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David Carradine in DEATHSPORT!

Fri, 12 Jun 2009

When an actor dies, even if I am not familiar with their work, I always Google them to see what movies or TV shows they were in.  It was no different for David Carradine and after some research I found the movie, DEATHSPORT, it was released in 1978 and not only starred Carradine but also Playboy Playmate Claudia Jennings, Miss November 1969.  There was some controversy during the filming, if your interested. Anyway, the film takes place in the year 3000 after the great Neutron wars, Death Sport replaces the death penalty where criminals must fight to the death for their freedom, the latest weapon; “destructocycles” are introduced which are essentially dirt bikes with lasers.  Seems like Jesse James may have taken some ideas out of here for his new show… Check out the cheezy but great trailer after the jump.

Paddock Girls of MotoGP. The Finale

Thu, 11 Jun 2009

All good things must come to an end.  One of these things is our weekly posting of MotoGP paddock girl videos. It was a good run, but we’ve run out of videos (for now).  Congratulations to all of those who followed along.  I’m sure you’ve learned nothing except that the MotoGP cameraman gets away with shoving his video camera in front of boots and hoots (butts and breasts). Thanks again, MotoGP.

New Aprilia Scarabeo Scooter Videos are Kinda Lame

Thu, 11 Jun 2009

Aprilia just posted some new videos on YouTube for their 2009 Scarabeo scooters and damn, they are cheesy.  The most cheesy thing about them is the music.  The 80′s called… The 3 minute video features several different kinds of Aprilia Scarabeo scooter and each one has its own “music” to accompany it.  Awesome! Check the full article for the post.  Make sure you have your speakers cranked so people around you can enjoy. Get the Flash Player to see this player.

TTXGP Grid Confirmed

Wed, 10 Jun 2009

One of the most exciting, soul stirring moments of any motorsports event is when the high revving, fuel sucking machines respond in unison to the command, “Gentlemen start your engines!” On June 12, the sounds and smells of combustion engines will be replaced by the emission-free whizzing of electric motorcycles as they take turns rocketing through the legendary Isle of Man. Seven nations will be represented at TTXGP through the attendance of 24 riders from 16 different teams, one of which being seven-time TT winner Mick Grant. In addition to teams hailing from the UK, there are representatives from Italy, the USA, India, Germany and Austria competing for the inaugural eGP crown.

Zero MX

Wed, 10 Jun 2009

Another electric motorcycle launched by Zero.  With a newly designed suspension and frame its stronger, lighter and more agile then ever, here are some numbers to crunch: 50 ft-lbs of torque Total weight is 156 lbs 23 hp Battery range up to 2 hours or 40 miles Recharge time Less than 2 hours Typical cost to recharge is less than $.01 per mile There are just too many other features and upgrades to the latest dirt bike to list them all here, if your interested check out the Zero site for all the details. Hit the jump to watch the Zero MX in action. Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Billy Joel’s Motorcycles on Display

Tue, 09 Jun 2009

The Christy’s Art Center in Sag Harbor, New York will be home for 18 classic motorcycles from Billy Joel’s personal collection, on display until June 20th.  Along with the vintage bikes will be various motorcycle themed pieces of art.  Nothing is for sale, “unless someone makes him a crazy offer, Billy might be the music man but he’s also a businessman,” jokes Rob Schneider, co-curator. Watch the interviews with Billy Joel about the exhibit after the jump. Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Honda Motorcycle Technology

Tue, 09 Jun 2009

For all you gearheads out there, Honda has opened a new Motorcycle Technology Picturebook site, an easy to understand guide to Honda’s advanced motorcycle technologies.  You can find anything from the engine idling stop system to Honda’s new automatic transmission system for motorcycles or the HFT (Human-Friendly Transmission) pictured above. This site will be updated regularly, check it out now!

Unmanned Motorcycle [video]

Tue, 09 Jun 2009

Sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), The DARPA Grand Challenge awards cash prizes funded by Congress to anyone who can create and develop the technology to successfully build a driverless vehicle. In 2005, Blue Team was lead by Anthony Levandowski, a student at University of California in Berkeley.  The team had six students working 12 to 14 hours a day trying to develop software to teach the robot to fight gravity and balance the motorcycle on its own working with a budget of $193,000.  Unfortunately, the bike did not qualify but a valiant effort, it may have even been the inspiration for the “Moto-Terminator”. Hit the jump to watch the “Ghostrider” in action.

The Harbortown Bobber

Tue, 09 Jun 2009

The first release from One World Studio, Choppertown: The Sinners, is a documentary film about garage-built motorcycles that also follows the renowned hot rod and motorcycle club the Sinners.  The second release, Brittown: A British Motorcycle, documents legendary underground mechanic and Britbike connoisseur “Meatball” from the Hell On Wheels bike shop in Anaheim, CA. The latest release by award winning directors, Scott Di Lalla and Zack Coffman comes, The Harbortown Bobber, which was two years in the making will be released in July 2009.  For more info on how to purchase a DVD and for film updates, go to the site. Check out all three trailers after the jump.

