Tag Archive | "motorcycles"

Ex-Buell engineer heads towards Zero

Friday, March 5, 2010

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Posted on 03.5.2010 09:13 by Maxx Biker Filed under: Zero | industry news | electric bikes | Motorcycles | Motorcycle News Electric bike manufacturers such as Zero Motorcycles are just revving up on their ascendant market path and it order for them to achieve high standards, demands head towards highly experienced engineers with innovative ideas to make their green bikes stand out from all points of view. What we’re talking about here is a happy case as Abe Askenazi, who worked as Vice President of Engineering for Buell in the last 14 years and who was free of contract after Harley-Davidson annihilated Buells from the production line, is now seeing his way towards Zero Motorcycles. It is great to see the American company investing in know-how because this is the only way they’ll make it on the short and long run.

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Pakistan: NO! Not The Motorcycles, Take The Cars!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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OMG! Not an ounce of decency left in Pakistan! Riots burn motorcycles, while there's a bunch of cars next to the bikes.... BURN the cars, not the motorcycles! ...

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Most powerful Buell ever: Staying in the race with the new 1190RR

Sunday, February 28, 2010

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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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Video: Women of supercross volunteer their bosoms for the greater good

Saturday, February 27, 2010

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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

Saturday, February 27, 2010

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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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Lebanon: There Go 1000s Of Motorcycles and Scooters

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Lebanon is short a few 1000 motorcycles and scooters since yesterday... Are we an endangered specie???

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Over the top on a Harley-Davidson XR750: Take two for Bubba Blackwell’s record-breaking leap

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Etc. , Motorcycle Do you remember the days when motorcycle jumps were measured by cars rather than feet? We know at least one man who is all too familiar with those times, and may even be haunted by them

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Over the top on a Harley-Davidson XR750: Take two for Bubba Blackwell’s record-breaking leap

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Etc. , Motorcycle Do you remember the days when motorcycle jumps were measured by cars rather than feet?

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The Doctor’s New Tool: Packard Bell introduces the Valentino Rossi Laptop

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising , Technology , Motorcycle Just how many MotoGP World Championships does it take to get your very own signature line of computers? Well... everybody's favorite Doctor and Packard Bell have answered unanimously

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VIDEO: BMW S 1000 RR valvetrain at full bore shocks and awes

Friday, February 19, 2010

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Filed under: Performance , Technology , Videos , BMW , Motorcycle BMW S 1000 RR valvetrain - Click above to watch the video after the break It takes a ton of engineering prowess to create any functional internal combustion engine, but especially one that's capable of spinning itself up to 14,200 RPM...

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