Random International News thread

[deepak82]

Random International News thread

Another Italian Company Gets Acquired As ChemChina Set To Buy Pirelli
Read more at http://www.motorbeam.com/2015/03/new...t-buy-pirelli/

[sparky]

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Another Italian Company Gets Acquired As ChemChina Set To Buy Pirelli
Read more at Another Italian Brand Acquired As ChemChina Eyes Pirelli | MotorBeam – Indian Car Bike News & Reviews

Wow, so this means they will cut down on Pirelli's made abroad and move the manufacturing to China. In all probability India might get Pirelli tyres all made in China two years from now.

[tanay]

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Rumours of KTM Duke/RC 250 coming:

KTM's new Duke 250 and RC250

[The Monk]

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BMW and Alpinestars Team Up for Bike-Independent TechAir Airbag Jackets

Alpinestars has finished testing their airbag jackets last fall, and the TechAir gear was in the last straight line to production, with the Valparaiso and Viper jackets being the first ones to roll out the factory. Alpinestars and BMW Motorrad inked and agreement for offering the TechAir technology as Beemer-branded gear.

For the full story - BMW and Alpinestars Team Up for Bike-Independent TechAir Airbag Jackets - autoevolution

[Divya Sharan]

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BMW and Alpinestars Team Up for Bike-Independent TechAir Airbag Jackets

Alpinestars has finished testing their airbag jackets last fall, and the TechAir gear was in the last straight line to production, with the Valparaiso and Viper jackets being the first ones to roll out the factory. Alpinestars and BMW Motorrad inked and agreement for offering the TechAir technology as Beemer-branded gear.

Will the air bags deploy if seat belts/PRS (read helmets) aren't worn?


Sent from my phone. Kindly avoid it while riding.

[ArnabC]

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Now that's a fantastic innovation from A Star. Though the reaction should be lowered, but still it's a great thing which addresses the concerns raised by Dainese D-Air, which was designed to work only with sensors attached to the bike and hence making them bike-specific airbag jackets.

Monk, thanks for the link bhai.

Divya bhai: As per the article it will not ask you to wear helmet, but it may ask you to wear seatbelts while riding pillion on R15V2.

[The Monk]

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A Ferrari V8 Engine in a motorcycle! -

A Wonderful Crazy Genius Crammed A Ferrari V8 Into A Custom Motorcycle

[ArnabC]

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Seriously a nice read.

[B7ACKTHORN]

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Self Balancing Caged Motorcycle

They call this thing the C-1 and it was developed by Lit Motors.

Cheers!
VJ

[The Monk]

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Georgia politician who campaigned against motorcycle helmets dies in motorcycle crash

A Georgia politician who was well known for his efforts to repeal a state law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets died this week in a motorcycle accident.

Read here - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/georgia-politician-who-campaigned-against-motorcycle-helmets-dies-in-motorcycle-crash-10237894.html

[krishna77]

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Sad and unfortunate incident. Though I should not, still can't help but think about poetic justice.

Sent from my Xperia L.

[Shaurya7]

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@ #341: I'm really sorry to hear about this and would hate to be insensitive, but, as Morpheus puts it: Fate, it seems is not without a sense of irony.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/c..._ironic_death/

[captain666]

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Orlando Bloom rides a customized BMW S 1000R: xBhp News

The Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom who is well known for his supernatural creature role in Lord of the rings, Hobbit, Pirates of the Caribbean and many more is a biker himself. He has many BMW motorcycles including some old classics.



featuring Bloom on a pursuit to customise his BMW S 1000R to his exact specification which takes him to bike customizer from Deus Ex Machina in California.

#MakelifeARide
The film is a production by Arthur de Kersauson and Clement Beauvais with BMW Motorrad (Tibia Productions and Mercenary Productions).


News Source: https://thenewswheel.com/video-bad-b...-r-motorcycle/

[NewsReaper]

Hoverbike get one step closer to reality: xBhp News

A Hoverbike is currently being developed by Chris Malloy & Team. They have prepared a prototype of a flying bike that combines the simplicity of a motorbike and the freedom of a helicopter. It took them years worth of R&D to create the .

The Team is in the final construction stages of the latest manned prototype of Hoverbike, and in a few months they will start flight testing. After the successful completion of test flights they will build a final engineering prototype for submission to aviation certification authorities.

But, this all takes a lot of time and money and they have initiated a fund raising campaign on kickstarter. They have a proven track record over the years, and full dedication to the Hoverbike. Development will continue beyond this kickstarter campaign until they are ready for sale of the manned Hoverbike.

News Source: HoverBike | DARK GADGETS