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Round-the-world rider narrowly avoids Villarrica volcano
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Chile nearly got too hot too handle for round-the-world rider Rhys ‘2moroRider’ Lawrey, when the country’s most active volcano erupted, throwing ash and lava up to 1,000m into the air! “I’d been camping in the National Park near the Villarrica volcano and chose to leave a day earlier than planned. I woke the next morning…
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Glow in the dark motorcycles on the way?
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Nissan has become the first manufacturer to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint to one of its cars – could this signal the beginning of glow in the dark motorcycles? Being visible on a motorcycle – especially at night – is an issue for riders. Some chose to combat it by wearing hi-visibility clothing, fluorescent helmets or adding…
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Jaguar Land Rover tech to help avoid motorcycle accidents
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Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it’s developing a range of new technologies using sound, colour and touch inside the car to alert drivers of potential hazards, and prevent accidents involving motorcycles and push-bikes. Sensors on the car will apparently detect when another road user is approaching and identify it as a motorbike or cyclist. ‘Bike Sense’ will then…
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The Panama ferry: The cheaper way to cross the Darien Gap
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Round-the-world rider Rhys Lawrey is one of the first European motorcyclists to use the new ferry service from Panama to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Until recently, the only way to cross the Darien Gap – a 99-mile section of undeveloped swampland and forest between Panama and Colombia – was by air freight. This is expensive, with riders expecting to…
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Affordable motorcycle data logger for any bike
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More sports bikes are becoming available with various levels of data logging, recording everything from top speed to complete lean, wheelie and stoppie angles. Essential to top-end race riders, the technology has often been out of reach of many road riders and club racers. Some data loggers are available for smart phones, but the GPS…
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New smaller, lighter Drift Stealth 2 action camera
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We’re big fans of the Drift action cameras – check out the review here. Just launched is the eighth generation Stealth 2 camera, which is the brand’s smallest, lightest and most aerodynamic action camera to date. The Drift Stealth 2 comes out of the box with the ability to shoot sharp full HD 1080p at 30fps and…