Doing my usual ebay cruise, this caught my eye, hey, it would catch yours, too, if you saw a Dodge Tomahawk listed. I started thinking Chrysler put their concept bike out there for sale but then I looked a little closer and saw the word replica. What we have here is a half scale Dodge Tomahawk replica, that's right, half scale. So how did he fit the V10 in there? He didn't, he … [Read more...]
Jesse James Honda VTX Cafe Racer
As long as we're talking about possible Victory sportbikes, it occured to me some of you may have forgotten about, or never even heard of, the cafe racer Jesse James built. It seems the Honda guys were tossing around ideas for something else to do with their then new (early 2002) VTX 1800 V-Twin engine. Someone came up with the notion that Jesse James might be just the right … [Read more...]
10 Steps to Learning Motorcycle Mechanics
If you like the idea of Motorcycle Repair and Motorcycle Restoration but you haven't yet joined the ranks of highly skilled garage wizards, don't give up. You don't need mysterious training available only to the select few, you can learn a lot on your own. It starts with desire, you mix that with effort and persistence plus a small dash of bruised knuckles and over time you'll … [Read more...]
Quick Motorcycle Article Updates
A few quick updates on stories from The Kneeslider: Sarah Lyon let us know she just returned from a month on the road on her mission to photograph female mechanics for her upcoming Female Mechanics Calendar. She did photo shoots of 14 mechanics and now the work begins, putting it all together for the calendar. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Rob Kasten says his … [Read more...]
Smartuki On the Road Again and For Sale Soon
The Smartuki, the amazing little GSXR powered Smart car, has been through a lot since we first introduced it in June of last year. After its initial build in England where Peter put it through its paces, thoroughly enjoying the surprised (terrified?) looks as he whizzed by, he moved on to another project which required selling the Smartuki. Andeas Viktorsson, who, at the time, … [Read more...]
Cheap Motorcycle Camera Mount
Most everyone has a digital camera these days and a lot of those cameras have video capability as well. Here's a fellow who came up with a quick and cheap way to mount a camera on your motorcycle's handlebars with a bit of plastic pipe, garden hose and hose clamps. Nothing fancy but very functional and sometimes that is all you need. It would probably work with most digital … [Read more...]
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