The Kneeslider

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If Factories Stop Racing, What Do They Sell?

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Recently, Honda announced their withdrawal from Formula One racing and last Friday said they would also be pulling the factory teams out of AMA Superbike. Will this be the only factory to go due to the economy or is it the first of many? NASCAR, for one, is experiencing a major reduction of support from and, in some cases, the complete departure of many companies long … [Read more...]

World’s Fastest 50cc Motorcycle Project

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A Real Machine Eric Manning is one of those guys who are driven to make something real and tangible. He’s a guy I know personally, and I am privileged to have the opportunity to shed some light on his recent project. I felt a formal interview would be the best way to get Eric’s ideas across and I have included the Q&A below. Now, I love a good concept rendering as much as … [Read more...]

TSS RS500 2 Cylinder 2 Stroke

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While most everyone else has moved on to the land of 4 strokes, there's a group of intrepid engineers and builders in Australia devoted to the idea of building a 500cc 2 cylinder 2 stroke motorcycle, starting with the Aprilia RS250 chassis and installing their own highly engineered 2 stroke powerplant. Grand Prix Engineer Wayne "Wobbly" Wright who has a 30 year career … [Read more...]

US Motorcycle Racing Splits In Two

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Just got a question from Matt about what is going on with racing in the U.S. The Motorcycle Industry Council has issued a press release about their new USSB Championship Series. This will be a superbike and sportbike series run separate from the AMA/DMG series. As of right now, Yamaha is staying put, Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki may be going to the MIC, ... or not, does anyone … [Read more...]

450cc Super Singles Will Race at Mid Ohio

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The 450cc Super Singles class will be racing at Mid Ohio, September 19-21. The new class is made up of road racing bikes that started life as 450cc MX bikes which are then transformed into lightweight, single cylinder racers. We've written about this new class before and it looks like it's about to hit the track. This could be interesting. From the AMA press … [Read more...]

Mladin Loses Appeal – Spies Wins Championship

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The disqualification of Mat Mladin for a crankshaft violation was on appeal until today when the AMA announced its final decision: AMA Pro Racing announced today that the appeal of the disqualification of Mat Mladin on the #6 Suzuki from the Superbike races at Virginia International Raceway on August 16-17, 2008 has been deemed without merit and has been denied. The original … [Read more...]