Motorcycle Mechanic on Wheels

The Motorcycle Mechanic The Motorcycle Mechanic Could a motorcycle be a metaphor for life? Well… I suppose we could make a case for it ... of a man, no?) I used to own a motorcycle. In fact, over several years I had three different ones ... forgave), I went out and bought this beauty from a friend of mine, a Suzuki 500 with, as you can see [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 11:00:25

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ATV’s and UTV’s - Street-legal?!

October 8, 2008 — Jenn According to a press release from Rep. Joe Dorman (D-Rush Springs) ... and convenience are the driving forces behind these studies. Two-wheeled motorcycles are legal, so why not four-wheeled motorcycles? That is essentially what we are talking about here. These vehicles [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 16:49:19

Motorcycle Maintenance - A Basic Guide

Here we have a few things you should check on your motorcycle on a regular basis ... it to a motorcycle dealer. Wheel bearings – grab each wheel with it off the ground and see ... to find some data for your particular motorcycle on the net.  Whereas with a four wheeled vehicle [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 10:11:40

Animals Must 'Pay Their Way' (1926) [pic]

0 comments user Marisa25 | report | save ← The Uno - One Wheeled Motorcycle Motorcycle Mojo Magazine reviews "The Uno" which is a custom single wheeled motorcycle that remind many of the Segway... but more Akira like.via selectism.com [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 21:09:02

Facts About Motorcycles

Facts About Motorcycles Motorcycles are two-wheeled vehicles that are powered by an engine and are used for everyday travel as well as off-road ... Harley-Davidson took over the top spot and began selling motorcycles in 67 countries worldwide ... activities. In some parts of the world motorcycles are the least expensive automobile to purchase [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 09:26:51

Cosmo Trike is a 3-Wheeled Hot Rod Motorcycle!

Cosmo Trike is a 3-Wheeled Hot Rod Motorcycle! Here’s a really cool trike that I’d love to get my hands on, similar to the wheelchair accessible motorcycle. It has a fiberglass body, air ride suspension ... from 5 foot even all the way up to 6 foot 4 inches which, I would imagine, covers the majority of riders [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 14:37:45

Facts About Motorcycles

Author: Brenda Williams Motorcycles are two-wheeled vehicles that are powered by an engine and are used for everyday travel as well as off-road activities. In some parts of the world motorcycles are the least expensive automobile to purchase ... any of them and small enough to drive them down narrow alleyways. The very first motorcycle [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 08:39:25

Yamaha set to release world's quickest motorcycle

June 4, 2008 Yamaha will release what is expected to be the world's quickest accelerating production motorcycle at a press conference later today in ... motorcycle designs to be unveiled in Tokyo Yamaha's Tesseract four-wheel motorcycle Suzuki’s hydrogen-powered Crosscage motorcycle Yamaha’s iPod ready compact electric motorcycle [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 03:23:18

Trikes The Ultimate Luxury Motor Cycle

A new trend in toys is rolling across America. That trend is to trikes. What are trikes? They are highly customized, top of the line motorcycles with three wheels instead of two. Some are converted from motorcycles, some have Volkswagen engines and some even have the smoother V8 with an automatic transmission. Who buys them? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 06:04:44

MotoPOD RV-10 fits a motorcycle to your plane

August 13, 2008 Now here’s an interesting concept – announced at Airventure 08, ... Motorcycle Land Speed Record pushed to 350 mph Yamaha's Tesseract four-wheel motorcycle Harley-Davidson ... motorcycle is anticipated to be under US$10,000 when it goes on sale later this year. Given most small [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 02:05:49

Chinese Make Cheap Dodge Tomahawk Replicas

Back in 2003 Dodge first presented its monster on four wheels, the Dodge Tomahawk motorcycle (I know I said four wheels, but I can’t call it a car now can I?). This baby had an 8.3 V10 Viper engine that produced unimaginable power. Only 10 Dodge Tomahawks were ever built and they were sold [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 18:06:56

Lockhart: The Best Motocross Accessories You Can Get!

Lockhart has a stunning collection of motocross accessories meant to provide the ultimate comfort and riding experience for all motocross riders. Their collection spans street accessories, handlebars, mounts, motorcycle windshields, wheel ... of windshields from Lockhart are also exclusive. These motorcycle accessories come in Aluminum Fairing [more...]