Top 10 Motorcycle Movies

Fri, 05 Jun 2009

Easy Rider (1969) Director: Dennis Hopper Writers: Peter Fonda. Dennis Hopper Starring: Peter Fonda as Wyatt, Dennis Hopper as Billy Get the Flash Player to see this player. The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) Director: Roger Donaldson Writers: Roger Donaldson Starring: Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro, Iain Rea as George, Tessa Mitchell Sarah Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Machineart slims and smooths the BMW R1200GS

Fri, 05 Jun 2009

Machineart Industrial Design, Slims down and smooths out the most popular adventure touring bike on the market today, the BMW R1200 GS. The R1200GSM (M for Machineart) is designed to be a sleeker, sexier version of the stock GS. The GSM was built to promote the MachineartMoto brand of aftermarket parts for the current GS.

PART 5 of our Paddock Girls of MotoGP Lovin’

Thu, 04 Jun 2009

Paddock Babes time!  Here’s another 6 videos from MotoGP’s collection of MotoGP Paddock Girls.  Once again: Thanks MotoGP and your cameraman for taking such artistic shots. See the rest of the post for videos of girls holding umbrellas! MotoGP Paddock Girls – (Shanghai GP) MotoGP Paddock Girls in Mugello MotoGP Paddock Girls Commercialbank GP of Qatar Malaysian paddock enjoys the glamour MotoGP Paddock Girls – (Brno GP) Japanese glamour in Motegi paddock Paddock Girls of MotoGP – PART 1 [Video!] Paddock Girls of MotoGP – PART 2 [More Video!] Paddock Girls of MotoGP – PART 3!

E3 2009 – Any New Motorcycle Games Coming Out?

Thu, 04 Jun 2009

E3 or The Electronic Entertainment Expo, is a giant industry event for the video gaming world and it is finishing off today.  Big companies like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo showed off some new stuff they are working on and software companies were giving sneak peaks at games in development that are to be released over the next year. So were there any motorcycle themed video games? Sort of… There were no serious motorcycle racing sims on display (not even MotoGP 09 as far as I can tell).

Mugello: Track Facts

Thu, 04 Jun 2009

With the record setting MotoGP of Mugello finishing up this past weekend, Motorcycle.com takes a look at the high speed action on the track. Just as always, as Motorcycle.com continues to cover all the 2009 MotoGP racing news, The Sidecar stays focused on the tracks of this years Grand Prix season. Admittedly I don’t know that much about Italy.

2010 BMW S1000RR Price Speculation

Wed, 03 Jun 2009

How’d you like to have the latest, most advanced motorcycle in BMW’s current line-up for $1,000 or less? Now that I have your attention I’ll clarify the above by saying that you can have, at some point, the new S1000RR literbike for a stated maximum of no more than $1,000 over the retail of what most of the Big Four will price their liter machines. This was undoubtedly the biggest news from BMW during the U.S.

Girl On A Motorcycle

Wed, 03 Jun 2009

The 1968, British film “Girl on a Motorcycle” stared Marianne Faithfull, she was about 20 years old when the movie was shot and I now understand what Mick Jagger saw in her, especially after seeing Faithfull in full leathers riding a bike.  The film was released in the U.S. under the more appropriate title “Naked Under Leather”.  A quick summary; wild girl marries boring guy, girl goes on a motorcycle adventure for excitement, meets bad boy… Hit the jump for the trailer and some footage from the movie. Get the Flash Player to see this player.

The Fonz Never Really Rode a Motorcycle!

Tue, 02 Jun 2009

According to the “King of Cool” himself, “The Fonz” (Henry Winkler) never actually rode any motorcycles during the ten year Happy Days television run.  Winkler, never rode a bike in real life either, he has dyslexia, which made it difficult for him to co-ordinate the clutch, throttle and brake.  Instead, the bikes (Harley Davidson’s, Triumph’s, BSA’s were used) were mounted on a piece of wood with wheels to make it look like he was riding, even though I am not shocked, I am a little disappointed… You can watch the interview with Winkler, the famous motorcycle jump “The Fonz” made over 14 trashcans and a bonus “Jump the Shark” video after the jump. Get the Flash Player to see this player. “Jump the Shark”, as per Phoghat’s request: Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Does your 2010 Honda Fury have Sloppy Welds?

Tue, 02 Jun 2009

The 2010 Honda Fury Chopper has been out for a few weeks now and people have been buying them up all across North America.  A local Honda dealer revealed to us that he only received 4 choppers from Honda and sold them before they even arrived at his shop. The Fury is at a great price for those who want a stylish chopper look, but are you sacrificing quality for a bargain chopper?  Do sloppy welds break your heart or can you tough it out and live with them knowing you got a unique looking bike at an affordable price? See the full post for pictures and opinions.

