Just noticed what seemed like a familiar profile on an eBay offering and sure enough, it was a Kawabusa, but this time it’s the Kawabusa 3 Turbo Edition. Norm Wilding built two previous versions, the original Kawabusa and Kawabusa 2, while this...

After the article on the Sutton radial, I was contacted by Ian Drysdale. Ian has been a busy guy with a lot of amazing projects currently underway. Among the many things he mentioned, one really got my attention, the Drysdale 1000 V8 sportsbike that...

Got a note the other day from a reader in New Zealand, Richard Gray, who wanted to share some information about the MV Agusta 350 Vetturetta. Never heard of it" Neither had I, but it’s not a motorcycle, it’s a motorcycle engine powered car, a...

Harley Davidson has given up on the air cooled Sportster, the classic V-Twin is no more in the Sporty line up. Emissions regulations and all that. But wait, what’s this" Well, it’s called the SWM Stormbreaker V1200. It looks like an air cooled...

Digging back through The Kneeslider, I found the article with the first CAD drawings and patterns for this engine, a turbocharged 14 cylinder, two row, radial engine using the cylinders and heads from a Yamaha XV1700 Warrior. That was 10 years ago....

Every now and then some motorcycles and parts come up for sale that are just too good to miss and this is one of those times. Take a look at this collection of Kawasaki H2 750 motorcycles along with an enormous assortment of parts currently up for...