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Umbrella Girls USA

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Who came up with the idea of having great looking women holding umbrellas over racers gathering on the starting grid? Let's face it, their whole job lasts about 5 minutes. They run out there, hold an umbrella, smile at any camera that comes by and that's it. Everyone on the grid pretends not to notice them but the fans sure do. But, there was a problem. Up until a few years … [Read more...]

Choppertown: The Sinners

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If you're interested in seeing a chopper build up by a group of guys into their hot rods and bikes, not some scripted TV show where throwing tools is supposed to be cool, then "Choppertown: The Sinners" is right up your alley. This homemade movie must have been done pretty well because it was accepted into the 2005 Westwood International Film Festival, the 2005 Pacific … [Read more...]

Ducati 999R XEROX and ST3S ABS Preview at Birmingham

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Ducati is previewing two new motorcycles at Birmingham. From the press release: In the run-up to the presentation of its complete Model Year 2006 range at EICMA in Milan from 15 to 20 November, Ducati chose the prestigious Motorcycle and Scooter Show in Birmingham (UK) to preview two of its new models due out next year. The first is an exclusive version of the 999R, in the … [Read more...]

Honda DN-01 automatic sports cruiser

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Honda is introducing their DN-01 concept motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show. It's powered by a water cooled 680cc v-twin connected to a continuously variable transmission and their goal is to introduce this to the market in the near future, so this is no pure design exercise. The CVT is actually called an HFT (Human Fitting Transmission) with two modes, either fully … [Read more...]

Yamaha DEINONYCHUS 2WD electric bike

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The DEINONYCHUS is interesting. Electric motors in both wheels and a flexible frame that can be adjusted both vertically and horizontally to suit rider size and riding conditions. Electric drive is very appealing for the 2WD ability the in-wheel motors afford and I would expect to see more work done in this direction. Think trials bike or offroad capability. On display at … [Read more...]