Ride to Work Day – Rolling in early for 2009

Mon, 01 Jun 2009

This years annual Ride to Work Day is picking up speed – It’s really moving! No. Really, it’s moving – to the 15th of June (3rd Monday in June).

Quebec Debates Controversial Motorcycle Rules

Mon, 01 Jun 2009

Often a favored destination for motorcyclists for its vast highways and picturesque scenery, the Canadian province of Quebec may soon be a miserable place for many of the bikers who live there. The provincial auto insurance board known as the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) is proposing a list of new rules that is sure to be unpopular for riders and manufacturers alike. The proposed regulation states that people under the age of 25 and anyone with less than five years of motorcycle riding experience would not be permitted to own or insure motorcycles deemed to be ‘high-risk’ by the board.

“Jesse James is a Dead Man” Pre-Show Review

Fri, 29 May 2009

Jesse James, the man behind Monster Garage, might die. But I doubt it. His new television show “Jesse James is a Douchebag Dead Man” is Jesse toying with death through a variety of different feats and stunts he will perform.

Chopper Powered by Natural Gas

Fri, 29 May 2009

Claiming to be the worlds first, the compressed natural gas chopper was unveiled in Orange County, New York, by none other than Paul Teutul Sr., of Orange County Choppers (OCC) who constructed the chopper for the Chesapeake Energy Corporation. The build will be on OCC at some point this year, not many other details at this point. Hit the jump to watch the unveiling video.

2009 Zero X Electric Motorcycle

Fri, 29 May 2009

After announcing the Zero S earlier this year, Zero Motorcycles have now released info on the 2009 Zero X. The new electric motorcycle not only features updated custom bodywork and a more advanced brake system, it also comes with a new two year limited warranty that is extended to all of their motorcycles, including two new warranty plans for increased coverage. You can run through all of new features and upgrades here.

PART 4 of our MotoGP Paddock Girls Video Round-up!

Thu, 28 May 2009

It’s that time again.  MotoGP Paddock Girls o’clock.  Be sure to see the bottom of the post for links to Parts 1 to 3! Have a great day! See the rest of the post for your MotoGP Paddock Girls of the week!

Mac Motorcycles

Thu, 28 May 2009

British motorcycle design studio Xenophya Design and product designer Ellis Pitt have teamed up to produce a new company, Mac Motorcycles. Based out of Upton-Upon-Severn in Worcestershire, England, Mac Motorcycles will produce a line of bikes powered by Buell’s air-cooled single cylinder 492cc engines used in the Blast, with a tubular backbone frame. On the company’s website, Pitt describes its bikes as being simple to maintain, include references and details from choppers and bobbers and feature “Harley posture, flat-track manners, Ducati handling”.

New Honda Fury TV Spot is Scary [Video]

Thu, 28 May 2009

Ok, it’s not THAT new… Somehow it slipped passed me back in April.  I guess I was too busy watching people do wheelies on scooters. The new 2010 Honda Fury TV spot has a lot of quick edits of intense scenes including a shark jumping up at your face and various animals and people screaming at you.  Let’s not forget the dude getting punched in the face and people getting blown around by a tornado. Ya, it’s INTENSE and kind of scary.  You don’t see too much of the bike except for it standing stationary near the end.

CHiPs Episodes Now Available Online

Wed, 27 May 2009

If you watched TV between 1977-1983, more than likely you saw an episode of CHiPs or at least heard of it. Now you can view 54 shows on AOL video or 16 shows on Fancast to get caught up on all the action. The TV show follows two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers, Jon (Larry Wilcox) and Ponch (Erik Estrada), take on various assignments ranging from light to heavy situations, enjoy!

Robbie Knievel to Jump at ROT

Wed, 27 May 2009

Robbie Knievel will jump over 180 feet of Budweiser trucks in front of the Texas Capitol using a 1,000-foot ramp on Friday, June 12th at 11 pm at the ROT event in June. This will be Knievel’s first jump since New Years Eve in Las Vegas when he made a 200-foot jump over the newly renovated Mirage Hotel volcano, while it erupted. The 15th annual biker rally will take place on June 11-14 in Austin, Texas.

Top 5 Motorcycle Helmets From J.D. Power

Wed, 27 May 2009

J.D. Power and Associates who do independent and unbiased surveys and polls have gathered information on customer satisfaction of motorcycle helmets. The study measures the overall satisfaction of motorcyclists with their new helmet in three key factors: ventilation, face shield, and design and styling; which consist of 11 attributes: quietness; ventilation/air flow; de-fogging; face shield ability to keep wind out; face shield ability to resist scratching; ease of replacing face shield; scratch resistance of shell; color/graphic design; weight; ease of fastening the strap; and fit and comfort.

That Bike is Smokin’ [video]

Wed, 27 May 2009

Inventor and environment activist, M.K. Sudhakar from India, has created this cigarette motorcycle to show his support for India’s recent public smoking ban. I don’t know what the connection is but it does attract a lot of attention anyway, not to mention the spelling mistake, habbit?… Check out the video after the jump.