Here's another 3 wheeler, there seem to be so many these days. This concept, shown at the LA Auto Show and built by Volkswagen, is powered by a 1.6 liter 125hp 4 cylinder engine. 0 to 62.5mph (100kmh) is in 5.7 seconds and is said to pull 1.25 lateral g's! Very nice. They say a production version could be on the market soon, depending on feedback. Projected price is under … [Read more...]
The Art of the Motorcycle
Do you ever catch yourself staring at a motorcycle? I don't mean just looking at bikes, we all do that, I mean staring at a machine because it looks so damn good, everything is just right, every part relates to everything else, nothing added that doesn't belong, it catches your eye and you smile. It happens to me all the time and it's not just bikes, cars and airplanes do the … [Read more...]
Vespa exploded view
Cutaway drawings and exploded views are a neat way to see how mechanical things go together but what if you did it with the real thing? There was an art exhibit in Turin where the artist took three Vespa scooters, left one intact, removed the outer panels on the next and completely disassembled the third. It was suspended with all of the parts in proper relationship, just like … [Read more...]
Victory Vision 800cc parallel twin automatic concept
Polaris, well known for ATVs and their Victory cruiser line, came to the Long Beach motorcycle show loaded with something a bit outside their usual lineup. Taking an 800cc parallel twin from an ATV, they built the Vision, a concept bike that looks like nothing I've ever seen. The bike uses a CVT type transmission and shaft drive on a single sided swingarm. There are no foot … [Read more...]
Ducati Monster Challenge again
Once again the Ducati Monster Challenge is on to find the coolest Monster in North America. It follows the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show around from city to city but doesn't appear in every one. Two of the challenges are already over and the third will take place this weekend in Long Beach, California. There seems to be two different types of competitor, one is … [Read more...]
Goldammer Cycle Works wins with “Trouble”
One of our readers (Thanks, Aaron!) pointed us in the direction of this bike called Trouble, built by Goldammer Cycle Works. If you recall, last year, Goldammer won the 2004 AMD/Custom Chrome World Championship of custom bike building with an entry called the BTR3, a really nice looking bike built in the image of the old board trackers. Being the defending champions they had to … [Read more...]
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