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02/11/2012	Unmasking Spiderman – The Tale of Larry McBride - CycleDrag.com Newport News, Virginia is like many small American cities. Fairly quiet, unassuming, full of hardworking people trying to get by. We’re known for the Newport News Shipyard as well as being home to many military families. There isn’t much past ordinary. Nothing to make us stand out from the crowd. But what you may not know is that, in the heart of this typical city, lies the headquarters of one of the world’s fastest men. A man who has broken more records than bones. A man who, even in his fame, is more down to earth than most. This man is world champion drag racer, Larry McBride.. Read More
9/05/2011	Wiles Earns Spectacular Fifth Consecutive Victory at Springfield Short Track, Halbert Takes Expert Singles Crown – AMA Pro Racing While the battle went to Wiles, the war fell to Woody Kyle Racing/Fredericktown Yamaha’s Sammy Halbert, who’s solid fifth-place finish from the second row and its 14 attendant points were enough to earn him the AMA Pro Racing Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Expert Singles Championship. “I was able to work up to fifth,” said Halbert, “and that gave me top-five finishes in all the Singles races. Along with three wins, it was enough to give me the title.” Johnson finished just five points back in the Expert Singles championship, 175 to Halbert’s 180. Halbert’s lead in the overall combined championship increased to eight over Jared Mees (Lucas Oil/National Cycle/Rogers Lake Racing)... Read More...
8/08/2011	Halbert Wins Castle Rock TT - Slammin' Sammy Gets It Done At Home – Cycle News If there was one race on the AMA Grand National Championship schedule that Sammy Halbert had circled, it was the Castle Rock TT. Halbert wanted desperately to win his home race and last night he did just that, the Fredericktown Yamaha rider turning in a near perfect night as AMA racing returned to the Northwest. Halbert beat his rival in the AMA Grand National Championship, Jared Mees, by 2.142 seconds in the National after earlier beating Mees in the points-paying Dash For Cash and Halbert now holds a 10-point lead in the championship over Mees, 251-241, after gaining six points on the night. Jake Johnson, sixth at Castle Rock, is third with 231 points. Last night's win was Halbert's fourth of the season 13-race-old season. Rookie Brad Baker finished third last night on his Magor League Moto-backed Honda, the Washington rider ending up just .6 of a second behind Mees. Henry Wiles, in his second race back from knee surgery, finished fourth ahead of semi-retired Washington legend Joe Kopp. Johnson was sixth with Kenny Coolbeth, Chris Carr, Scooter Vernon and Robert Pearson rounding out the top 10. Sammy Halbert rocks Castle Rock TT in front of hometown crowd (8/11/11) - YouTube Halbert Wins Dash Flat Track at Castle Rock (8/06/11) - YouTube
08/10/2011	Here are all the winners results for the 2011 AMD World Championship Of Bike Building in the FreeStyle, Modified Harley, Production Manufacturer and Custom Classes. Kibblewhite Precision Machining would like to congratulate all the winners and contestants from this year's contest!
7/11/ 2011	The Dime City “Four Hundred” - 1975 Honda CB400F Super Sport – Cafe Racer TV - Using The KPM CB450 Conversion Kit Eric Bostrom’s Review: After riding the little cafe 400 Honda, I’m fairly certain this has to be one of the coolest motors ever built. The extra beans from the Yosh kit installed by the Dime City crew no doubt accentuated this sensation. But that’s exactly what this bike is to ride, a sensation.  Read More... View the The Dime City "Four Hundred" Spy Photos on Facebook
KPM News
07/19/2011		The View From The Top by Sammy Halbert - Cycle News PDF | Online
06/27/2011		Halbert Owns the Lima Limestone at AMA Pro Flat Track Round 9 - AMA Pro Flat Track
06/01/2011		Springfield Mile Highlights - Cycle News Online
05/10/2011		Uncharted Territory by Sammy Halbert - Cycle News Online | PDF
05/01/2011		Black Diamond Valves - V-Twin Magazine | PDF
04/24/2011	Wiles Tops Salinas Short Track / Halbert Finishes in Third - AMA Pro Flat Track News
03/15/2011	Don't Mess With Sammy Halbert - Cycle News
03/11/2011	Halbert Does It Again At Daytona - Nobody Can Stop Sammy Halbert - Cycle News
03/10/2011	Halbert Wins Daytona Opener - Cycle News
02/01/2011	When Nothing But The Best Will Do... - Trinity Racing		See 2 Page Spread Here
01/30/2011	Ian King Partners with Gulf - CycleDrag.com
03/03/2010	Sammy Halbert Claims Inaugural Win At The New Daytona International Speedway Flat Track
KPM Videos
03/01/2011	Top Fuel Nitro Motorcycle Import vs Harley - Larry "Spiderman" McBride - DragBike Live - YouTube
03/16/2011	Tombo Racing - Hayabusa Engine Build Part 4 - YouTube
02/25/2011	Kibblewhite Interview with UTV Weekly at 2011 Dealer Expo
02/05/2011	Kibblewhite Interview with Tombo Racing at 2011 Dealer Expo - YouTube
08/20/2010	Triumph Long-Rod 750 Flat tracker (With KPM valves) - YouTube
04/12/2010	Why CRF450 valves need adjustments and how to do the math - YouTube
Older News and Articles
04/27/2007	Apples and Razors - Hasselgren Racing Engines Features KPM Components - PDF
02/01/2003	Project CRF 450 - Many CRF owners have experienced the dreaded intake valve issue - OffRoad.com
	Fixing 4-Stroke Dirt Bikes with Eric Gorr - Forward Motion Engines Eric Gorr, author, inventor, engineer and owner of Forward Motion is known for his technical writings on late model 4-stroke dirt bikes, in print and on the net. He has written for Dirt Rider (USA), Performance Bike (UK), MX Sport (ESP) and Australian Dirt Bike (AUS). In 2005, Dirt Rider magazine featured Eric's cylinder head repair and top end rebuild series. As a moderator at DirtRider.Net, he counseled owners of thumpers on engine rebuilding and tuning issues. In 2006, the CRF PERFORMANCE HANDBOOK was published by Motorbooks and received rave reviews in motorcycle magazines like Racer X.