Date: 1999-11-30 00:00:00

The Brudelli Leanster - remarkable car-bike fusion

September 28, 2008 The Brudelli is a new variation on the motorcycle which takes advantage of a two-wheeled front end to offer a dynamic riding experience that delivers the leaned cornering of a motorcycle with the precision steering ... (US$30,000) ex. VAT and ex. Works Hokksund... Related Articles: Brudeli's Three-Wheel Leanster Motorcycle [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 02:36:03

Trikes, Tattoos, and Turning 40

This morning I'm posting an essay I wrote a few years ago. It's an opportunity to get to know me (and my writing) ... touches on a three-wheeled motorcycle he built from scratch during the last few months ... motorcycle that resembles a mutant dune buggy with fat tires and cool handle bars. The trike became [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 07:16:00

Ready, Steady, Go Motorcycling!

Motorcycling immediately brings to mind images of dirt, dust and spinning wheels, images of leather motorcycle jackets and fancy helmets, ... and specifications. Try out some test rides and see if the rides set your pulse racing or whether you are worried [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 05:58:53

Storm Racing

“Looks like rain today” my Mother commented as we shared an after Mass lunch. “Yesterday was a mess with all that storming” I agreed ... some motorcycle parts and blood. Today it was going to give me warm tarmac to stick on my rear wheel ... to my motorcycle and I getting some quality time in. Driving home from a shared meal with Mom I began [more...]

Date: 2008-07-13 20:45:24

Decepticon Oil Slick

Toy Name: Oil Slick Currency: USD Original Price: 9.99 Oil Slick is pretty freakin' awesome by any standard ... in vehicle mode, which looks like Lucifer's Chopper. It's a motorcycle from hell. All the wheels turn, and due to the double wide wheels it can stay upright in vehicle mode, unlike most other motorcycle toys [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 19:00:48

Dressed to Thrill

Boys in black T-shirts, bandanas, and leather. Pressed jeans and vests to withstand stormy weather Thus is our dress code for presidential flings ... ) dressed like Hell's Angels. (Blunder’s site specifically says it is not a motorcycle club. Maybe that’ ... and maybe even to meet the president of motorcycle big-wheel Harley-Davidson. But why not drop the [more...]

Date: 2008-06-03 10:49:00

What Experienced Riders Say About Conversions VS Designed Trikes

By Carl Davidson If you like antique cars, muscle cars, luxury motorcycles or other toys, this article discusses a new trend in toys - trikes. These three wheeled motorcycles are safer, draw a lot of attention and are great to drive. Learn how to choose your dealer, whether to consider a conversion and how much fun you can have on a trike [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 01:03:02

Ready, Steady, Go Motorcycling!

Motorcycling immediately brings to mind images of dirt, dust and spinning wheels, images of leather motorcycle jackets and imagination helmets, ... up on details and specifications. Try out some test rides and see if the rides set your pulse racing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 21:18:42

So Blessed

Happy Thanksgiving y'all! In case it's a challenge for any of us to think of things to add to our thankful list, ... just in the morning, evening & weekend. Many do not have shoes or sandals. He & his wife are trying ... except for Paul's 2-wheeled motorcycle. Yet as we visited the children were all sitting in neat rows [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 17:13:00

85 Years of BMW Motorcycles

Filed under: Wheels All connoisseurs of beautiful design and objects, be they motorcycle enthusiasts or not, will appreciate The Art of BMW: ... Gantriis focuses on BMW's incredibly gorgeous pre-World War II models, many from the incomparable Peter ... of BMW Bikes R47, 1927 R16, 1931 R11, 1934 K1200S, 2007 R1200R, 2007 Permalink | Email [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 16:03:00

"Wheels Through Time" closing

Greetings: For those not aware of this, the “Wheels Through Time” motorcycle museum in Maggie Valley N.C ... you go to see a Harley Davidson powered airplane, or an Indian powered snowmobile? The museum, displays ... is a light smell of fuel and motor oil with a hint of engine exhaust. That’s because this is a “ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 05:19:16

Ready, Steady, Go Motorcycling!

