A Belated Note on Robert Q Riley of Trimuter and Tri-Magnum
After writing about Pete Larsen’s new Honda Gold Wing powered Ace, it crossed my mind that another fellow, Robert Q. Riley, had been promoting DIY p...
15-03-2022 21:46
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Triumph TE-1 Prototype Electric Motorcycle Ready for Road an
Almost one year ago, Triumph revealed their electric TE-1 design as a series of concept drawings. They’ve now completed their prototype and it’s r...
08-02-2022 21:46
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What Everybody Ought to Know About Our Rapidly Changing Moto
If you visit this website, you probably know more about motor vehicle powertrains than most people, but unless you’re actively involved in their dev...
23-01-2022 21:43
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Beautifully Restored 1971 Dunstall Norton Commando
After the story the other day about the newly reborn Norton with their all new V4 sport bikes, you might want to see a wonderful example of what Norto...
22-01-2022 21:43
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Salt Motorcycle Company is Building Two Stroke Road Bikes in
Have you ever looked at a two stroke off road bike and thought, you know, with a few changes, that would be pretty sweet on the road" After all, some ...
18-01-2022 21:48
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Building a Steam Trike From Recycled Parts
If you have a pile of old motorcycle parts, some tubing, an old steel drum, the seat from a junk car, you might think it’s time to get it all hauled...
18-01-2022 21:48
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Norton Motorcycles Gets Serious with a New Factory, Superbik
Another British marque is stirring again with new life. Norton Motorcycles, which has been struggling is now owned by TVS Motors of India and they’v...
16-01-2022 21:42
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How Much Technology Do You Need to be Happy With Your Motorc
New cars long ago passed the point of tech necessity with so many interrelated systems on board, it?s becoming impossible to work on them yourself or,...
13-01-2022 21:44
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Would You Swap Your Internal Combustion Engine for an Electr
Crate engines are common in the auto world, giving rebuilders and restorers an easy way to replace a tired or blown engine with something new and more...
12-01-2022 22:22
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Dennis Franz Builds a V8 Motorcycle with a Glorious Soundtra
We first wrote about Dennis Franz way back in 2010 and again in 2013. His V8 engines were amazing little builds, but he’s come a long way since then...
10-01-2022 21:49
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Like the Electra Glide Revival But Prefer an Original"
Last year, Harley Davidson introduced their Icons Collection with the 2021 Electra Glide Revival, a modern recreation of the 1969 model and it’s a b...
09-01-2022 21:42
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Engrich ART Motorcycle with a Fully Balanced 360 Degree Para
Here is another example of superb engineering from the land of the Kiwi, it’s the Engrich ART (Appel Richardson Twin) motorcycle, powered by a fully...
08-01-2022 22:12
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White Motorcycle Concepts Puts a Hole in Conventional Aerody
You’re familiar with the idea of the electric skateboard chassis used for electric cars where the batteries and motors and everything else are down ...
07-01-2022 21:45
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Omega 1 Internal Combustion Engine is Light, Powerful, Effic
The Omega 1 from Astron Aerospace is a brand new internal combustion engine concept and I really mean brand new. When I first looked at the images, I ...
06-01-2022 21:43
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Did This Guy Really Build This Motorcycle From a Citroen 2CV
It’s an (almost") unbelievable story of ingenuity, of a man, Emile Leray, stranded in the Moroccan desert when his Citroen 2CV became disabled after...
05-01-2022 21:57
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Nmoto Golden Age Transforms a BMW Scooter Into an Art Deco C
Back in the 1930s, Orley Ray Courtney added some gorgeous bodywork to a Henderson KJ and created the rather sensuous Henderson Streamline. Whether or ...
04-01-2022 21:51
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Royal Enfield Offers a Great Foundation for Custom Motorcycl
While Royal Enfield continues to grow in popularity, and rightfully so, if you haven’t checked them out lately, you may have missed the real interes...
03-01-2022 21:51
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How Do You Carry a Gallon of Electricity"
Was this ever you" A lonely figure walking on the side of the road gas can in hand after trying to stretch the tank just a bit too far" If you’ve be...
02-01-2022 21:47
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Old Tools Engage Your Brain and Bring Back the Human in You
In this world of rapidly changing technology, sometimes we find the old tools work just fine. They may be slower, but they do the same work and they h...
01-01-2022 21:46
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Liberty Motors Has a Brand New Website for the New ACE
Pete Larsen’s new ACE has a new home on the interwebs at LibertyMotors.us. As we noted before, he was so busy designing and building the new ACE, pu...
07-12-2021 21:50
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Brand New BSA Motorcycles for 2022"
Resurrecting former motorcycle brand names has been done many times and occasionally, it works out. BSA, which slid under the waves in the early 1970s...
07-12-2021 21:50
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Bistella 500, a 500cc 2 Stroke, 2 Row, Supercharged, 10 Cyli
Let me get right to the point, this engine build/custom motorcycle by Marek Foltis is one of the most impressive homebuilt projects I?ve seen since st...
08-11-2021 21:47
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Ducati Enters the Electric Motorcycle Race
In a move surprising to no one, Ducati will join the rapidly growing list of manufacturers developing electric motorcycles, using a racing first philo...
22-10-2021 21:50
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Jetson ONE – an Electric Powered Aerial Recreational V
If you want to get the attention of vehicle enthusiasts of all types, you need to show them something new, doing what their current vehicles don’t d...
22-10-2021 21:50
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Pete Larsen?s New Liberty ACE Combines Art and Engineering w
The new Liberty ACE is one of those projects that makes you stop and stare and then smile and the story of its origins is fascinating, giving us some ...
20-10-2021 21:53
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Liberty Motors ACE From Pete Larsen With Mid Mounted Gold Wi
Veterans of The Kneeslider will remember the articles we had about Pete Larsen’s Cycle Car, built to be a modern update to the Morgan 3 Wheeler. It ...
11-10-2021 21:45
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NCCR Developing a Buell SuperSingle Based on the 1125 and 11
Swedish Buell specialist company, NCCR, is currently working on a new SuperSingle engine based on both the 1125 and 1190 versions of the Buell Helicon...
06-10-2021 21:43
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Buell Hammerhead Production and Online Reservations to Begin
Buell Motorcycle Company will begin production and taking online reservations for the Buell Hammerhead 1190 on November 1st. Power comes from a 72 deg...
06-10-2021 21:43
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3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers Puts Pro Design Tools on
Most of you are familiar with the name SOLIDWORKS, it’s 3D design software for the serious professional and over the years, we’ve shown you projec...
05-10-2021 21:47
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There’s a Royal Enfield Flat Tracker Hiding Inside a 5
If you check out the Royal Enfield website, you’ll notice they’re promoting flat track racing now with their 650 parallel twin, but suppose what y...
05-10-2021 21:47
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Apple iPhone Cameras and Motorcycle Vibrations Don’t M
If you have an iPhone mounted on your motorcycle, especially on the handlebars, this notice is for you. It seems the iPhone camera system has a lot of...
11-09-2021 21:48
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