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Happy Holidays from The Kneeslider

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Once again, as the end of the year approaches, I’m taking some time away from the computer. I’ll still be here, I’m working on a few projects, both online and offline, but I’ll be enjoying some necessary down time, too.

The Kneeslider is well into year 6 and whether you just found us or you’ve been here for years, I truly appreciate having you on board. Your participation and thoughtful comments are always welcome and I hope you’ve found a few things here to make stopping by worthwhile.

May all of you have a Merry Christmas and the best holiday season ever with your families and friends. I’m looking forward to a wonderful 2010 and I hope we can share it together. Enjoy the company of those close to you, take time to appreciate what you have, offer encouragement wherever needed, dream big, love life and we’ll see you in the new year.

Paul Crowe
“The Kneeslider”

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Comments

  6. Merry Christmas Paul, and thanks for another year of giving us a different perspective of motorcycle design and creativity. Have a happy new year too!

  8. Merry Christmas Paul. I’m on my 3rd bike, my 1st Harley. Your website continues to amaze me, inspire me, and remind me of how many different ways there are to enjoy two wheels. Keep up the good work, best wishes for 2010

    Jay

  10. Joyeux Noel and Merry Xmas y’all !

    Definitely Best Blog on this side of the Rio Grande … Come back next year !

  13. From the Great White North ~ Merry Christmas to you and yours Paul.
    Here’s to a Happy ~ Healthy and Prosperous New Year for all . . . . . . .

    Keep up the good work, it is appreciated.

  14. Thank you for all the work you put into this site and your articles. Thank you commentors as well for your great discussions, knowledge, and insight. I look forward to the new year of TheKneeslider.

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Puget Sound.

  17. Merry Christmas to Paul and the Kneeslider crew. Thanks for all of your hard work. I visit and enjoy the website at least once a day.

  19. Paul, I envy your computer skills in being able to put together a most readable and interesting forum on one of my favourite subjects. Your ability to source out interesting facets and present them in such a well written fashion is truly a standard by which others are judged. The wealth of information buried in the archives is second to none.

    I wish you the very best of Christmases Paul … and to your family and the staff of the Kneeslider. I think we all are awaiting the new and interesting material that you will grace us with in 2010. Every good wish to you all.

    From an old rider on the Wet Coast of Canada, eh?

    (Yes, I’m in the 2010 country but intend to ignore the Olympics …)

  20. Merry Christmas to you Paul, thanks for bringing the news in motorcycling to every corner of our beloved planet.

  22. Here’s another Merry Christmas and happy new year from The Great White North, Paul. And the same good wishes to all of you out there whose contributions and comments help make the Kneeslider even more interesting and dynamic than it would be if it were a “read only” site.

  24. Thanks, we have enjoyed what you do. Keep up the good work. I wish you could take this website and turn it into a Speed TV show!!

  25. Paul, you operate my absolute favotite motorcycle website. I am a life-long motorcyclist, of over 50 years riding experience. I also am very much into automotive engineering, as it applies to motorcycles. Your subject matter speaks directly to my tastes ans sensabilities. Please keep it coming. Enjoy your holidays, and stay safe. Be Well, Mark.

  26. I’d like to spread the cheer, thanks and recognition to your research department, editors and technical advisors. They are the unsung heros of your well crafted site.

  27. Merry Christmas from Bermuda . Paul thanx for a great site and all your hard work I am a definite kneeslider addict and check it before my emails in the morning.I will have a rum swizzle and think of you and your team shortly!!!

  29. Thanks for a great place to read about and comment on motorcycling. As others have said, you do a great job and I have been wanting to say for some time I love it when you end an article with “I think that’s neat.” I always reread the article when I see that, especially if I didn’t quite get it.

    You are the man.

  31. Thanks Paul for another year of fine articles on this addiction we all share.
    I trust your festive season will be fillled with enjoying the company of family and friends.
    I really appreciate the moderation you provide on the comments pages, it serves to keep us all (mostly) civil and on topic.
    The Kneeslider remains the first motorcycling site I hit each day to see what’s new. Keep up the superb work.

  34. I found the kneeslider well over a year ago googling for info on wheelbuilding. it’s probably the main reason why i decided to leave bicycling as a hobby and buy a motorcycle (having my pictures published helped a little :D).

    out of all the sites, this is the most mature and informative. you should up the ante in the new year by adding a forum.

  35. Hi there ,

    You have probably already heard about the stepped piston twostroke Norton from the seventies; http://atlascardsplus.com/1975-norton-wulf-spx/
    If not check this out , I was in my moped days when I read about it in a magazine but was already very interested in motorcycles and engine design. (hobby) I even designed a forcefed twostroke with a reciprocating membrane below the crankshaft on a second connecting rod. Only to find out later that Motobecane hab been there and done that. By yhe way , Kneeslider is my favourite site, can’t get enough of it.

    Bye bye , Harold.