Tag Archives: motorcycle
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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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. We saw it last year with the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli - pushing the limits on either two or four wheels is sometimes life threatening. The Dakar Rally is one of the most dangerous races of all, with more than 58 deaths - 25 competitors plus at least 33 spectators, though official spectator fatalities aren’t kept - recorded in 31 races since 1979.
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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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Nine minutes of supermoto action is our idea of a great infomercial
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Honda , Motorcycle , Racing It’s easy to forget the motivation behind Ken Block’s ridiculous gymkhana video series. At the heart of the tire smoking action, Block is simply paying the piper
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Honda previews Small Sports EV and AC-X plug-in concepts for Tokyo
Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Sedan , Etc. , Japan , Technology , Tokyo Motor Show , Honda , Motorcycle , Electric Honda plans to take to the Tokyo Motor Show this December with the largest display of any automaker in attendance. The company will show off a range of production and concept vehicles, including a slew of motorcycles
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Honda stuns world by showing off surprise new Integra
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Filed under: Etc. , Europe , Japan , Honda , Motorcycle Only it’s not what you think.
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Eicma 2011: A Funny Thing Happened
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Every year, Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy, opens Eicma (in fact, I’ve been told he owns the grounds). It’s always a big thing, with 100’s of operetta-dressed policemen walking around, drinking coffee, and watching the ladies
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Eicma 2011: GasGas New Electric Trial Motorcycle, the TXT-e
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by admin.
GasGas, specialist of Trial motorcycles, was showing off their first electric Trial motorcycle, the TXT-e. If ever there was a motorcycle sport that was suited for electric motorcycles, it’s Trial
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Honda Rune
Posted on 07. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Posted on 11.7.2011 21:00 by Kirby , Sulthoni Filed under: Honda | cruisers | Honda Rune | 2012 | Motorcycles | Motorcycle Reviews | Honda It’s very rare that a concept bike captures the heart of riders the way the Honda Rune did when it was introduced into the market. As a bike that draws its ancestry from the original Valkyries and the Gold Wings , the Rune’s introduction had a significant impact on the motorcycle market
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Honda ST1300
Posted on 07. Nov, 2011 by admin.
Posted on 11.7.2011 20:00 by Sulthoni , Kirby Filed under: Honda | sportsbikes | Honda ST | tourers | 2012 | Motorcycles | Motorcycle Reviews | Honda Just like everything else, certain motorcycle models grow up and are bound to be replaced. That’s the case for the Honda ST1100, which ran for almost 12 years before its time clearly has come to pass