Wild man Travis Pastrana is gearing up to recreate three of Evel Knievel's greatest motorcycle jumps in three hours for a live TV special. And as part of the tribute, he's going to be jumping an Indian Scout FTR750, a motorcycle almost as inappropriate for the job as Knievel's old Harleys.
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Manufacturers go to great lengths to make their motorcycles as safe as possible and usually the task is handled by electronics, such as traction control, cornering ABS and electronic suspensions. Apparently, no one had thought to employ rockets to help a bike stay upright. Until Bosch, that is.
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Curtiss Motorcycles announced last year that it would kickstart a new "golden age of American motorcycling" by making only electric bikes. That vision is based on sustainability, minimalism and fun and the first example – Zeus – was revealed at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, California.
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Does the absence of a pretty motor ruin your chances of building an attractive electric custom bike? Not if this Zero XU from Colt Wrangler is any example. Old school flat tracker lines somehow work with the Zero's boxy battery and frame.
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AGV is playing to win, with the world's first full carbon fiber flip face helmet. As well as being the lightest modular lid ever (lighter than some full face lids) it's also quiet, not bad to look at, and fully featured. Enough, even, to tempt the odd full face rider?
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Indian startup 22Motors recently launched a new electric commuter and ran a first batch of pre-orders that sold out immediately. What makes the Flow stand out is not its typical gear, but rather its accompanying software that employs artificial intelligence to offer services tailored for its rider.
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Another contender has popped up in the fledgeling HUD motorcycle helmet race, with a few funky features that separate it from the pack. Out of Tokyo, meet the CrossHelmet, with 360-degree vision, touch controls and active noise canceling. And its looks will probably turn a few heads.
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On its Digital Day 2018 event, the BMW Group displayed technology applications destined to transform the automotive world in the near future. Starring among these, 3D printing is already producing car parts, but the appearance of a mysterious motorcycle frame certainly raised some eyebrows.
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Since 2008 the Fisika in Moto laboratory has been educating students on how the strict equations of Physics they learn at school are applied in motorcycle design. Now for the first time, its guided tours are open to everyone, offered in daily package deals with the Ducati museum and factory visit.
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Projekt DT-A is the brainchild of a German engineer, who designed an all-wheel-drive off-roader based on a KTM 990 Adventure. Fitted with a proprietary frame and front swingarm, the prototype adopts a mechanical front transmission system engineered for a no-compromise adventure ride.
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