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Tragedy for Ducati as the 97th Pike's Peak Hill Climb comes to a close

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Four-time champion Carlin Dunne has died following a crash just meters from the finish line at ...

A dream campaign for Ducati’s new V4 streetfighter prototype came to a tragic end as pole-sitter Carlin Dunne ran off the road to his death, just 20 yards from winning his 4th Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. Aprilia’s Rennie Scaysbrook takes the win, and a new record motorcycle time for the course.

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Nasty 2020 Widebody Dodge Chargers encourage bad boys and girls to age disgracefully

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You don’t have to give up your fiendish muscle-car driving ways just because you’ve decided to grow up and have a family. That’s Dodge’s message to petrolheads on the launch of the most badass 707-hp, four-door family muscle car we’ve ever se… Continue reading Nasty 2020 Widebody Dodge Chargers encourage bad boys and girls to age disgracefully→

India's Blacksmith plans production of electric motorcycle with swappable batteries

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India's Blacksmith is preparing to take its electric motorcycle to production

Blacksmith Electric is tooling up to give riders a very grand, very Indian take on electric motorcycling. The Blacksmith B2, currently in its third generation of prototyping, offers up to 240 km (150 mi) of range, with swappable battery packs for quick top-ups.

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Husqvarna's electric mini-motocrosser to take kids from nervous newbies to race-ready

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Kid's getting better air than I do, on the 2020 Husqvarna EE5 electric minibike

There is no cleaner or easier way to get kids onto a dirtbike than throwing them onto an electric minibike, and Husqvarna has just launched its new EE5, an electric super-Peewee (with apologies to Yamaha) featuring a 5-kilowatt (6.7 hp) motor and some nice looking componentry.

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By Jove, they built it: Avant-garde DS X E-Tense rolls out for Chantilly

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France’s DS Automobiles has built a real car out of the bizarre, asymmetric renders we saw last year, and it’s about to give the public its first chance to take a look. The DS X E-Tense is a vision of a proper driver’s car for the year 2035….. Continue reading By Jove, they built it: Avant-garde DS X E-Tense rolls out for Chantilly→

BMW's Vision DC Roadster: Awesome show, not much go

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BMW's Vision DC Roadster: A vision of electric motorcycling that's shamelessly futuristic and daring

BMW has built a funky new concept to tackle perhaps one of the biggest challenges in electric motorcycle design: how to make a battery box look as cool as an engine. The Vision DC Roadster, rolled out at #NextGen, is a future-cool naked with a nod to BMW’s Boxer heritage.

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Dainese's sleek new airbag vest offers shock absorption "equivalent to seven back protectors"

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Set to inflate when it detects an accident, the Smart Jacket can be worn under or ...

Daineae has stuffed its motorcycle airbag technology into a small, lightweight vest you can wear under or over any riding gear. The Smart Jacket is flexible and unintrusive for the 99.999% of the time you spend not crashing, but protects you seven times better than a back protector when your number is up.

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