Nick Sanders has returned from a triple-length-of-the-Americas expedition, a journey he describes as "the hardest" of his career. After leading a group of paying customers from the bottom of Argentina to the USA, the adventure rider travelled directly to Alaska to begin a timed 29,300-mile Prudhoe Bay-Ushuaia-Prudhoe Bay double crossing. He completed the feat in just 46 days. Often riding ...
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- 29 September 2011
Aprilia’s USA division has released the following tribute to the now decommissioned space shuttle program. It’s essentially an RSV4 advert, but with enough heart-stopping shots of 81 million horsepower rockets to justify the association. The Aprilia team says: “Crossing performance boundaries never thought possible and forging new frontiers in innovation… making and racing motorcycles wouldn't be entirely alien to the ...
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- 08 July 2011
Road-riding sponsor Relentless has released the following video as part of its “Short Stories” film competition. A five-and-a-half minute tribute to the Isle of Man, the TT riders and fans, director Ross Casswell’s entry also features commentary from this year’s triple-podium placed Guy Martin. Relentless says the film: “has given us a stunning visual evocation of the sweeping landscape of ...
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- 01 July 2011
Lithuanian stunt rider Virginijus Zukauskas has either: 1. Managed to bend time and physics to his will Or 2. Put his stunt video in reverse Either way, this clip makes some freaky viewing.
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- Riding Skills
- 30 June 2011
How do you go faster when you’re off-roading? Just add more BHP, right? This twisted logic is the basis for one of the oddest custom builds to surface on the internet yet: a GSX1300R Hayabusa dirt trike. The custom-built axle assembly is attached to a custom made drag-bike styled swingarm. To push the limits of sense and taste, it has ...
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- 03 June 2011
Aprilia has released the following video of the new RS4 125. Due in dealerships in July, the four-stroke 125cc machine is styled after the 2010 WSB-winning RS4. Priced at £3999, features include: 41mm USD forks, a 300mm front disc brake with radial 4-piston caliper, a die cast aluminium frame, an underslung exhaust, quick-release pillion cover and an optional quickshifter (£99). ...
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- 02 June 2011
This new road safety video – released by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership – is part of the group’s “Stay a hero, stay safe” campaign. The group claims that motorcycle accidents account for 25% of all accidents on Sussex roads. This campaign aims to reduce overall “killed or seriously injured” incidents by 40%. In contrast to most safety videos, “Stay ...
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- 26 May 2011
Nine times world Trials champion Toni Bou has released the following stunt video set in FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium. In anticipation of Saturday’s Champion’s League final – in which the Spanish side will face Manchester United at Wembley – Bou is seen hopping up stairs, riding along railings and literally bouncing off the walls. The excitable Catalan told Motoblog.it: ...
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- 26 May 2011
Perspective is everything in life. Falling into familiar habits and patterns can make life seem so drab and repetitious. Consult the pop-psychology books of Edward De Bono, the "Self Help" shelf of your local bookshop, or even the horoscope section of your daily rag and one precept will consistently shine through: change is good. Variety is the spice of life... ...
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- 19 May 2011
MCN has ridden the new KTM 125 Duke, the first learner friendly road bike from the Austrian firm. Priced at £3,695, it's aimed at inspiring a new generation of young riders and getting them hooked on the high spec. orange bikes from across the channel. Find a KTM for sale With 43mm upside-down forks and an adjustable rear shock by ...
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- 08 April 2011
