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Cycle World Magazine Possibly for Sale

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Hachette Filipacchi has put a number of publications up for sale, and depending on who you believe, Cycle World magazine, may be among them, Media Daily News says yes, AdWeek says Car and Driver, Road & Track and Cycle World may be spared. Cycle World is the largest of the print motorcycle magazines but it's been experiencing declining ad revenue for some time, the same as … [Read more...]

Ducati D-66 Custom Concept by Luca Bar

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Luca Bar, who we last wrote about when we showed you his BuellRod design, has another interesting concept using Ducati 1098 power in a long wheelbase custom. His Ducati D-66, is aimed, somewhat, at the V-Rod market segment, one of his illustrations even compares it directly to the V-Rod in various dimensions. With the V-Rod aiming at a slightly different and a bit younger … [Read more...]

1937 Front Drive Tracked Motorcycle Prototype

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Tracked motorcycles are a continuous source of fascination and back in the early 20th century, numerous prototypes were being built, usually with military applications in mind. This one is new to me, it's a 1937 Mercier, 1 of 3 prototypes built for the French military. The obvious difference between this example and the others most of us have seen is the front track / front … [Read more...]

24 Hour Electric Off Road Motorcycle Endurance Race – 24 Hours of Electricross

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Zero Motorcycles is putting on a 24 hour endurance race for electric off road motorcycles. The Zero Motorcycles’ 24 Hours of Electricross will take place on the weekend of April 4th-5th at the 408MX Motocross Track in San Jose, California. They are looking to attract some attention to the idea that electric motorcycles are fully capable machines right now. Teams running … [Read more...]

TTXGP Feet Forward Electric Motorcycle Design

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Royce Creasey did this feet forward electric motorcycle design study for sponsors planning to back him in the carbon free TTXGP race scheduled for June. The bike has 330 pounds of Li-ion Phosphate batteries powering a twin rotor electric motor. According to Royce, the power output would be about 100 horsepower with anticipated top speeds close to 200 mph. The sponsors backed … [Read more...]