Ready, Steady, Go Motorcycling! Author: admin October 20, 2008 Motorcycling this moment brings to consideration images of foul matter, dust and spinning wheels, images of leather motorcycle jackets and imagination helmets, macho men ... and notice whether the rides stud your pulse racing or whether you are worried concerning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 15:43:59

Trikes And The People Who Love Them Posted By : Carl Davidson

If you like antique cars, muscle cars, luxury motorcycles or other toys, this article discusses a new trend in toys - trikes. These three wheeled motorcycles are safer, draw a lot of attention and are great to drive. Learn how to choose your dealer, whether to consider a conversion and how much fun [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 05:00:00

E7^2: Call Sheet Lets Loose Transformers Details

Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen got another production logo from Michael Bay’s site Shoot For The Edit, ... , there were three wheeled motorcycles, an Ice Cream Truck, Bumblebee (not in Shanghai), Ironhide ... is back.” - The Bethlehem Steel sequence will be the film’s opener, where the Autobots, British SAS [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 17:18:46

Almost November and Washington Winter...

Have been a lot of dry days, but the Sun is slinking off to the South and taking the migrating birds with it ... is there, I didn't put my motorcycle boots on this morning, I thought I was late by ten minutes of the normal starting time, and I was - but I can wheel the motorcycle out of the garage, start it, pack my lunch [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 02:49:20

Scariest of All? Clowns on Motorcycles

Scariest of All? Clowns on Motorcycles By Daniel McDermon Tags: Indian, motorcycles, scooters, Yamaha Two-wheeled motor news we’re reading around the Web… • It is rumored that Yamaha ... , $400 on an R, and $250 for a G or F model. • The revived Indian company may have motorcycles to sell [more...]

Date: 2008-05-15 13:31:09

How To Build 5 Wild DIY Bicycles

How To Build 5 Wild DIY Bicycles July 3, 2008 “The cycling industry may be seeing commuter bikes fly off shelves, ... . From jet engines to flotation devices, these bikes are the fastest life on two wheels without a motorcycle license. Each inventor, gonzo (and occasionally aliased) in their own right, shared their secrets [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 12:40:19

Trunk or Treat

I've been rather swamped with stuff lately but wanted to give a brief update on our church's Trunk or Treat event this past Friday night ... in our congregation who has been commissioned to do paintings for the likes of Disney, etc ... ministry that is based out of our church--Word on Wheels. It's a group of motorcycle enthusiasts [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 01:09:00

Lumeneo Smera Electric Compact Car Concept

By Andrew Liszewski One of the approaches to making a highly efficient electric car is to basically add ... like the ultra-thin Smera concept from Lumeneo which looks more like a 4-wheeled motorcycle than a traditional ... passenger with limited luggage, but it can reach a top speed of 80mph and will run for [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 13:00:31

Jeremy’s Bike

Photo by your ‘umble chronicler ... lean angle; greater than most bikes on the street today. Countersteering techniques used in normal ... relegated to two wheel motorcycles, are forgiven because of the weight distribution, low center of gravity [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 16:00:33

Scooter Mopeds

A scooter moped is somewhat similar to a motorcycle because it has only two wheels and offers the same type of seating arrangement ... of the motorcycle. Another difference is that scooters have panels that cover the mechanical side of things while [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:52:27

What Is A Motorcycle

What Is A Motorcycle Have you asked yourself, “what is a motorcycle ?” Well read on for the answers. The Cambridge dictionary defines motorcycle as a vehicle with two wheels and a engine. Many ... and second world. wars produced a new version of the motorcycle with a side car attached at the frame [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 05:14:03

The Super Sky Cycle! Didn’t Woody Allen Invent This?

  A slightly cleaner up to date version of Woody Allen's pedal copter in "A Mid Summer's Night Sex Comedy", but I think he should get some credit ... Custom twin Exhaust & mufflers. The Engine is a Rotax 912ULS 100 HP 4 stroke aircraft engine ... as a three-wheeled motorcycle). The Folding Rotor System. The Super Slider Rotor Head (eliminates [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 01:08:07

50th Anniversary Triumph Bonneville Motorcycle

Filed under: Wheels Ewan McGregor may have sported a light-saber in Star Wars as Obi Wan Kanobi but his current role is designing and promoting the new 50th Anniversary Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. With a copper-plated tank and a Belstaff black ... designed bike accessories and a limited-edition biker style jacket. I'd say these are much [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 15:02:00

Hamburger Motorcycle

hamburger motorcycle Hamburger enthusiast Harry Sperl has created the Burger Trike, a three wheeled hamburger motorcycle ... Harley. Doesn’t quite flow off the tongue as well. This fake food vehicle is road ready for trips [more...]

