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Movie legend Steve McQueen’s old Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled has sold for £55,761 at auction in California, while his racing licence raised £28,232.
The 1963 Bud Ekins modified bike and FIM licence were two of the highlights of the Bonhams and Butterfields sale, which also featured a collection of Rollie Free memorabilia, and an ultra-rare …Â Details
If you’re a deeply rooted fan of motorcycles, then you’ve surely heard of a little sport called Trials. Trials is a mixture of balance, precision and technique. The main goal of competitive Trials is to get to the top of whatever object is in front of you smoother and cleaner than the next guy. But in Lyon, France, a 28 year-old named Julian Dupont is taking Trials to an entire new level and is the pioneering face of a new discipline called Trials X or Street Trial.
Trials X isn’t a so-called competitive sport, but it’s gaining world-wide notoriety because it’s simply bad-ass. My French friend …Â Details & Pictures
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has learned that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted last Friday, April 17, 2009, on the issue of banning sales of youth ATVs and motorcycles because of lead levels. The CPSC voted to keep the ban in place; however, they did issue a two-year stay of enforcement of the ban. This stay of enforcement will allow manufacturers and retailers of youth ATVs and motorcycles to continue building and selling these items. It also gives the industry two years to comply with the new law and if, for some reason, it is technologically infeasible to manufacture a certain part with less lead than allowed by law, the industry will have a chance to make an argument to the CSPC…. Details