 | Yamaha Motor Europe will bolster TOYOTA Racing's already strong eco presence in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship through the provision of 16 EC-03 electric scooters for paddock use. The partnership sees Yamaha become an Official Supplier of TOYOTA Racing. |
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 | Standing next to Jorge Lorenzo or Ben Spies on the MotoGP starting grid has to be one of the most glamorous and sought after positions for a beautiful girl. Under the gaze of the world's television it could be your job to keep the riders cool under the umbrella as they prepare to race! Are you Miss Yamaha Racing? We're going to give one lucky girl this rare opportunity to be there at the centre of the action on race Sunday at the upcoming Sachsenring round, the Grand Prix of Germany. |
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McCall's Motorworks Revival kicks off the Monterey weekend in style originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In the final episode, Ricky Carmichael makes his return to the famed Loretta Lynn’s Motocross Championships. The Greatest of all Time (The Goat) looks to further cement his racing legacy and add additional motocross championship.
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Husqvarna is a manufacturer with over a hundred years of history—and a finger in a lot of geographical pies. Formerly Swedish, it’s now owned by BMW and builds its motorcycles in Italy.
Husqvarna has just set up shop in Bali, which got the boys from Deus’ Canggu outpost all excited. So they got their hands on the World Enduro Championship-winning TE250, a bike designed to spend 90 per cent of its life off-road. “In a lot of cases Bali’s roads are indeed ‘off-road’,” laughs Deus’ Dustin Humprey. “But we set out to skew that bias back towards the tar. Enduro does mean street legal.”
“We liked the overall stance and lines of the TE250, although we’re not fans of the plastics. On the plus side, it’s a light, nimble, fuel-injected four stroke, with a liquid-cooled single-pot motor. The thing is small—minimalist, if you like.” It also sports titanium valves, a close-ratio six-speed transmission and a light-action hydraulic clutch.
Deus quickly decided what to take, and what to leave. The subframe needed to be modified, not only to accommodate the new seat and tank, but also to refine the TE250’s lines. “The custom metal tank is something of a Homage to the 1970s Husqvarna 400 Cross ridden by McQueen and Smith. We added a Nitro head-set, and a custom header pipe running into a custom reverse cone exhaust with an alloy tip.”
The engine was treated to a wrinkle-black finish and polished side cover, and the radiator was swapped out for a Kawasaki KLX item. Rims are now black, 250-18 on the front and 300-18 on the back. They’re fitted with Heidenau Enduro rubber.
Then came a more suitable taillight and indicators, an Acewell speedo, custom fenders and an alloy chain guard. “Looking at this bike being photographed, and having ridden it, we think it’s one of our best,” says Humprey. “But then again, as any good cook knows, you’re only as good as your ingredients.”
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 | Following his incredible victory sunday in the Grand Prix of Italy, Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo yesterday completed a successful day of testing on the Mugello circuit. The Championship leader worked through a number of settings including a different engine specification tested to decide the path of development and an updated electronics package. Team mate Ben Spies did not test yesterday as he continues to recover from the illness which hampered his race on sunday. |
A couple weeks ago amidst the madness of the Summer Olympic Games in London, I was fortunate enough to be the first American-- and among the first global motojournalists-- to test ride BMW's c Evolution, a work-in-progress version of what will eventually be the manufacturer's first serially produced electric scooter.
"Actually, the guys who worked on our gas scooters [the C 600 Sport and C 650 GT] were a little annoyed," one BMW representative told me at the event, "Because the electric scooter is quicker from zero to 30 mph."
Was his statement the usual PR hype, or is BMW's upcoming electric scooter really something worth getting excited about? And more importantly, what's it like to ride one of the only existing roadworthy concepts of this electric scooter?
I offer my thoughts-- and riding impressions-- in my Exclusive BMW c Evolution Electric Scooter Review.
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Triumph Tiger 800 XC
The Tiger Takes Over
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Throughout Motorcyclist's year-long centennial celebration, our MC100 timeline has focused on one decade per issue in chronological order. This month, we're taking a break from that. Why? Do the math: We've got 12 issues and just 10 decades to review. Add to that the fact that this is our annual Motorcycle of the Year (and, just this once, Motorcycle of the Century) issue, and we thought it appropriate to focus on the history of the magazine itself. What started out as a bi-weekly newspaper for West Coast enthusiasts, reporting on racing results and the burgeoning "motocycle" industry, has grown into an internationally acclaimed glossy monthly magazine that is the "journal of record" for motorcyclists. "Doing the ton" in the publishing business is a real achievement; here's to the next 100 years!
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Take the Nigel Mansell F1 Fanatic quiz is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.
So it’s time we honoured the moustachioed one with his very own F1 Fanatic Quiz.
See if you can make it through these gruelling 20 questions without collapsing with exhaustion or being poked in the face by Murray Walker.
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Continue reading Dissecting the safety cage that saved Jeremy Foley's life at Pikes Peak [w/video]
Dissecting the safety cage that saved Jeremy Foley's life at Pikes Peak [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading McLaren debuts 12C Can-Am Edition racing concept
McLaren debuts 12C Can-Am Edition racing concept originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I was just re-reading the Tools 101 column (MC, October 2011) in which you explained how to maintain batteries by charging them at different intervals at different temperatures. I don’t get that, because if I’m not on either one of my bikes, they are on a Battery Tender Junior, and I have never had any problems. They always last 5 to 6 years, and they are not name-brand batteries. Maybe you could explain a little further?
Ron Lawrence
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