Once again, as I was digging deep in The Kneeslider's motorcycle research archives I came across something I never knew existed. The rather unconventional bike you see above was called the Dragwaye. It was designed by Clive Waye in the early 1960s, powered by a 1300cc supercharged VW engine and it was ridden by Dave Lecoq in 1970. Dave managed a 9.815 second quarter mile. When … [Read more...]
Ecosse Spirit ES1 – Motorcycle Racer Redesign
What happens when two Formula 1 designers take a look at racing motorcycles to see what could be done differently? You get something that looks like the Ecosse Spirit ES1, a very fresh set of ideas all put together for the purpose of going faster but with some concepts that could be transfered to many other types of motorcycles. They began by examining rider position as a … [Read more...]
Feuling W3 Powered Motorcycle Headed to Bonneville
Ever wonder where all of those Feuling W3 engines have gone? I don't think very many were produced before Jim Feuling passed away and you seldom see them anywhere. Cory Ness used one to build a custom bike a couple of years ago but other than that they just disappeared in shops here and there. I heard of one in the possession of a law firm connected to the Fueling estate, not … [Read more...]
Arcane Worldwide Racing Liquidation Auction
There's an auction May 31st, 2007 to liquidate the assets of Arcane Worldwide Racing. Yes, this is short notice but I just found out. Hank Booth raced motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats and this no reserve auction takes place in Great Falls, Montana. His Arcane Worldwide Racing is up for auction with several motorcycles and quite a few tools and parts on the block. … [Read more...]
Ilmor Cutting Back While Looking for Sponsors
Ilmor is slimming down their personnel while they line up more sponsorship for their MotoGP racing project. Ilmor, builders of some pretty fancy equipment in the world of auto racing, is working hard to get things running smoothly in their MotoGP effort. They withdrew after one race this season and the reason is sponsorship. Though things have not been performing at the level … [Read more...]
KillaCycle Lowers Electric ET Record to 8.16 Seconds
KillaCycle, the electric dragbike we just told you about that ran an 8.76 sec ET, went out and lowered that ET record again, this time running an 8.16 second quarter mile. Electric motorcycle doubters are going to have a really tough time if KillaCycle keeps this up. Press release follows: A123Systems today announced that The KillaCycle, the world’s quickest electric … [Read more...]
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