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Concept Motorcycle for the Moon: global debut at ADV Overland exhibition

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by Otilia Drăgan from https://www.autoevolution.com This Spectacular Moon Concept Motorcycle Opens the Door to a New Space Experience Since the “billionaire space race” has been accelerating, you might have imagined cosmonauts doing a lot of things, but we bet you didn’t picture them riding motorcycles on the moon. Yet, that’s what’s coming, because somebody just built an actual moon motorcycle, one of the most insane concept two-wheelers you’ll ever come across. Last year, a Russian designer imagined what a “NASA motorcycle” would look like. Just one year later, that concept turned into reality and is about to make its world debut in California. The folks who made this happen are a small team from a German company called Hookie, which specializes in custom moto design and parts. Inspired by Andrew Fabishevskiy’s fantasy motorcycle, they were determined to bring it to life. This is how Tardigrade, presented as the world’s first moon concept motorcycle, was born. You might wonder why it got the name of an apparently primitive creature, but these nearly-microscopic beings are incredibly resilient and able to adapt to any kind of environment, including outer space. Despite its otherworldly look, the Tardigrade motorcycle was also meant to be resilient and completely functional, “as close as possible to an original concept of a NASA moon rover.” This futuristic-looking electric motorcycle blends a lightweight frame with single-sided swing arms, balloon tires, and drive-by-wire steering. With a length of 8.5 feet (2.6 meters), and almost 3-foot (0.9 meters) tall, Tardigrade has a battery range of up to 68 miles (110 km). Its maximum speed of 9 mph (15 kph) is comparable to that of the Moon Buggy. Plus, it’s designed to also carry equipment. Incorporating 3D-printed parts, in house-developed wheels, plus a Cake drivetrain and sustainable lubricants from Puraglobe, this one-of-a-kind concept […]

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New Product Spotlight—La Rosa La Linea Seats

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When Don La Rosa first set out designing a two-up seat for Sportsters, he decided that it needed to be comfortable, look good, have style, easy to install and fit as many models as possible. What he came up with was the La Linea Café Seat.   These full size café style seats have been to designed to fit all 2004 and up Sportster models regardless of the tank size with the exception of the XR 1200’s. To achieve this broad fitment, Don La Rosa began by designing a seat pan to fit the rubber mounted frame that was introduced in 2004. He then modified it to accommodate the MotorCompany’s relocation of the ECU that was introduced on all Sportsters in 2010. Finally Don created two different seat profiles; the La Linea which translates to the “The Line” and the La Linea Sottile which translates to the “The Thin Line”. All La Linea seats uses a fiberglass seat-base and steel hardware for strength and stability. Comfort comes from using the finest high-density foam. The eye catching style and durability is provided by a top quality marine grade vinyl cover. These seats are available with a Plain Black finish or with a Tuk N Roll, Diamond Tuk, or Flame pattern sewn into them. In addition when selecting one of the pattern seats consumers have their option of thread colors to pick from. The best part of all is the MSRP is an affordable $299. For more information on these products call La Rosa Design at 510-567-4157; E-mail them at Info@LaRosaDesign.us or visit www.LaRosaDesign.us

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The Home Of Orange County Choppers Is Up For Grabs

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Orange County Choppers’ home is coming up for auction. The 61,305 square feet building was ordered by OCC back in 2008 and cost $12 million. It was a time of plenty, at the height of the expensive chopper rage and when OCC’s reality television program was enjoying a great deal of interest. Time has passed since then, and OCC fell on hard times, as many hard-working people and companies in the U.S. and over the world have. OCC lost control of the property in 2011 after failing to pay the mortgage. They are now tenants and recently signed a 10-year lease renting out about 60 percent of the building. The property at 14 Crossroads Court in Newburgh, New York, is slated for auction on March 7 and bidding will starts at $900,000. More details on this auction can be found here.

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Product Spotlight — Küryakyn Teardrop Mirrors

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Enhance style, maintain rearview vision and keep a low-profile custom appearance with the all-new Teardrop Mirrors from Küryakyn. Made from quality die- cast aluminum, Küryakyn Teardrop Mirrors preserve a sleek, custom appearance while retaining rearview visibility with convex glass heads that measure 5” wide x 2” tall. The contoured stems share similar styling with the mirror heads and position the pivot-ball joint approximately 5” out and 3” above the mounting location. Riders can dial in their preferred mirror head placement with the smooth pivot ball mechanism that provides easy adjustability and secure positioning. Available in smooth chrome or satin black finishes, Küryakyn Teardrop Mirrors are a direct replacement for Harley-Davidson applications, with model-specific adapters (sold separately) available for Indian, Victory, and select metric cruisers. P/N 1707: Teardrop Mirrors, Chrome P/N 1708: Teardrop Mirrors, Satin Black MSRP: $99.99 (pair)     Advertisement

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Lighting the Way with PM Vision Headlights

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Some parts beg to be seen. Some help you see. In some cases, such as the new Performance Machine Vision Headlights, you have a marriage of the two; as beautiful artisan crafting meets essential function. The results are a lamp so eye-catching, you might find yourself imitating a deer in the headlights. These headlights employ a diamond reflector lens over the latest in halogen to ensure your future shines bright, and are available in five styles and three finishes. The styles that are bursting onto the headlight scene are the Crossbar, Merc, Grill, Apex and Clean, each one offering statement-making style with classic Performance Machine engineering. These luxe lamps are available in chrome, Contrast Cut and Black Ops finishes, and retail for $449.95. For further illumination, contact a Performance Machine Sales Representative at (800) 479-4037 or visit us at www.performancemachine.com. Advertisement

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AFT Sentoh CB750 Iron & Lace Calendar Cover Bike for Sale on Ebay

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AFT Custom's 2012 LA Calendar Motorcycle Best of Show winning bike Sentoh based on a classic Honda CB750, and featured on the cover of the new 2013 FastDates.com Iron & Lace Custom PinUp Calendar, has justed been posted for sale on Ebay by builder and owner Jim Guiffra. Check it out, and if you're interested the "Buy It Now" pice is just $20,000. The bidding closes on Monday October 29th! Hit the picture to get yours today.

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