Checked your inbox lately? Good chance there's more than a few offers for a cheap Rolex watch or Microsoft Office for $29 or prescription drugs at rock bottom prices, the knockoffs are everywhere, cheap, unauthorized and illegal copies of the real thing. Designer clothes and fashion accessories are a big target, too. Why? There's big money in promoting and selling the look or … [Read more...]
Thunder Star 1200 torque questions continued
As I was searching for more documentation on the Thunder Star torque, horsepower and rpm figures, Andy, who is conveniently located over in the UK, was kind enough to forward an article that appeared in the March 2005 issue of the UK magazine "Streetfighters." Their writeup had a few more details on construction but some of their numbers raised even more questions. Their … [Read more...]
Thunder Star Diesel update and questions
Lots of folks (Thanks, Make blog, Real Tech News, Treehugger, Metaefficient and a lot more) picked up on our biodiesel motorcycle post the other day where I mentioned the possibility of combining biodiesel with the performance of the Thunder Star 1200 TDI. It does seem a few misread what I said, I have no idea whether Star Twin has tried or tested biodiesel in their bike. … [Read more...]
American Sport Bike
A recent comment on my sport chopper post was interesting, Curt Winter mentioned he had built a few bikes, some based on the V-twin sportbike idea and he was pretty pleased with their performance. Curt sent in a few photos and I immediately asked for details, I liked what I saw. Curt builds American sport bikes with a mixture of carefully selected parts, fabrication skills … [Read more...]
Nikko G-Pack derestrictor
Mentioned motorcycle top speed last month and ran across this neat little item that plugs right in to your ZX12R or GSX-R1000, or whatever. It's the Nikko G-Pack derestrictor. Manufactured by Nikko Racing, they make certain motorcycle models capable of performing properly, ... you know, living up to expectations. They do just what you think they do, they remove the speed … [Read more...]
Biodiesel dragster
We keep mentioning the performance possibilities of diesel and specifically, biodiesel so I thought you might find this interesting. I came across a biodiesel dragster: This dragster is powered by twin turbo, 24 valve, P7100 mechanical fuel pump, 5.9 liter Cummins Diesel engine. Same basic engine as a Dodge Ram truck. This is a pure stock short block with 35,000 street … [Read more...]
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