Time Lapse of SV650 Motor Tear Down – Rusty Sand?
From a 2009 SV650 off ebay that was caught in the 2012 Hurricane Sandy floods in New York City. Piston rings were seized sealing “rusty sand” with-in the cylinder. It was lovely…. Using time...
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5 modish 1st Gen SV650s
SV650 with Aprilia RSV1000 race fairings and Fireblade seat unit ECK Racing’s SV650 from LRRS 1st generation SV 650 with GSXR style fairings from Factory Body Works (no longer in business), EE subframe, GSXR,...
Behind “The Beast” – Ducati Depot’s 748/1100 Hybrid
Tom Eubank shares his Ducati Depot LW Superbike, aka “The Beast” I started thinking about building a Ducati Superbike with a 2-valve air-cooled motor in 2012. At the time, the guys at Motocorse in...
Hiperform Honda Hawk NT-650
Hiperform Honda 650 Hawk decked out beyond belief. It’s got absolutely every goody you could want. See More
Rosmoto SR796 – 90mm big bore custom SV650
Rosmoto SR796. Motor from a SV650 with 90mm pistons! 227lbs dry while pumping out 102hp / 62 Ft Lbs to the wheel. See more
Future 750 Twins from KTM & Aprilia
We all desire a new arsenal of weapons to bring to the race track. Well, there are rumors surrounding both KTM and Aprilia. Sadly, neither will exactly fit into the lightweight class. We have...
Tigcraft EX650 Racer
Lucky for all of us Dave Pearce, Tigcraft owner, recently sent LWT Racer an email with a photo of his EX650 racer. This bike has won the International Southern 100 Twins race in the...
Workshop : Lighten that Flywheel
Everybody loves to cram every last hp out of their racer. Consequently, snapping the crank is a huge downside of this. Buying billet crank isn’t in everyone’s budget. Cheap insurance on your crank is...