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Via BMW press release
Edgar Heinrich (53) will be taking over the BMW Group's BMW Motorrad Design Studio as of July 1st 2012. He succeeds David Robb. After completing his university degree in design, Edgar Heinrich started his career as a motorcycle designer with BMW back in 1986. Within the BMW Group’s BMW Motorrad Design Studio he was Head of Vehicle Design Motorcycles under the overall direction of David Robb from 2007 to 2009.
In July 2009 his career took him to India. As Vice President Product Design with the Indian vehicle manufacturer Bajaj Auto LTD he currently heads up the styling and model studio, responsible for brand definition and brand strategies for two-wheel and four-wheel design.
During his time with BMW Motorrad, Edgar Heinrich was responsible for such vehicles as the first 4-valve boxer models R 1100 RS and RT, the K 1200 S and R, the HP Megamoto and the victorious Paris-Dakar racing machines. The successful R 1150 GS and R 1200 GS were also created on his drawing board.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:56 |
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Ducati announces today its return to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for the 90th edition of "The Race to the Clouds". Following two consecutive championship years, Ducati will again partner with the Spider Grips team to conquer the mountain on the Multistrada 1200 on July 8, 2012.
The 2012 team will see the return of two exceptional riders, both possessing intimate knowledge of this historic race:
• Carlin Dunne – 2011 Rookie of the Year, 2011 1205cc Class Winner with the Multistrada 1200 and 2011 King of the Mountain setting the all-time event motorcycle record.
• Greg Tracy – Pikes Peak six-time winner, 2010 1205cc Class Winner on the Multistrada 1200 and 2008 1205cc Class Winner on the Ducati Hypermotard 1100S .
Ducati invites all adventure seeking race enthusiasts to take part in the 2012 PPIHC effort by joining the team in Colorado this July for the 2012 "All Roads Lead to Pikes Peak" adventure: a Multistrada gathering, beautiful riding in the Rockies and attending this spectacular race.
For additional details, as well as Ducati's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb updates, you can visit the Pikes Peak section on Ducatiusa.com website.
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Harley Davidson has unveiled two new models to it's 2012 lineup (kinda late for 2012 models, but I digress). First up is a new Sportster called the Seventy-Two which is a very narrow, 1200cc powered ride covered in sparkling metalflake paint.
“In creating the Seventy-Two, we were also inspired by the vibe of the early chopper era,” says Frank Savage, Harley-Davidson Manager of Industrial Design. “Those bikes were colorful and chromed, but also narrow and stripped down to the essentials. You look at period examples and they are almost as simple as a bicycle. It’s a custom style that’s very particular to America and that California scene.”
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:44 |
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The replica of the helmet worn by Valentino Rossi during the MotoGP at Mugello 2011 is NOW AVAILABLE in the US! The new VALENTINO'S EYE graphics is produced as a special edition helmet so availability is limited. The helmet used for this new limited edition is the GP-TECH, our top of the range in AGV helmets, conceived, designed and developed with technical support by Valentino.
Taking the best from the previous AGV race models (GP-Pro, Ti-Tech) and from AGV's experience in racing, the GP-Tech combines light weight, ventiliation and perfect comfort with highly innovative and aerodynamic design. The helmet is made entirely in Italy, in a technologically advanced industrial site which operates with respect for the environment by using water-based paints.
Why VALENTINO'S EYE?
Once again this year Valentino wanted to surprise everyone with new graphics for his GP-Tech helmet, produced in collaboration with Aldo Drudi. The helmet, which reproduced the colors of the Italian flag, features a large eyeball with Valentino's own blue eye. The graphics have a double meaning: "LOOK OUT! because Mugello can be Treacherous" (clearly referring to his fall and accident last year) and "WATCH OUT!" because soon things will start to go the right way!
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AMA welcomes Ken Ford of Bartow, Fla., to Board of Directors |
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Saturday, 28 January 2012 12:52 |
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Via Americanmotorcyclist.com
The AMA is pleased to announce that Ken Ford, a 27-year AMA member from Bartow, Fla., has been elected the member representative on the AMA Board of Directors from the Southeast region. Ford fills the seat previously held by Charles Goman.
"The AMA Board of Directors thanks Charles Goman for his years of service to the AMA," said AMA Board of Directors Chairman Stan Simpson. "We are looking forward to Ken's contributions in the years to come. The members of the Southeast Region will be well represented by Ken's range of experience and years of passion."
Read the rest of the story over at Americanmotorcyclist.com
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Will Electric Motorcycles Catch On Faster Than Electric Cars? |
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Monday, 23 January 2012 11:53 |
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Via the Wall Street Journal
The International Motorcycle Show starts in New York today, so the Jacob Javits Center will be awash in chrome-crusted cruisers weighing more than 600 pounds and packing car-size engines, and screaming superbikes with enough horsepower to fly a four-passenger airplane.
But some of the most intriguing machines at the show are small, light and nearly silent. Electric motorcycles powered by lithium batteries are beginning to look like contenders in a bike market that is increasingly concerned about fuel efficiency, emissions and noise.
Read the rest of the story over at the Wall Street Journal
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3 Miles a Minute on the 2012 ZZR1400 |
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Monday, 23 January 2012 10:56 |
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Via Visordown.com
On the launch of Kawasaki's new ZZR1400, we took the bike for a flat-out run around the 7.8m Nardò Ring to see what it's capable of and if it lives up to Kawasaki's claims of superior high-speed stability.
I apologise for the rather slow start to the video, I'm not sure I knew exactly where I was or what I was riding and then it all comes back to me when the blood returns to my ZZR-addled brain.
Riding that fast on a banked circle was a really strange experience. I've maxed out superbikes before, but only in a straight line. At the Nardò Ring, even though it's banked, you still require a bit of pressure on the bars to keep the bike pointing in the direction you want to go, rather than veering off into the armco making what would surely be a 300m long pink mess.
Read the rest and see the video over at Visordown.com
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