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MegaSquirt – Electronic Fuel Injection Kit

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A comment on our post about flexible fuel motorcycles mentioned the MegaSquirt Electronic Fuel Injection kit which I had never heard of, so I thought I should check it out. In my post, I mentioned how E85 ethanol is getting a lot of coverage these days and I was wondering if any motorcycles were capable of running this without damage or major modifications. Our commenter … [Read more...]

Crower Six Stroke engine

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Bruce Crower, founder of Crower Cams and Equipment, is now retired but he's still working in his well equipped home workshop. While thinking of ways to improve the old internal combustion engine, he came up with a method to harness the wasted heat energy by creating steam inside the combustion chamber, and using it to boost the engine’s power output and also to control its … [Read more...]

Flying Motorcycle

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Recently there’s been renewed talk of a flying car being designed and built by a bunch of wizards from MIT. Interesting concept, if it ever flies, but here’s a guy who has taken the idea if a multipurpose vehicle and built a flying motorcycle instead. He received a patent for this fly-drive vehicle and it does fly and drive as the video shows. A lot like the PALV we … [Read more...]

How to Paint Your Motorcycle

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After learning about building a chopper chassis from the DVD we pointed out the other day, another one of the "black arts" of building is the all important step of painting your motorcycle. Painting is something filled with a lot of myth and misconceptions but it pretty much boils down to a lack of knowledge. Things you don't understand often seem mysterious until you learn how … [Read more...]

Colorado Norton Works

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If you're a Norton fan, you probably know all about Colorado Norton Works, if not, you should. If you just love the look of fine machinery, you have to see what they do to old Norton Commandos. The photos on their site are so stunning it makes you want to sell some possessions just to put one of these beauties in your garage. … [Read more...]

Building a Chopper Chassis DVD

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The other day I mentioned mini choppers as a great way to learn about building a motorcycle. Actually building something teaches you far more than any TV show, but you do need to know some of the basics. Instead of trying to glean a tiny bit of actual building know how from those "reality" shows, how about a DVD that teaches you the whole process, step by step from someone who … [Read more...]