Date: 2008-05-13 20:56:05

CALIFORNIA DUNES RIDING IN THE 60'S: BLACK AND WHITE

I'm grateful to Bill Greene for allowing me to publish these amazing family photos ... of sand are shifted down a slope (as from a motorcycle wheel, or a kick from the peak), the movement ... 500cc TR5 models, with little or no modifications from stock. Riding gear consists of light leather [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 02:17:57

Prince Harry Prepares For South Africa Motorcycle Trip

Filed under: Wheels, Celebrity Shopping, Charity Prince Harry is one step closer to the motorcycle tour of Africa that he and his brother Prince ... . Gallery: Celebrity Motorcycle Riders Peter Fonda Lauren Hutton Arnold Schwarzenegger Ewan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 21:26:00

CLEVER Urban Transport Runs on CNG

This sexy three-wheeler concept with room for one is called CLEVER - an earnest yet failed attempt by its designer, ... Transport'. Its name aside, the trike is nearly perfect for city commutes. It runs on compressed natural ... as a motorcycle, but unlike its two-wheel counterparts, here "the tilting is controlled [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 14:12:32

Five Crazy Homegrown Aircraft

Aircraft engineers have, over the years, been able to merge form and function, to produce planes of remarkable elegance and efficiency. Then there are these misfits. Yes, more than a few garage aviation enthusiasts and fringe ... Sam Bousfield, the Skybike is designed to be a hybrid of a motorcycle and airplane. The three-wheeled [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 22:35:05

Emission free one-wheeled wonder

 Motorcycles don’t come any weirder than this. Frankly, we’re not even sure you can call this a motorcycle at all. But there is something about it that has 'never-mind-I-still-want-one' written all over it.The Uno might just be the face of things to come. Instead of having its wheels one in front of the other [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 10:43:23

Weds creates a 6.1-pound full carbon fiber wheel

Weds Sports, a Japanese wheel-maker, has created a full carbon fiber wheel — rims, spokes, hub, everything — that weighs 2.76 kg ... s all-carbon race-specific front wheel for a motorcycle. According to a rough translation of Weds’ ... not really sure. While the rims look absolutely ace, we can’t find any other company that makes [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 21:01:48

The CarvX four-wheeled carving recumbent bike

Vehicles with a carving or tilting mechanism to assist in steering through corners make a lot of sense ... Yamaha's Tesseract four-wheel motorcycle Vectrix Electric Maxi-Scooter three-wheeler prototype ... Piaggio MP3 scooter and we've seen numerous design platforms that incorporate this approach [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 07:39:22

Yamaha's Deux Ex Machina Futuristic Motorcycle Concept

Deus Ex Machina1.jpg Everyone who thought Uno and Segway were way out of the ordinary should see this new Yamaha electric vehicle concept ... Machina, literally meaning the god from the machine. It's a wearable motorcycle which mimics ... and the 2 linear actuators integrated onto the motorcycle. An in-wheel motor supplies the torque [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 12:20:18

LED Chandelier

If you have a bunch of LEDs kicking around looking for a project to jump into have a look at this LED Chandelier! ... of parts. 1. Extra bright white LED’s =160 pieces 2. Motorcycle Wheel SPOKES = 4 pieces ... of 2 Amps.(Used in Stereo Amplifier) 5. Male Electrical 2 pin PLUG = 1 piece. 6. Solder wire [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 11:03:20

Automobile history

Although self-powered vehicles were demonstrated as early as 1769, ... 2000s Veteran Brass Vintage Pre-War Post-War Modern Antique Classic Links Classic car buying tips Italian Motorcycles and Cars (Wheels Of Italy) This guide is licensed under the GNU [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 08:05:00

What’s the MPG of an electric hybrid?

Miles-per-gallon is pretty easy to calculate when a vehicle’s wheels are powered exclusively or mostly by internal combustion engines ... sometimes it’s true. ADDENDUM: How about a “141 MPG” three-wheeled plug-in motorcycle? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 12:07:01

Enertia Electric Motorcycle

Filed under: Wheels, Green Before you leave the house be sure to charge your phone, ipod and ride? The Enertia Electric Motorcycle holds a three-hour charge on six lithium-phosphate batteries and can move you around town at speeds up to fifty miles-per-hour. So what is the attraction? A sleek new [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 15:02:00

How Not to Greet Police Officers

How Not to Greet Police Officers By Daniel McDermon Tags: motorcycles, scooters Two-wheeled motor news we’re reading around the Web… • An engineering student ... s modeling work demonstrated ways to dramatically improve motorcycle aerodynamics by reshaping some key [more...]

Date: 2008-05-08 12:12:47

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