Bikes in the Fast Lane: KTM’s Moped - The Mecky plus 2 more

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• KTM’s Moped - The Mecky
• Celebs: Tom Cruise Rides Motorcycle In His Next Movie
• Very Beautiful Chick On A Motocross Motorcycle

KTM’s Moped - The Mecky Posted: 27 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST KTM are well known for their very capable and robust off-road motorcycles. You just need to look at the last 10 years worth of Dakar races to see that they've not only taken first place, but also many of the top 10 places. But they didn't always make off-road (and sports) motorcycles. KTM was founded in 1934 by Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighoven in Austria as a metalworking shop. The company was called Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, KTM. A few years later, in 1937, they started selling and repairing DKW motorcycles. But it was only in 1953 that they came up with the idea to make their own motorcycles, and when in 1955 Austrian business man Ernst Kronreif bought into the company they were able to really make motorcycles. In the process, the company got renamed to Kronreif & Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, but still abbreviated to KTM. Their first real own motorcycle was a moped, the Mecky in 1957........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Celebs: Tom Cruise Rides Motorcycle In His Next Movie Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST It looks like Tom Cruise is going to be riding a motorcycle again in his next movie, a sci-fi called "All You Need Is Kill". There's a video below of the set, and you can clearly see Cruise cruising (sorry, couldn't resist the pun) a motorcycle in London, UK. Again the American actor is riding a Triumph motorcycle, which is starting to look like his fetish bike. The movie itself is scheduled to be released a year from now. Have a look at the set video below........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Very Beautiful Chick On A Motocross Motorcycle Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST Well, since many web sites are showing pretty, if not beautiful, chicks on motorcycles, I think I better get in on the game. So here's a really pretty chick on a motocrosser. ...

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