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Hand Painted Ural Tourist in the Gzhel Style

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The Ural Tourist is a Russian sidecar rig that many of you are familiar with, nothing fancy, but an interesting, durable and fun ride if you like sidecars. Svetlana Zyryanova works in the Ural paint department and, among other things, applies camouflage paint spots to Urals heading out of the factory for sale around the world. In her spare time, Svetlana's an artist and … [Read more...]

CPSC Recommends No Motorcycle Exemption

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The lead law which has virtually shut down the youth motorcycle and ATV industry will remain in effect unchanged if the Consumer Product Safety Commission has any say in the matter. For those who thought the CPSC might be scrambling to fix it after the effects became apparent, think again. The staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recommending that the … [Read more...]

Electric Powered Harley Davidson Style Trunk Concept Motorcycle

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Let's toss aside the range and recharge issues common to any electric motorcycle discussions and focus, instead, on design. The sometimes futuristic or overly utilitarian appearance of a lot of electric bikes leaves many of us cold. If you don't like the George Jetson look, you're out of luck and that's why this design caught my eye. Nicolas Petit of France, thought we might … [Read more...]

BMW R32 Scale Model by Pere Tarragó

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Every new model by Pere Tarragó is an absolute work of art, the meticulous attention to detail, the appearance of not being a model at all, but a real motorcycle, somehow magically shrunken to model proportions. His latest work, shown here, is a BMW R32. He sent a series of photos documenting the entire construction process which is truly amazing. Pere says this 1/5 … [Read more...]

MZ Motorcycles Coming Back?

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Ralf Waldmann and Martin Wimmer, 2 former motorcycle GP racers, are planning to revive production of MZ motorcycles which, as we reported, ceased operations at the end of last year. They are buying the trademarks and worldwide rights to the brand from the Hong Leong Group which currently owns MZ. The old German factory is now a nightclub, MZWerk, so Waldmann and Wimmer plan … [Read more...]