May 9, 2011
News
FIM/TTXGP coming to Laguna MotoGP
Electric motorcycle racing will return to Laguna Seca this year on July 23-24 as the recently-announced FIM/TTXGP working together thing bears its first fruit. Joint races will also be held at Donington park on August 20-21 and Le Mans on 24-25 September. This news is primarily exciting for one reason — we’ll be seeing all the big electric bikes on the track at the same time, including the Mot...
09 May 2011
This is Husqvarna’s new street bike motor
This is the 900cc parallel-twin that will power Husqvarna’s first adventurer tourer. Very closely based on the 798cc engine of the BMW F800GS, Husqvarna has not only increased the capacity for more top-end power and stronger low-end torque, but redesigned the exhaust and airbox in pursuit of the same goals, while also dropping some weight and centralizing mass. The existence of a new Husqvaran...
09 May 2011
Video: jumping a motorcycle off a 13,000-foot mountain
“This was without a doubt the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever done,” said Julio Muñoz after jumping his 450cc dirt bike off a 13,000-foot mountain in the Chilean Andes and parachuting to safety. The stunt cost in excess of $100,000 and two months of preparation to pull off. A helicopter was enlisted not only to film the jump, but because it was the only way to get the bike and the ramp t...
09 May 2011