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The Leonhardt GUNBUS - 410 cu.in.

23/04/2007 by info.

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The idea to design an own vehicle - with all the consequences - is growing since quite a while in our minds. The question was, what kind of a vehicle (or even an aircraft) it should be. It should be something that is not available yet, where we got the possibilities to make it, that is ambitious to technics and creativity and that is correlated to our own history.All these things made us design this motorcycle. The cylinders, taken from a 9cyl. radial engine, and their cylinder heads in that size with their filigree cooling fins appeared to be technical beauties. After having designed the needed crankcase and the auxiliaries the size of the motorcycle was given. To get a proportional tire size was not easy, but thanks to RIGDON meanwhile even this problem is solved. Instead of the originally planned Boeing 767 tires GUNBUS now stands on RIGDON custom tires. In size and form these tires are comparable to the aircraft tires and they have got the right - round - profile. Load and speed index are sufficient and adequate supply is guaranteed.

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Last but not least we point out that this motorcycle will be build in small series and is offered for sale. Please contact us for further information.

Due to multiple requests we decided to offer GUNBUS with a sidecar. Further details and technical specifications will follow soon.

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Link: Clemens Leonhardt

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Boy, 12, Builds Chopper For Charity

23/04/2007 by info.

Via Dennis Douda Reporting

(WCCO) Maybe it is the brotherhood of wheels that has brought a couple of guys with a love for flashy rides together, in spite of their obvious differences. One is the tattooed owner of motorcycle  customizing shop. The other is a 12-year-old boy in a wheelchair that is tricked-out with hubcap spinners and custom trim.

Robert Michael Brown, 12, may have been born with cerebral palsy, but he dreams of being a doctor or a police officer when he grows up. In the meantime, the usual boyhood interests in shiny chrome, rumbling engines and thrilling motorcycle rides captivate him. His bright wit and shiny personality have, in turn, captivated the guys who run Extreme Custom Choppers in Lake Saint Croix Beach on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.

“He’s got a heart of gold and knows motorcycles  inside and out,” said shop owner Ron Sullivan. “Robert is one of my dearest, closest friends since the day that I met him. He touched my heart in a way no one has ever done before.”

Robert is now a regular around the cycle shop, adopted as one of the guys. He and Sullivan even came up with a scheme to work together, designing a motorcycle from the ground up to raise money to help other kids with special needs.

Sullivan may be the expert, but young biker is more than just a fan of motorcycle muscle.

“His knowledge of bikes pretty much blew me away,” Sullivan said.

Their final work of chopper  art, a $30,000 candy-apple red masterpiece, will be raffled off for charity. The charity of choice is a place Robert knows pretty well, Gillette Children’s Hospital.

Robert has endured more than 30 surgeries, many of them at Gillette. He says he wants to help other kids to feel as good about life’s possibilities as he does.
“Happy. I mean everybody’s got to feel that way, right?” Robert asked aloud.

So, maybe it is the wheels, but maybe it is just brotherhood that steers people on radically different journeys down the same road together.

Five-thousand $10 raffle tickets are being sold for a chance to win Robert and Sullivan’s chopper. The drawing will take place this fall at the Flood Run, a fund-raiser that draws 20,000 or more motorcycle enthusiasts together to help children with special needs like Robert. There is also a Spring Flood Run.

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