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Barry Sheene and Nobby Clark got pulled over by a bike cop in Sweden. The cop asked if Barry had been drinking. He said, “Yes.” The cop then made him to take a Breathalyzer test and the results came back negative for alcohol. The cop then asked what Barry had drank, and he said, “Coca-Cola.” Favorite motorcycle: 250cc six-cylinder Honda Kenny Roberts was a total prankster. One night, he and Randy Mamola put a blow-up doll in Clark’s bed. Nobby saw the body in the bed and went to the front...

Dear Friends, Lets Challenge the Mountains once again in the opening ride for the winter season. we meet at KTM headquarters Nahr el Mot at 8:00 am 8:30 we debrief , at 9:00 hit the mud. be ready for an exceptional experience led by our Team leader Roger Nazarian. Rental Bikes and gears are available, quantities are limited. for reservations please call 70-500 300

When it’s time to eat at the Marquez home, Marc dresses the table, one of his duties in the family routine, while Alex clears the table. The Marquezes are “ordinary” people and, at home, life goes on as it used to be. Father Julià Marquez and mother Roser Alentà still live in the same small house in Cervera (a village of 10,000 near Catalunya), where their sons share the same room and sleep in bunk beds that they make themselves. “At home, we are still the father and mother,” Julià said....

If you haven’t been hiding in a cave for the past five years, you couldn’t have missed the fact that ADV bikes are grabbing headlines. And as this segment sorts itself out, it seems that most manufacturers are biasing the machines’ capabilities more toward asphalt than dirt. Of course, KTM's own line of Adventure motorcycles have set the bar for well-balanced machines with the 950, 990, and 1190 models. But for those who want to explore more demanding terrain without riding a 450cc enduro,...

The coefficient of friction is greatest for our tires at the point just prior to a slide, and it decreases by 20-30% as soon as you start sliding. This, in part, because a sliding tire generates so much heat at the contact patch that the rubber there begins to liquefy. [Actually, dynamic coefficient of friction is always lower than static coefficient of friction.] (Curiously, it turns out that asphalt actually melts as well and your skidding tire cuts a trench in it as a result.)Clearly,...

Exhaust Sound: â€¨The exhaust sound level of the H2R at the time of factory shipment is 120 dB/A using Auto Cycle Union (ACU) guidelines. It is the owner’s responsibility to confirm that noise regulations of closed courses permit vehicles reaching this level of exhaust sound. Changes to the exhaust system may alter performance and sound level. Usage, Maintenance, and Warranty:
 As a closed-course, riding-use-only model, specific procedures must be followed when riding and maintaining the...

During a visit to Honda’s Japanese headquarters last December, Shuhei Nakamoto, VP of Honda Racing, promised Estrella Galicia 0,0 teammates Alex Marquez and Alex Rins a ride on an RC213V if one of them won the Moto3 title. On Sunday, Nakamoto kept his promise, and the day after clinching the Moto3 title, Alex Marquez, the younger brother of two-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez, got a very special gift from Honda: 12 laps on Marc’s factory machine, guided by his brother. At exactly...

Honda’s CBR650F offers a more practical and affordable four-cylinder middleweight sportbike alternative to today’s track-focused 600cc supersports. The 650F wraps race-inspired styling around a far more relaxed riding position than that of a contemporary supersport, and its DOHC liquid-cooled inline-four engine is tuned for very linear, easy-to-manage power delivery as well. Best of all, this all-new model carries an $8,499 MSRP (an ABS model sells for $500 more), which is about three grand...

Measuring 5.10 m (16ft 8.78 in) from the ground to the top of the handlebars, Italy’s Fabio Reggiani has constructed the world’s Largest Rideable Motorcycle.  Six times larger than a normal motorcycle, it’s 10.03 m long, 2.5 m wide, and weighs approximately 5,000 kg (5 tonnes). Led by 32-year-old product designer Fabio Reggiani, it took a team of eight people seven months to build the vehicle.  It is powered by a 5.7L V8 engine, running at 280 HP with 3 forward gears plus reverse. Fabio...