We Are The Riders

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Awesome blog about motorcyclist on their way from greek photographer Giorgos Legaki.

Teach em young

Special Thursdays

Chris McMahan takes upon a snowy ridge in Colorado.

Awesome GoPro footage.

Scott Redding's ride for 2014

This is Scott Redding's Honda RCV1000R GO&FUN Gresini bike for the 2014 season.

Wheelie Wednesday: Nicky Hayden

Like the title says and taken in 2006-2007.

The 2014 Dakar Rally

The latest Dakar rally ridden in South-America according to theatlantic.com in images.

click it!

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/01/the-2014-dakar-rally/100662/

Late Tuesday

UPDATE: Valentino Rossi EnduRanch

A lot of flat track races are going on during the winter season at Rossi's ranch in Tavulia Italy.
People like his father Graziano, his brother Luca Marini, Mattia Pasini, Andrea Iannone and others we're racing at the ranch.

BMW S1000RR Gulf

The picture above is the Wunderlich’s Gulf oil design BMW S1000RR. Finished in the blue and orange colors of Gulf Oil Racing and fitted with tonnes of carbon fiber and titanium parts, the Wunderlich’s BMW S1000RR is a blend of the old and the new which marks the celebration of 25 years in the business. Making not much changes to the bikes awesome performance Wunderlich focus mainly on the bikes aesthetics and riding ergonomics.

Main changes on the BMW’s is the clip-on handlebars, Wunderlich added a single raised flat-bar handlebar, which allows the rider to have a more upright seated position, but also places the arms farther out, giving a rider better leverage over the steering column. The vinyl seat has been replaced with a non-slip ultrasuede, which Wunderlich says helps the rider stay connected to the bike.

Wunderlich also added a Leo Vince exhaust with a Power Commander, which helps boost the S1000RR’s performance figures, and the double-bubble windscreen helps one tuck-in when traveling at ludicrous speed. Overall this is a bike that is worth keeping in the garage.

Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa doing some trial

 Márquez and Dani Pedrosa riding some trial with Toni Bou, 14 times world champion, and Takahisa Fujinami.

Special Thursdays

Thumbs up for the lock though.

Wheelie Wednesday

Troy Corser pulling an stand up wheelie at the Goodwood festival of speed 2012.
This BMW R90S took American Steve McLaughlin to victory in the first ever AMA Superbike race back in 1976 at Daytona.

KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R: prototype versus production model

I saw this bike last weekend at the Brussels car and motor expo and found it to be a few notches less exotic than the prototype we all saw more than a year ago.

KTM site is only mentioning the black or orange version.

The race version with the dual color wheels is also street legal.

http://www.1290superduker.com/

2014 KTM Super Duke R Specs:

Engine

• Engine type: 2-cylinder, 4-stroke, V 75°
• Displacement: 1301 cc
• Bore/stroke: 108/71 mm (4.25 x 2.79 inches)
• Power: 132 kW (180 HP) at 8.870 rounds/min
• Starting aid: Electric starter/12V 11.2Ah
• Transmission: 6 gears
• Engine lubrication: Pressure lubrication with 3 Eaton pumps
• Cooling system: Liquid cooling
• Clutch: PASC slipper clutch, hydraulically operated
• Engine management/ignition: Keihin EMS with DBW, double ignition

Chassis

• Frame: Chromium-Molybdenum-Steel trellis frame, powder coated
• Handlebar: Aluminum, konifiziert 28/22 mm
• Front suspension: WP-USD 48 mm
• Rear suspension: WP-Monoshock
• Front brake: 2 x Brembo four piston, radially bolted caliper, brake disc 320 mm
• Rear brake: Brembo fixed mounted two-piston brake calipers
• Brake system: Bosch 9ME Combined-ABS
• Chain: X-Ring 5/8 x 5/16″
• Steering head angle: 65,1°
• Wheel base: 1482 ± 12 mm (58.34 inches)
• Ground clearance: 140 mm (5.51 inches)
• Seat height: 835 mm (32.8 inches)
• Tank capacity: 18 l (4.75 gallons) Unleaded premium fuel (95 RON)
• Dry weight: 189 kg (416.6 lb.)

Tech3 team workshop flooded and damaged

The French base of Bradley Smith’s Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP squad has suffered extensive flood damage after torrential rain battered southern France.

The workshop in Bormes les Mimosas was under water on Sunday after a nearby river burst its banks and caused close to an estimated £100,000 in damage.

Motor and car expo Brussels Belgium

So i paid a little visit to the bi-annual expo in Brussels.
Lots of nice stuff to see.
KTM got a nice stand, Kawasaki bikes sat great and MV agusta sat like rubbish.
Heels touching everywhere and knees doesn't get a comfortable place.
Aprillia was even worse, it's like they made their bikes for midgets.

The new ducati monster was a disappointment with a shitload of cheap plastic parts everywhere, a naked bike with no engine to be seen and the same heels touching everywhere and knees are hitting the end of the frame.

The ZX10R looks and sits great.
The new Z1000 sure got the looks to talk about and I dig the Rizoma version of it.

And for the rest retro retro retro, every brand got some new or comeback retro modells which is great.
There is even a brand new brand out (Chinese manufacturer) that only makes retro styled air cooles bikes http://www.mash-motors.be/nl