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Dakar Rally especially dangerous for bikes
Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Motorcycle There’s just no getting around the fact that, despite technological advances and a host of regulations aimed at improving safety, organized racing is a dangerous occupation.
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KTM rider Rok Bagoroš stunts in ghost factory
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Etc. , Videos , Motorcycle , Specialty , Racing We have a sizable soft spot for the KTM Duke 125 . The small-displacement machine is perfect for back-road flinging and in-town commuting.
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2012 BMW M5 takes on S 1000 RR motorbike at Cadwell Park
Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Sedan , Performance , Videos , BMW , Motorcycle , UK Once again, the car versus bike conundrum takes to the track, this time at the behest of the blokes from Auto Express in the UK. BMW is an obvious choice when it comes time to single out a manufacturer, as it offers machines at the pinnacle of performance on both two wheels and four. And so we have the S 1000 RR up against the 2012 M5 , lapping the famous Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire, England.
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Snowboards + ATV + salt + dash of crazy = saltboarding
Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Etc. , Videos , Motorcycle Ah, the Bonneville Salt flats . One of the last true bastions of speed left in America, where men and women take cars, trucks, motorcycles and just about anything else with wheels to the very limits of man and machine’s capabilities
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Nine minutes of supermoto action is our idea of a great infomercial
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Etc.
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Honduras outlaws motorcycle passengers to… curb shootings?!
Posted on 13. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Motorcycle , South America We’ve seen some pretty strange legislation crop up when it comes to curbing crime, but Honduras has reached new extremes
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Building the bikes of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [w/video]
Posted on 11. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Classics , Etc. , Motorcycle We’re inching closer to the December 21 release date of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Honda dishes the skinny on 2012 motorcycle line
Posted on 09. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Budget , Performance , Honda , Motorcycle Something tells us few riders here in the States are sulking over the fact that the Honda Integra isn’t coming to the land of the free. We don’t blame them.
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2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale range bows at EICMA
Posted on 07. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Performance , Europe , Motorcycle Ducati holds a special place in the superbike world of melt-your-retinas speed, and the introduction of the company’s new 1199 Panigale ensures that the Italian manufacturer won’t be giving up that spot any time soon. In addition to shedding 22 pounds from the curb weight of the 1198, the new Panigale cranks out 20 more horsepower than the old machine, as well. The Superquadro twin-cylinder engine generates 195 horsepower, which should be enough to propel the 361-pound machine to well past the brink of sanity
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"It’s Better in the Wind" short film is a beautiful ode to two wheels
Posted on 06. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Classics , Videos , Motorcycle Winter is right around the corner, and if you own a motorcycle and live in a part of the country that endures freezing temperatures, rain and snow this time of year, you’re likely also staring at a long, painful stint out of the saddle.