Harald Geiling runs the Roadrunner Bikeshop over in Mainz, Germany, selling motorcycles and also doing a lot of frame repair. Somehow or another, the idea of building a V8 motorcycle entered Harald's mind and being more of a doer than a dreamer, that's what he did. He bought a 4 liter V8 from a BMW 740i, and squeezing time in over a period of four years, he made the … [Read more...]
Brand New BSA and Matchless Engines
Looking for a replacement engine for your BSA Gold Star or Matchless G85 motorcycle? Look no more, ABSAF (Appingedam BSA Factory) over in the Netherlands, is turning them out brand spanking new. These are manufactured on the premises, all parts interchangeable with the originals, with improvements to reflect more modern engineering, the only visible sign being the spark plug … [Read more...]
eMachineShop – Custom Machining Your Own Parts
Custom motorcycles, whether sportbikes, standards or even choppers, are something we talk about here a lot. But many potential custom builders have the ideas, knowledge and skills but their garage shop, not to mention their wallet, has no provision for a lot of computer controlled machine tools. Once you get into the really special one off motorcycle designs, you'll need a lot … [Read more...]
A Thousand New Motorcycle Companies
The headline might read, "One Thousand Motorcycle Companies Opening Soon!" Would you believe it? You should, because it's already happening. All over the world, individuals, small partnerships and small to medium sized companies are building custom motorcycles and it doesn't require venture capital or thousands of employees. Start Your Own Motorcycle Company If you're … [Read more...]
Kit Sport Standard Motorcycles – Finally
The term "kit bike" has come to mean "chopper kit" for the most part, since with all of the chopper building TV shows and build offs, the chopper shops began putting boxes of parts together to give the home builder a chance to roll his own, just like on TV. We've been questioning for some time the single minded concentration on choppers and asking why not build a sport bike or … [Read more...]
Buell Custom Bobber
Attention Erik Buell, are you seeing this? Attention Harley Davidson, have a little room for new ideas in your design department? Twice in the past week this Buell custom look has come to our attention, this example, far more thought out and practical than the first one we highlighted a few days ago. In this example, the footpegs are under the rider where they should be to … [Read more...]
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