If you don't subscribe and haven't been by the newsstand, you need to check out the July issue of Cycle World. The cover catches your eye with Roland Sands' Glory Stomper with all of those neat parts from Performance Machine and proceeds to go through 21 pages of very cool bikes from cruisers to sportbikes. Gorgeous work. I'd like to write more but I can't, I'm busy reading. … [Read more...]
Greasecar – why not greasebike?
Despite the life threatening dangers of biodiesel, here is a neat system that will get your diesel powered car on the road with a fill up at the back door of your local greasy spoon. If they could make it a little smaller, diesel motorcycles could use it as well. Take straight vegetable oil and this kit and you're off. I think this is very cool. If I was driving a diesel, I'd … [Read more...]
Build your own motorcycle, from scratch
When you watch a TV show like Build or Bust, you see a lot of parts coming off the shelf and being bolted together. Sure, they do some metal shaping and welding but there's a lot of buying going on, too. American Chopper is another place where there is always some crisis when a part doesn't arrive on time. Ditto, the hot rod shows. OK, suppose you just make it yourself, from … [Read more...]
Anaconda Trike
You found your soul mate, the wedding is all that's left but you need the right limo for the wedding party. Since everyone rides, what do you do? The Anaconda trike might be just the ticket. … [Read more...]
Electric motorcycles
A few days ago I mentioned the Electra Cruiser which looks pretty interesting but doesn't appear to be a performance bike in any way. Sometimes you think more along the lines of electric scooters like the Vectrix when someone says battery powered. The other day some folks were talking about the new electric powered Sting Ray bicycle, very cool, if you're twelve years old. Well … [Read more...]
More motorcycle powered cars
Several times I've mentioned the shops building cars powered by motorcycle engines because the engines are just so powerful and their size so compact. I dropped by Z Cars and now I notice their Tiger Z100WR that is powered by two ZX12R engines and manages 0-60 in a mere 2.9 seconds. That's as fast or faster than most bikes. The plain old Z100 uses two ZX9 engines so it only … [Read more...]
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