A Basic Motorcycle Today

Two things worked in concert with each other to make motorcycles look so large today:

1. The engine grew bigger and bigger, so the motorcycle grew bigger to hold the engine and support the weight. As the motorcycle grew heavier, the wheels and tires got bigger and stronger to support the weight, as did the brakes, the frame, etc. The fuel tank also expanded to give the larger engine the fuel it needs.

2. With growing engine sizes, motorcycles became much faster and could travel much longer distances. Higher speeds meant the addition of a transmission. Rider comfort in the form of bigger tires, suspension systems, seats and so on were added to make the ride better. Additional speed also makes the tires more important for performance, so the tires got wider.

You can see all of the advanced motorcycle features in the motorcycle pictured below.

This motorcycle is not a Harley -- it is a Harley-like custom motorcycle that strips a modern motorcycle down to its bare essentials. For example, this motorcycle has an engine and a transmission:

In this case the engine is an 88 cubic-inch (1,450 cc), two-cylinder engine. The cylinders are arranged in a V configuration with a 45-degree angle to the V. The engine uses dry sump lubrication, and the external tank for the oil mounts above the transmission. Exhaust is simply a pair of stainless steel pipes connected to the exhaust port of each cylinder. There is no muffler or catalytic converter of any kind.

The transmission sits just behind the engine. It is a 6-speed sequential manual gearbox. The engine transmits its power from the crankshaft to the transmission through a primary drive. The power then moves from the transmission to the rear wheel through the final drive, which in this case is a chain as seen in this photo:

All the engine's power ends up going to the back wheel.

You can also see the rear disk brake, as well as the back portion of the frame. In the above photo, as well as the photo below, it's obvious that motorcycle frames can be extremely simple.

Ancient Motorcycle Helpful

A motorcycle (also called a motorbike, bike, or cycle) is a single-track, engine-powered, two-wheeled^[2] motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.

Motorcycles are one of the most affordable forms of motorised transport in many parts of the world and, for most of the world's population, they are also the most common type of motor vehicle. There are around 200 million motorcycles (including mopeds, motor scooters and other powered two and three-wheelers) in use worldwide, or about 33 motorcycles per 1000 people. This compares to around 590 million cars, or about 91 per 1000 people. Most of the motorcycles, 58%, are in the developing countries of Asia—Southern and Eastern Asia, and the Asia Pacific countries, excluding Japan—while 33% of the cars (195 million) are concentrated in the United States and Japan. As of 2002^[update], India with an estimated 37 million motorcycles/mopeds was home to the largest number of motorised two wheelers in the world. China came a close second with 34 million motorcycles/mopeds

kool kustom Indian motorcycle

Motorcycles at the Primer Nats

For a full gallery of the above: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/04/extra-effort-custom-bike-paint-chrome.html

Tere's gallery of the motorbikes is quite different from mine: http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2010/09/primer-nationals-ventura-2010-bikes.html

"Rule number one" and "I'm not speeding"

Burt respect: "You live more in 5 minutes flat-out on a bike like this than most people do in a lifetime"

For a full gallery of photos of Burt and his land speed record setting Indian with hand made parts http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/burt.html

Flamingo Art Cars and Bikes Take Off

I've always thought it would be great to cover a car in pink flamingos so this is the next best thing for me, blog entry filled with flamingo cars and bikes. Its also funny to me how different each art car is from each other, ranging from mounted flamingos to painted flamingos. I like this first one, with a few flamingos mounted high up on poles on a jet black car, very striking(sorry no more drive through for you). I also included an art car with a wanted sign asking people for flamingos to take his current art car to the next level. And lets not forget the flamingo art bikes. Today is good day for something pink

Black Art Car with Flamingos on poles

by thestaticlife420

by wednesd777

Potential Flamingo Art Car

by Musely

Painted Flamingos on Lincoln Art Car

by milomingo

Flamingo Mutant Vehicle with El wire

by dragoninthecity

Flamingo Hearse Art Car

by liamignatius



by stardreamer_to_vensre

Flamingos in the back seat

by infortephotos

Art Motorcycle with Flamingo Christmas Lights

by Mikey Brick

A Pair of Flamingos Art Bikes

by tcdailyplanet

Flamingo Tiger Art Bike

by srqpix


by juliancearley

Flamingo Road Warrior

by YamabushiMonAmour



by cafourek

Scary Flamingo Art Bike

by Kimblah

Honda CB 450 Cafe Racer Motorcycle

The overall sporty look is completed by the bikini fairing and vented mudguard, but if we take a better look at the back, the underseat exhaust tends to turn it into a veritable racing motorcycle, which is what café racers were originally supposed to be. Also, the red/white color scheme was the adequate choice in our opinion.

source : http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/honda-cb450-caf-racer-shows-how-you-can-make-a-bike-yours-ar80822.html

2009 Harley-Davidson CVO Ultra Classic Electra Glide

Harley-Davidson to create a big motorcycle for touring. You'll get a bike that will satisfy your drive. Suggested U.S. retail price for the 2009 CVO Ultra is $ 35,499 ($ 35,699 in California).

source : motoride.net