Skills & Thrills

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Ride Like a Pilot

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I am not a thrill seeker. I never have been. Ever since I was a kid, I hated roller coasters, avoided horror movies, I didn’t drink any alcohol until my late twenties, I have never smoked, never done any drugs, never experimented. I never pushed the envelope. I was a band geek. I loved Star Trek. I wouldn’t consider myself an adrenaline junkie.


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World Record: 720 Loop on KTM 250

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UK automobile program Top Gear teamed up with KTM to set a new World Record with a daring stunt: a double loop-the-loop on a motorcycle. The feat that they dubbed the “Deadly 720″ was accomplished by stunt-man Gary Hoptrough with a 2013 KTM 250 SX-F motocross bike (stock other than a re-calibrated suspension).

“We worked closely with the Top …

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250 NON-JA CHROME CUSTOM

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When friends tease me about my wee bike I can quiet them with four words….. race ya for pinks?

This is my first Japanese bike in 46 years of riding on the street.

I wanted to weld up something just to leap round town, and to not have to fire up one of my bigger bikes just to get to …

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LEARN TO BUILD AN ELECTRIC RACE BIKE

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TTXGP, the eGrandPrix is an international race series providing a high profile platform for the development of electric vehicles.

New for 2011 is Learn.egrandprix.org or LEO. Leo offers the opportunity to learn how to build an electric motorcycle, right from the classroom to the circuit in one course. The first courses will be held at the Campus Francorchamps facility on …

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