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No More Tank Slappers with the Electronic Steering Damper?
No More Tank Slappers with the Electronic Steering Damper?

7 Jun 2013, 11:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one nifty prototype which aims to rid the motorcyclists of the very dangerous tank slappers, or wobbling, if you wish. The present steering dampers have a passive principle: hydraulic...

 
Pictures of Randy de Puniet Testing the New Suzuki MotoGP Prototype
Pictures of Randy de Puniet Testing the New Suzuki MotoGP Prototype

28 May 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Power Electronics Aspar rider Randy de Puniet is in Japan at Motegi, testing the motorcycle Suzuki plans to bring to MotoGP in 2014, should the deal with Dorna work out well. For two days, de Pu...

 
Exodus, an Extreme Bike for Extreme Riders
Exodus, an Extreme Bike for Extreme Riders

23 May 2013, 12:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / the driving position and part of the chassis design of a car with the operation, engine and seemingly - the fun, too - of a bike. It almost looks like a rat bike painted in silver, well worthy ...

 
2013 MotoGP: Randy de Puniet Testing Suzuki's Bike at Motegi
2013 MotoGP: Randy de Puniet Testing Suzuki's Bike at Motegi

21 May 2013, 10:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's off to Japan for Power Electronics Aspar rider Randy de Puniet, as he takes on his testing duties with the new and reportedly, very cool, in-line machine Suzuki plans to return to MotoGP w...

 
Elio Three-Wheeler to Arrive in 2014
Elio Three-Wheeler to Arrive in 2014

9 May 2013, 16:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / This is Elio Motors’ solution for cheap and economical transportation - a light three-wheeler that was recently unveiled and confirmed to be available in June 2014. American carmaker Elio M...

 
Alstare's First Superbike Concept Is Awesome
Alstare's First Superbike Concept Is Awesome

9 May 2013, 11:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Alstare has surfaced the first-ever concept bike and we daresay that this is one of the most aggressive bikes we've seen in quite a long time. With almost 20 years of Supersport and SBK raci...

 
Out of Nothing, the Bonneville Documentary Trailer
Out of Nothing, the Bonneville Documentary Trailer

7 May 2013, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With summer comes heat, but there's one more cool thing coming our way, too, and its name is Out of Nothing, a nice documentary on what racing at the Bonneville salt flats is really about. T...

 
KTM RC4 Concept Rendering by Luca Bar Design
KTM RC4 Concept Rendering by Luca Bar Design

7 May 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a nifty design exercise from Luca Bar, the (pretty please, KTM, build it) sport version of the 690 Duke, the RC4. KTM is brewing a lot of new bikes for 2013 and 2014, and they're...

 
More Suzuki MotoGP Prototype Pics
More Suzuki MotoGP Prototype Pics

3 May 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kevin Cameron from Cycle World is the lucky guy who got to enjoy more of Suzuki's new prototype MotoGP machine, and here are some new great images with the 2014 motorcycle. Rumored but then ...

 
Tum Create VOI, the Amazing Electric Scooter Prototype
Tum Create VOI, the Amazing Electric Scooter Prototype

2 May 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the nicest things about the electric vehicle prototypes is the fact that some of them exhibit striking creative ideas which push the limits of the way we have been used to think into the real...

 
Watch The Birth of a Custom BMW Bike
Watch The Birth of a Custom BMW Bike

2 May 2013, 13:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nicolas Petit is a very heavy name in the bike design business, and it's inseparable from the most striking BMW prototypes, one-off machines and customization or modding kits. As one of the...

 
2013 MotoGP: Spies Replaced by Pirro at Jerez, Debut for Development Desmosedici GP13
2013 MotoGP: Spies Replaced by Pirro at Jerez, Debut for Development Desmosedici GP13

1 May 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Ben Spies  having to undergo more recovery for his injured shoulder, and thus skipping the Jerez round, Ducati unsurprisingly called up for the services of their development rider Michele ...

 
Peugeot Metropolis 400 Available May 2
Peugeot Metropolis 400 Available May 2

30 Apr 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a glorious day for the commuting vehicle industry as Peugeot announces that their long-expected Metropolis 400 3-wheeled scooter will finally reach dealerships on May 2nd. So far we...

 
Ziesel, Personal Electric Snow Tracker
Ziesel, Personal Electric Snow Tracker

29 Apr 2013, 14:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome the Ziesel, Mattro Mobility Revolutions' awesome prototype, an electric personal mobility snow track vehicle which is most likely one of the coolest things we've seen recently. ...

 
KTM 1290 Super Duke Spy Shots Show Different Headlights
KTM 1290 Super Duke Spy Shots Show Different Headlights

23 Apr 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / So, here are the first spy shots of the mind-boggling KTM 1290 Super Duke machine... with a twist. While we just knew that the street version will not be as cool and crazy as prototype in the video,...

 
2014 Range Rover Sport Prototype Crashed at Nurburgring
2014 Range Rover Sport Prototype Crashed at Nurburgring

23 Apr 2013, 12:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / James May from Top Gear used to say that the Nurburgring has ruined cars, that as a result of testing there, Jags and Astons are no longer comfortable and refined. If you're reading this mister...

 
2013 MotoGP: No More Private Tests with Contracted Riders in 2014
2013 MotoGP: No More Private Tests with Contracted Riders in 2014

12 Apr 2013, 07:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Assembled for the Qatar rounds, the Grand Prix Commission, MotoGP's rulemaking body has come up with a new ban on private tests, due to become effective in 2014. The most important change i...

 
Stunning KTM 1290 Super Duke R by Mirco Sapio
Stunning KTM 1290 Super Duke R by Mirco Sapio

11 Apr 2013, 12:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We've seen the long-awaited and extremely brutal KTM 1290 Super Duke R concept wrecking havoc in a video teaser and it was instant love. With the launch date for that beast yet unknown, here�...

 
Ferrari F40-Inspired Harley-Davidson Concept
Ferrari F40-Inspired Harley-Davidson Concept

9 Apr 2013, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Not a long time ago, reputed workshop DP Customs has launched a design contest for one of their future bikes, and here's one stunning idea coming from a guy simply named Paolo: a Ferrari F40-th...

 
DORA Helmet Prototype Could Spring Up New Safety Concepts
DORA Helmet Prototype Could Spring Up New Safety Concepts

8 Apr 2013, 13:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's DORA the bicycle helmet prototype from awarded designer Balazs Filczer. Skipping the fact that we're looking at a bike helmet, it's the embedded turn signals which made us thin...