right now. Teams running … [Read more...]

TTXGP Feet Forward Electric Motorcycle Design

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Royce Creasey did this feet forward electric motorcycle design study for sponsors planning to back him in the carbon free TTXGP race scheduled for June. The bike has 330 pounds of Li-ion Phosphate batteries powering a twin rotor electric motor. According to Royce, the power output would be about 100 horsepower with anticipated top speeds close to 200 mph. The sponsors backed … [Read more...]

Phillip Island WSBK Starts Interesting Season

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In the U.S., we've been used to seeing Ben Spies run at the front for several years now in AMA Superbike. Well, the rest of the world just got introduced to his racing skill when he took the win in race 2 at Phillip Island during the opening weekend of FIM World Superbike. Ben moved up to the new series this year, racing an R1 for Yamaha World Superbike. We don't cover a lot … [Read more...]

TSS RS500 2 Stroke Twin Update

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The TSS RS500 2 stroke twin the boys down in Australia have been working on has been installed in an an Aprilia chassis as intended and fired up. It looks like it fits perfectly and they have a short video of the bike. It sounds good. Steve adds: The motor fits in there like it was always designed to do - in fact I have a consipiracy theory that Aprilia initially had … [Read more...]

Ellwood Hybrid – Single Cylinder Reed Valve Intercooled 4 Stroke Engine

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All sorts of interesting custom bikes and engine projects are coming out of Sweden all of a sudden, or at least, I'm just coming across them, and John Ellwood thought we might like to see one more, it's his Ellwood Hybrid, a single cylinder, 4 stroke with reed valves, from a 2 stroke, mounted on the crankcase directing the crankcase pressure to charge the intake twice per power … [Read more...]