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Morgan Makes the Super Sports Three Wheeler Official

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Many of you have already noticed, but the Morgan Motor Company has made it official, they're going to be manufacturing a new three wheeler, styled after their originals. As noted here previously, the new Morgan will be a modified version of the ACE Cycle Car, built by Pete Larsen of Seattle. Morgan bought the rights to Larsen's design and then re-engineered it to make it more … [Read more...]

ACE Cycle Car Becoming New Morgan 3 Wheeler?

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The ACE Cycle Car Remember the ACE Cycle Car? Pete Larsen is building these Harley Davidson powered beauties over in Seattle, Washington, a tip of the hat to the old Morgan 3 Wheelers. Well, if you've been over to the Cycle Car website recently you'll notice a few changes, notably a big notice on the home page saying "Constructed under license from the Morgan 3 Wheeler, Ltd. … [Read more...]

Reverse Gearbox for Motorcycle Powered Cars from Roadstercycle

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We've covered a lot of motorcycle powered cars on The Kneeslider and one of the questions we often get is "what do you do for reverse?" Some builders go with a ready made unit, most of which are a bit pricey, while other guys engineer their own method, lots of variations, there. Jack Fleming, over at Roadstercycle, was having the same issue as everyone else and finally decided … [Read more...]

Flexit Sidecar Owners Group

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Some time back I wrote about flexible sidecars, the ones that lean with the motorcycle. It's a neat idea and, though they have been around for a very long time, they've never really taken off. John Goff, left several comments on that post over the months, it seems he's become somewhat knowledgeable about the leaners, especially the Flexit, and he finally set up a Yahoo group … [Read more...]

Hayabusa Reverse Trike – TT-Busa

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The Hayabusa is probably one of the most modified and customized motorcycles ever produced, sooner or later, if it's been done to any bike, it will eventually be done to a Hayabusa. So, I wasn't too surprised when I saw this, but I have to think it could get a little interesting in high speed turns. This trike, called the TT-Busa, does not appear to lean, it's sort of a … [Read more...]

Triking Cyclecar with Moto Guzzi Power

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Morgan 3 wheeler replicas come in several flavors but the Triking was a really nice one. It was designed by Tony Divey of Marlingford, Norwich, England who owned 8 original Morgans and was also a friend of Peter Morgan, so he knew what he was about. There are very few around and this one is currently on eBay, offered at $20,000. The Triking looks like a true to the original … [Read more...]