Reviews of Boats, Motorcycles and other Fun Machines

30
Jun

Cosmo Trike

Posted by Stan, in Motorcycles

Just spoke to Jason over at Olmax Fabrication about their new Cosmo trike. If you’ve seen the Big Wheel trikes the kids ride, just picture one that’s very well built, quite a bit larger and motorized and you’ll have an idea of what the Cosmo looks like.
It has a fiberglass body, air ride suspension, a [...]

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The 2008 European Jet Ski Championship will kick of in Croatia next Friday (June 6th).
The event will, as always, feature Europe’s leading jet skiers including, British Jet Ski Championship winner, Jason Young.
Lets hope that this year’s event matches up year’s European Jet Ski Championship which saw some outstanding performances from Klaus Roth (in the Ski [...]

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30
Jun

A record-matching fleet is due to take to the water tomorrow for the first inshore races of the 2008 Rolex Commodores’ Cup. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, the event will see 45 yachts, divided into 15 three boat teams, representing six nations competing in what is the world’s premier event for cruiser racers. [...]

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…It would be in the Solent taking part in the Round the Island Race. I did it once, in 2001 and it was one of the best ever experiences, although I had a bastard of a hangover. I crewed on… Direct Link
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Remember the hydrostatic drive diesel and the hydrostatic drive 2WD trail bike? Well, Brian Okeefe, from Hydraulic Innovations wanted me to know he just finished his hydrostatic drive turbo diesel chopper. I’m not a big fan of the really long look but the technology is definitely interesting.
Brian uses the same 3 cylinder Kubota diesel engine [...]

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Can a snowmobile work as a jet ski? Surprisingly, yes, it can.
Recently, a man was arrested for riding his skidoo jet-ski-like across the Milwaukee River. When I first heard about this, I was skeptical about whether a snowmobile could really be used like a jet ski. So I set out to find proof that it [...]

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Alfa Romeo and Southern Star win overall at Boat International Superyacht Regatta Direct Link
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Jet ski renters in Melbourne, Florida are the latest victims of the rise in gas prices.
When renting a jet ski, it always used to be that fuel was included in the price. But with the current fuel crisis, this is starting to change. One company in Florida (operating out of Melbourne and Vero Beach, Fl) [...]

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Before I digress, I have a lot of people to thank: Thank you so much to Kevin, Jim, Phillip and Adam for sending through paypal funds while I was at sea, they were very nice arrival presents, and I really, really appreciate it. Thank you also to Marty, Adam (again!) and Mark for helping complete [...]

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24
Jun

Ducati Apollo V4

Posted by Stan, in Motorcycles

The Berliner brothers, who owned Berliner Motor Corporation and used to import Ducati into the U.S., among several other brands, in 1959 asked Ducati to build a motorcycle to compete with Harley Davidson for the police motorcycle business. After some discussion, Ducati finally agreed to the idea and a few years later produced the V4 [...]

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