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BMW and Husqvarna concepts coming
By Visordown News on 06/09/2011 11:41:24
Set to be revealed at Frankfurt motor show
BMW and its Husqvarna subsidiary are to reveal new concept bikes – but with no suitable motorcycle shows in the immediate future the firm has opted to launch them at the Frankfurt car show.Frankfurt is the big hitter in terms of car shows, chosen
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Husqvarna E-go concept revealed
By Visordown News on 13/09/2011 09:11:21
One for the kids
HERE'S a cringeworthy press release about Husqvarna's new electric concept “...urban traffic will seem like a videogame that will be fun and easy to skilfully nE-gotiate...” Ugh.Still, the bike looks quite cool.Husqvarna Concept E-go. Extreme, light, streamlined. This is Husqvarn...
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BMW Electric Scooter concept unveiled
By Visordown News on 13/09/2011 09:15:52
Launched at a car show – perhaps we're not the target customers
BMW is launching its electric scooter concept at the Frankfurt show today. Here's what the firm has to say about it:Munich. Individual mobility is increasingly defined in terms of sustainability. The BMW Group has taken on the challenges of a
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Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition
By Visordown News on 05/09/2011 13:34:06
Exclusive Diavel from the Mercedes tuning house
edition wheels, seat and exhaust end-caps are all AMG branded and the logo is also laser-engraved into the air-duct panels either side of the fuel tank.The AMG Diavel will be unveiled at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt.
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I've tested ABS to the max...
By mark forsyth on 21/07/2011 11:00:09
...and I like it
I warming to the technology? Have I also started to take a keen interest in decorative needlework and fancy cake baking? Is my manhood at risk of being questioned? No. I've just spent a full day at Bosch's test facility near Frankfurt and it's pretty
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The Interview - David Robb
By Visordown on 20/09/2010 11:22:06
Ever wondered why BMW’s bikes now look reasonably interesting? Meet David Robb, BMW’s vice president of motorcycle design – a man with a slightly interesting life…
of employment before I was out on the streets. I took the few hundred dollars I had and bought a one-way ticket to Frankfurt…I had six job offers in three weeksWhen I landed I had a three-week rail pass and a few addresses. We forget today how easy
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Road Test: R1200RT vs. Pan European vs. FJR1300
By Warren Pole on 27/04/2008 19:51:56
When you need to cross Europe in temperatures low enough to make a brass monkey wince, and still need to look chipper at the other end, only a serious tourer will do. We take three of the bestto Prague for the coldest test of the year.
merrily ran rings around it.Frankfurt turned out to be roughly half-way to Prague, and with the last of the day's light slipping away we headed for the centre and a hotel. Unloading later at the Arabella Sheraton (any relation to Paris Hilton?) it became
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1doohan's Cannonball epic!
By 1doohan on 07/09/2006 09:03:53
Visordown regular 1doohan's Cannonball report
rider has been stopped near Frankfurt, been arrested and had his bike confiscated for undertaking at 125mph. The police have now found our hideout and are looking over the bikes, taking down reg numbers and are looking for one bike in particular, one
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