Archive for 'Motorcycles'
IHRA Adopts Rules For Electric Drag Racing
Posted on 27. Dec, 2011 by admin.
If you feed your need for speed with amps instead of octane, we have some good news for you.
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1962 Ford F-100: Old Friend, New Flame
Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by admin.
By Matt Stone Daniel Edward Newton and I have been friends for nearly 50 years. We met in Kindergarten in the fall of 1962. We later went to the same college, roomed together, attended who knows how many sports car races and never had a cross word between us.
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Mercedes-Benz And Ducati Strengthen Partnership At Bologna Motor Show
Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by admin.
During the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, automaker Mercedes-Benz announced a cooperative marketing relationship with motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. While it may seem a bit of an odd pairing at first, both are luxury brands targeting the discriminating customer
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Ben Spies Focused On 2012 MotoGP Season
Posted on 09. Nov, 2011 by admin.
You can't keep a good rider down. Ben Spies, the three-time AMA Superbike champion who just completed his second year of MotoGP competition and his first with the Factory Yamaha team, suffered quite the accident in the Australian MotoGP round less than a month ago. He had a hit to the head in qualifying for that race and was forced to sit out the..
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Land-Speed-Record Motorcyclist Bill Warner Survives 238-MPH Crash
Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by admin.
If you’ve ever crashed a motorcycle at speed, you know how sudden and violent it is. One minute you’re enjoying the ride, or focusing on catching the rider in front if you’re a racer, and the next you’re sliding across pavement, wondering just how badly this is going to hurt.
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‘Happy Days’ Triumph Motorcycle Hits The Auction Block
Posted on 10. Oct, 2011 by admin.
Motorcycle riders in America have always gotten a bad rap. Blame it Marlon Brando, whose portrayal of a motorcycle gang leader in the film classic, “The Wild Ones” forever skewed the image of motorcycle riders in America. Until Arthur Fonzarelli came along, that is.
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‘MythBusters’ Say Cars are Greener Than Motorcycles
Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by admin.
You’d think motorcycles with their low-displacement engines and high power-to-mass ratios would be a significantly greener mode of transportation compared to the average four-door sedan, but that’s not so, according to the crew behind the “MythBusters” television show. In a segment called “Bike vs.
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Artist-Painted Former Force India F1 Car To Be Auctioned For Charity
Posted on 29. Sep, 2011 by admin.
Try though we might, we can never get our significant others to let us park cars and motorcycles in the house.
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First Look: 2012 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150
Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Meet the 2012 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150, the 16th special edition F-Series pickup (tenth F-150 version) produced by the long-running collaboration between Ford and Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. It's being revealed Tuesday at the 71st annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. What's different from the 2011 Harley F-150 we recently tested
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Road Test Review: 2011 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150
Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by admin.
The Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 returns to the Blue Oval’s half-ton lineup for the 11th year , but with most consumer and media attention focused on the amazing F-150 SVT Raptor off-roader or other models powered by the all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin turbo V-6, has the 2011 Harley F-150 lost some of its mojo? We spent a week piloting the latest HD F-150 around Los Angeles to find out. One thing the Harley F-150 hasn't lost is its ability to capture attention
