The motorcycle family has grown by one member. Brooklyn-based Vanguard is a new motorcycle brand that will debut the attractive Vanguard Roadster motorcycle at the IMS Motorcycle Show in New York. If it reminds you of the Confederate P120 Fighter Combat motorcycle, it's no coincidence, as it shares the S&S X-Wedge V-twin platform with them, and today's technical director of the company was once the chief designer of the Confederate brand.
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Motochimp is a compact electric motorcycle inspired by a sketch of a ten-year-old girl, and the creators promise - probably because of the height - that you can see the world through a child's eyes while riding it. All engines take themselves pretty seriously, but Motochimp doesn't. It's cute, small and extremely powerful for its size.
The BMW HP4 Race is the most exclusive BMW motorcycle ever. We can only really speak of him in superlatives. It will be truly something special. BMW has outdone itself in creating the concept. Together with other innovations, he presented it at the EICMA fair in Milan, which is considered the pilgrimage center of the motorcycle industry. It will have an Akrapovic exhaust system.
The Czechs got away! The Czech brand FGR has produced the Midalu motorcycle after ten years of development. The relatively unknown brand is familiar to motorcycle racing fans, as FGR showed off its muscles in Moto3 (125cc) class motorcycle racing in 2012. The 2,442cc six-cylinder Midalu sports bike is a significant leap in power.
Gone are the days when we associated printers only with printing ink on paper! The company AP Works recently presented the Light Rider electric motorcycle, which is made with the help of a 3D printer. It is the first motorcycle of its kind, which gives it an ultra-light construction. It weighs a mere 35 kilograms!
Would you like to own a truly unique motorcycle? Then the Batpod, a dude motorcycle designed by Nathan Crowley specifically for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises movies and ridden by none other than Batman (Christian Bale), is perfect for you. He used it in The Dark Knight when he was running away from the Joker (Heath Ledger) in the Tumbler, when he wanted to save Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and when he was chasing Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). In The Dark Knight Rises, he and Seline Kyle (Anne Hathaway) used it during battles with Ban (Tom Hardy) and his League of Shadows. This very Batpod – well, one of only six – can now be yours!
Summer will be gone before you can blink, but the end of the heat and vacations doesn't mean the end of the fun. On Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 11 a.m., a large gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts will take place in Ljubljana, which you should not miss. The 2nd vintage Plato Moto Jamboree will be held for the second year in a row. As last year, a rich program is being prepared this year, enriched with good food, drinks and music, and of course the stars of the evening - vintage motorbikes.
BuWizz is a Slovenian remote control for Lego bricks. "Engine" behind the engine for Lego bricks is a nine-member Slovenian team that presents itself on Kickstarter with an innovation for small and large children, where it collects funds to start mass production.
Harley Davidson and classic motorcycle lovers, beware! Harley Davidsons of the world (or at least of Europe) will gather in Portorož between June 16 and 19, 2016. In the city of flowers, the annual European HOG Rally will be held, which is considered the largest motorcycling event in Europe, and this year it will be especially solemn, as it is already celebrating its 25th birthday.
Despite the name, we don't expect you to actually take the handcrafted Confederate G2 P51 Combat Fighter motorcycle into battle. Well, despite that, the Confederate P51 Combat Fighter of the second generation resembles something from the future, or at least taken from the movie Iron Sky. The body is made of 6061 aluminum, including the fuel tank, and under it is the signature of the American company Confederate Motors, which has been operating since 1990 and surpasses Harley-Davidson in terms of prestige.
When it comes to motorcycles, there is nothing better than combining classic design with the power and comfort that the present has to offer. This philosophy was once again used by the German motorcycle workshop Thunderbike, which deals with tuning. Namely, she made a scrapped Production-R engine, an engine that would fit in a Sin City or Irony Sky movie. It was created in collaboration with Harley Davidson and Pirelli.
Motorcycles have always been a symbol of unrestrainedness and freedom. The many films in which they appeared also added to their cult status. After them, many even got the nickname "biker" movie, since they were almost the main stars. That's why we compiled a filmography of motorbikes that almost overshadowed their "teammates" in movies like Naked in the Saddle and Savage, even such big movie names as Dennis Hopper and Marlon Brando.