Archive for March, 2010
2010 BMW Motorrad Days To Honor The GS Motorcycle
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by admin.
BMW are celebrating their successful dual-sport motorcycle, the famous GS, 30th birthday in style.
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Rossi and Stoner agree on one thing: Champs call for earlier start in Qatar
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Motorcycle , Middle East , Racing Few duos in history have offered up more raw two-wheeled entertainment than that of Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi. Up to this point we are only sure that they ever agreed on one topic, that is, who should pass the checkered flag first.
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Making Potholes Visible
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Two Italian students have come up with a great idea for us to avoid potholes with our motorcycles. They are testing a road surface that has a bright color beneath the surface. Once a pothole is created, the bright color becomes visible, allowing you to be alerted, and avoid the pothole.
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54 Classic Motorcycle Pin-ups
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Pin-ups have been in existence for longer than most of us, no matter what your age. Back some 50 years, they were all the rage, but even today, you’ll see great pin-ups.
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Bulgaria: 2010 Motorcycle Season Declared Open
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Looks like there’s an official motorcycle riding season in Bulgaria, and it opened officially last weekend. Does that mean that bikers are now fair game? …
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Two wheels to the front: Arizona to legalize lane splitting. Maybe.
Posted on 27. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Motorcycle Picture this: It’s ten minutes after five o’clock, you’re heading north on the 405 freeway, leaving Los Angeles. You won’t appreciate your favorite two-wheeled conveyance much more than at this moment. If you spend time traveling through California, you know the practice of lane-splitting can shave hours off of an otherwise grueling commute
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British MX - Round 2 Mallory Park
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by admin.
In a dazzling display, Teka Suzuki Europe rider, Ken Roczen dominated the MX2 class at Mallory Park in Leicestershire today, not only winning the Q1 and Q2 qualifying sessions, but all three motos as well! His team mate, Arnaud Tonus, stood on the second step of the podium whilst third overall was good enough for Jake Nicholls (HM Plant Red Bull KTM) to take home the red plate as championship leader. Both Neville Bradshaw (Samsung Yamaha) and Martin Barr (PAR Honda) put in consistent rides to take fourth and fifth ahead of the Championship leader after round one at Exeter three weeks ago, Zach Osborne (Bike It Cosworth Yamaha) who recovered from a first race DNF to claim two third spots
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MSV 2010 Season Opening Event Cadwell Park
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by admin.
MSV, official organisers of the MCE British Superbike Championships opened their race season calender at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire this year. Present were examples of all the machines likely to be racing at Cadwell this year including the Superbikes. Also charging around the picturesque circuit were vintage racers including a Bugatti, go-karts from various levels of racing, Fiat Abarth 500’s from the new one make Trofeo Championship and various tuned road cars which will compete in events such as the Modified Live, Time Attack and the European Drift Championships
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Spyder Club Open Days at Donington Park Announced
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Bike hire specialists Spyder are hosting two open days at their base in Donington Park in April. Along with their comprehensive range there will be numerous guest bikes to ride on organised road rideouts.
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KTM Shows Zero Emission Sport Motorcycle at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by admin.
The Austrian brand KTM is presenting two versions of an electrically-driven sport motorcycle for the first time. Both a sports-oriented offroad machine and a dynamic on-road bike are on display at the Tokyo Motorcycle show under the label “KTM Freeride”