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samedi 30 juin 2012

Lotus at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012

Rallye du Maroc Historique 2012 in pictures

Following in the footsteps of the legendary Rally of Morocco of the 1970s, the Rallye du Maroc Historique ran for the third time in 2012, from 28 May to 2 June.

MotoGP:Stoner s'impose à Assen et rejoint Lorenzo en tête du Championnat

Vainqueur devant son coéquipier Dani Pedrosa à l'Iveco TT Assen, Casey Stoner profite de l'abandon de Jorge Lorenzo, percuté par Álvaro Bautista dès le premier virage, pour revenir à égalité de points avec le Majorquin dans la course au titre MotoGP™ 2012. Andrea Dovizioso s'est de son côté emparé de la troisième place dans son duel face à Ben Spies.

YAMAHA SR500 CAFE RACER

Les Dossiers de Motomag n° 6 : 80-90 La décennie qui a tout changé

Dans la grande histoire de la moto, il est une période très particulière qui a joué le rôle de charnière entre le passé et notre environnement actuel. En effet, entre 1980 et 1990, des bouleversements majeurs, tant techniques que sociétaux, ont eu lieu. Ces changements ont dessiné les bases du monde de la moto tel qu’on le connait aujourd’hui. Injection, refroidissement liquide, cadre périmétrique, ABS… Tout cela est apparu il y a presque 30 ans et les machines que nous vous présentons dans ces pages ont eu la lourde tâche d’expérimenter ces innovations dont nous ne pourrions plus nous passer. C’est aussi la période où sont apparues les catégories de machines qui font notre quotidien : roadsters, hypersportives, trails multicylindres, GT… Et c’est aussi à cette époque que les motards ont pris la rue d’assaut pour faire valoir leur droit à rouler sans discrimination. Une lutte toujours d’actualité ! En route pour un voyage dans le temps qui permet de mieux appréhender notre présent motocycliste.

for Fred !

good weekend !!!!

Peter Brings the Shadows to Life

CRKT Multi-Tool

Here’s a multi-tool option for those of you that don’t dig on the bulk of a traditional Leatherman. Designed by Custom knife makers Ed Van Hoy & Tom Stokes, the CRKT Multi-tool does a lot of shit in a small package.

PROfessional TOols!

Just an old back cover ad from “Hot Rod Builder” published in 1952. I’ve always felt that an “American Made” company could go leaps and bounds if they went back to their roots from both a marketing and customer service standpoint. Somethings REALLY should be how they used to be… Either that, or maybe the novelty of the vintage just makes it seem so. In either case, I love this ad.

vendredi 29 juin 2012

LeJog: The British classic rally driving experience

kaffeemaschine

Moto Guzzi´s classic V2-engine and frame are the basis of these unique cafe racers and custom builds. To fulfil your individual ideas and wishes, all motorcycles and parts are exclusively handcrafted. By optimisation of engine and sus-pension plus elementary technical reduction, pure riding machines are created.

Ferrari FF: Shooting in style

The Ferrari FF could be perceived as the Englishman among the Italian sports cars – practical and bold, yet also stylish. But does its shooting brake format make it a suitable steed for a hunt? We hand the keys to probably the most quintessentially British non-pat, huntsman Conrad Hasselbach.

Bowler EXR S: An off-road supercar - for the road

For 25 years now, Bowler has taken standard Land Rovers and transformed them into fire-breathing off-road competition cars. This weekend the Derbyshire-based firm will reveal the road-going version of its EXR rally raid car at Goodwood – and it’s given Classic Driver an exclusive peek at the prototype.
The finished version of the EXR S will make its world debut at Goodwood this weekend, with customer vehicles being delivered by the back end of summer. Stick with Classic Driver for a full driving report of the £155,000 Bowler in the near future.

2012 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb Postponed Due to Fire

Previously scheduled for next Sunday, July 8, the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb will be postponed until later in the summer according to the event's website. Held in the Pike National Forest with the support of the National Forest Service, the event was to include 211 teams from 15 countries.

The Waldo Canyon fire, which began near Colorado Springs on Saturday, has destroyed hundreds of homes and caused the evacuation of more than 32,000 residents.

"This race began in 1916 and it has earned its place among the world's greatest motor sports events, and it is an important part of the sports heritage of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region," said Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach. "We are committed to making sure it takes place this year and that we carry on the tradition. We are disappointed, but our first concern is our city, its residents, their homes, businesses and public safety."

Race officials say they will announce a replacement date within two weeks.

1939 Flat Track Race : Northfield .Ohio

SHAW F1-XLR NIGHTSTER

EXCLUSIVE (from.bikeexif.com) Harley’s evergreen Sportster is probably the world’s most commonly modified bike. So it’s hard to create anything truly original. But the AMD Championship-winning workshop Shaw Speed & Custom has pushed the boundaries once again with this Nightster-based custom, the F1-XLR.