Harley’s entering this year’s King of the Baggers series with a new Screamin’ Eagle factory team led by racer Kyle Wyman. (Harley-Davidson/)Last year was wild for many reasons, but in the motorcycle racing world, one wild event stood out in particular: the inaugural running of the King of the Baggers. The big-bore bagger race at the storied Laguna Seca track…
New patents show Kawasaki making strides on its hybrid motorcycle project. (Japanese Patent Office/)Hybrids are fast becoming the norm in the automotive industry, as manufacturers look to combine the efficiency of electric power with the convenience and range of combustion engines. Despite a few false starts, however, the same idea has yet to take hold in the two-wheel world. Yes,…
Land speed racing has a way of inspiring outrageous engineering. The most common motivation is a relentless pursuit of outright speed. Other times, it’s driven by a desire to build something that’s truly out of this world. Shoving three bored-out Honda CB750 motors into one land speed racer is probably a little bit of both. This, in all of its…