1964 Cushman Eagle with 1000cc 1980 Harley Davidson Sportster engine Cushman scooters are interesting throwbacks to the 1960s, but a lot of owners seem to think the little single cylinder engine that came from the factory isn't quite enough. You see a lot of Briggs and Stratton Vanguard v-twin swaps and they give it a nice boost, but others figure they might as well go all … [Read more...]
2005 Yamaha RX1 Snowmobile Street Conversion
2005 Yamaha RX1 snowmobile converted to road use - with a 4 stroke engine based on the 20 valve, inline 4, Yamaha R1 motorcycle engine All of those snowmobiles sitting around in the summer can make a guy think, what could I do with this when there's no snow on the ground? Some race them on water, amazingly enough and others drag race on the grass, but if you really want to … [Read more...]
Kawabusa 2 – the Kawasaki ZRX with Hayabusa Power
Norm Wilding of Mid Missouri Motorcycles repowered a 2003 Kawasaki ZRX1200R with the engine from a 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R. He called it Kawabusa. The first time he built one of these it sold to Jesse James. The one you see here is Kawabusa II. He carried the modifications quite a bit further the second time by adding a GSXR1000 seat and tail section along with Hayabusa … [Read more...]