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Labrador: Grant's gear
Believe it or not, Wes and I don't dress like twinkies on motorcycle trips. I decided against go-go boots and David Lee Roth high kicks and wore an unfathomably expensive Rukka suit and Alpinestars touring boots instead. I also ditched the fancy MX helmet for a cheapo full-face. After 3,500 + miles, which approach worked better? Scorpion EXO-400 Helmet I made it roughly an hour and a half befo...
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Grant Ray
Nov 10 2010
By the numbers: 2011 muscle bikes
It’s ironic, but a traditionally irrational Italian company is attempting to turn a class that’s never been about logical decision making on its head with a muscle bike/cruiser thing that’s all about numbers. Not just outright power or torque either. While the Ducati Diavel makes a lot of power — 162bhp — it’s also very light weight, at least for muscle bike/cruiser things — 210kg (d...
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HFL Staff
Nov 10 2010
2011 Husqvarna SMR449/511: a BMW G450X supermoto
Equipped with the same Kymco-made single-cyinder and concentric gearbox output shaft/swingarm pivot as the BMW G450X, these new Husqvarnas are sort of an Italian supermoto based on a German dirt bike. The SMR449 and 511 are more than just slick tires and 17-inch wheels though, Husqvarna claims advantages like improved ground clearance, an improved ability to stick big jumps and better all-round tr...
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HFL Staff
Nov 10 2010
MotoCzysz D1: the turn-key solution to electric drive
People love to say that MotoCzysz doesn’t make anything, aside from race-winning motorcycles that is. Well, here’s something they made that’s going on sale next year: the D1g1tal Dr1ve D1, a plug-and-play, fully-integrated electric drive system based on the 2010 MotoCzysz E1pc that anyone wanting to sell an electric vehicle can drop into a chassis and hit the market with. Such a turn-key s...
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HFL Staff
Nov 9 2010
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