We’ve seen it happen before, a couple of guys start talking over a few beers, one of them says, “Ya know, I bet I could put one of these engines in that bike,†and if he has the skills to pull it off, the project begins. I have no idea if this bike began like that, but Cedric Smith, a service tech at Everett Powersports in Everett, Washington, is the brains behind this one, an 1800cc flat six from a Gold Wing mated with Honda CBR bodywork.
Sure, the CBR’s handling will be somewhat compromised, but that’s not the point and anyone who’s been  … Pictures and more
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Jorge Lorenzo moved into a commanding MotoGP championship lead by winning a San Marino Grand Prix in which Dani Pedrosa’s ambitions were dealt a devastating blow.
After a start procedure which at times verged on farce, the Honda rider was forced to start from the back of the grid, rather than the pole slot he had secured in qualifying.
By the first turn he was already  … More
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MotoGP star Valentino Rossi will return to sports cars for next weekend’s Blancpain Endurance Series race at the Nurburgring.
The seven-time MotoGP champion contested the opening Blancpain race at Monza in April, sharing a Kessel-run Ferrari with Alessio Salucci. They qualified in the top 10 and finished 18th after an incident in traffic. Rossi will drive the same car in the German event, which shares the bill with the penultimate round of the GT1 World Championship   … More
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