Here’s the supercharged AJS racer, an incredibly innovative 50-degree V4 from 1939. It had an overhead cam, was water-cooled, two were made, and there is only one remaining. In 1935 at the London motorcycle show AJS unveiled the prototype of ...

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I mean guys. Welcome back, Aeromach. I see you’ve gotten interested in the XS650 chopper movement. Don’t know what to say about the bike so far, because it was just started, but your “dog bone” risers are pretty kick ***, ...

Found this interesting little beauty over the weekend, the Speed Shop Design “Beezerker.” It took 11 months to build and you can read a bit more about it and the builder, Chris Flechtner of Seattle, by clicking here. UPDATE 07.20.12: ...

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The Golden Hour of Words. Sponsored by Guinness. This week’s episode: SUBSTITUTES FOR CONSCIOUSNESS i do solemnly swear (or affirm) that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to the best of my ...

No Friday’s Post of Cool Stuff yesterday. Had too many things to do like try to incite a ****** revolution in my beer-swilling associates. Working on adjustments to the FREEDOM or DEATH MACHINE at Working Man’s Custom’s today. See you ...

The fifty thousand foot view of the Bill of Rights: Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a ...

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Our friend Shaun at Slingshot Cycles is selling a clean little XS650 cafe racer he fixed up. You can bid on it here on eBay. My 2002 Honda VTX1800C is also for sale. We’re selling it cheap now that I’ve ...