Archive for February, 2010
Most powerful Buell ever: Staying in the race with the new 1190RR
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Motorcycle , Racing It’s only been a few months since Harley-Davidson officially announced the demise of Buell, but the gang at Erik Buell Racing weren’t comfortable hanging up their leathers just yet. In fact, the newly-released 1190RR may be the first time we get to see the team really show off without any higher-ups to please. Reading the specs, it clear that you won’t run into this Buell at a Riders Edge event
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WSB Rounds 1 & 2 News Release
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
SPOILER ALERT don’t read this unless you’ve seen the races, and what races they were!
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Video: Women of supercross volunteer their bosoms for the greater good
Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising , Motorcycle , Celebrities , Racing Supercross announcer Erin Bates gets a chest-casting for charity - Follow the jump to watch the video If you’ve followed Supercross over the last few years, chances are you’re familiar with Erin Bates and Ashley Phillips. The attractive announcing duo recently partnered with Troy Lee Designs and the Keep A Breast foundation to give the world a chance to bid on their boobs (well, reasonable facsimiles, at least)
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Red Tires and Rockets: 1928 Opel Motoclub is awesomely insane
Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Classics , Opel , Motorcycle Back in the early 1900s, Fritz von Opel, grandson of Opel founder Adam Opel, was enamored with rocket propulsion. As the company’s director of testing and the man in charge publicity, Opel had quite an outlet to fulfill his rocket-powered fantasies
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Extreme off-road at height!
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 02.26.2010 15:18 by Maxx Biker Filed under: | offroad | video | ride | Motorcycles | Motorcycle News Riding a motorcycle is rather risky by the nature of the fact, but seeing what these guys understand by extreme off-road, what the streets may have to offer sounds like a piece of cake. A narrow mountain trail is the only stretch of “safe” ground between the mountain wall and sure death, making this a very challenging enduro adventure, especially for the psychic
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Thinking outside of the Boxer: First look at Yamaha’s XT1200Z Super Tenere
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Motorcycle , Off-Road Yamaha Super Tenere - Click above for high-res photo gallery We first spotted Yamaha’s Super Tenere Concept in October of 2009 at the Tokyo Motor Show . Back then, it was shrouded in fabric and far too polished to be anywhere close to our garage. Fast forward - it’s a new year and the Tuning Fork Company has revealed that this concept has bridged the gap to reality.
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Plausible BMW fuel cell motorcycle concept [w/video]
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 02.26.2010 12:55 by Maxx Biker Filed under: BMW | concept bike | industry news | innovation | electric bikes | Motorcycles | Motorcycle News Although it wears the BMW badge, this is a concept bike created by a group of design students at ISD of Valenciennes, France.
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Video: Great Britain’s motorcycle safety campaign
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Posted on 02.26.2010 13:32 by Maxx Biker Filed under: | video | safety | awareness | Motorcycles | Motorcycle News Great Britain has started a motorcycle safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of casualties involving bikers and an awareness video was released to suggest motorists to look out for motorcyclists. Starting from the idea that drivers are most likely to look out twice for bikers if they actually know one personally, the video shows riders with accessories that would make even Rio de Janeiro carnival participants envious. See it for yourself
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Top Internet Stories - 26 February 2010
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Here are a few of the motorcycle articles I’ve been reading over the last week on the net. - Motorcycle Tires: How Much We Really Know - Christina Shook: Photographer And Author Of Chicks On Bikes - How to “Run In” Your Bike …
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Video: Design students create a fuel cell powered BMW bike
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Concept Cars , BMW , Motorcycle , Electric BMW fuel cell motorcycle design concept - Click above for image gallery Like many other automakers, BMW has expended plenty of research and development on hydrogen fuels.