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Friday, August 3, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 3 August 2012 plus 2 more

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Top Internet Stories - 3 August 2012
Video: GasGas TXT-e Put Through Its Paces
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Top Internet Stories - 3 August 2012

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Summer is almost over, or maybe it is already, and finding interesting motorcycle articles is becoming more and more difficult. But here are three articles from the last two weeks that may interest you.

- Dmitri Krioukov, Physicist, Writes Four Page Paper To Avoid Paying Traffic Ticket (Huffington Post)
- Ural Sidecar Motorcycle: A Way To Share Your Midlife Crisis (Wall Street Journal (Blog))
- Racing Is Money Wasted (Ash On Bikes)

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Video: GasGas TXT-e Put Through Its Paces

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Electric motorcycles are becoming more and more popular, with great e-bikes out there. But if there's one sport where the electric motorcycle should excel it's trial. You don't need a long range, you need a lot of torque and a light bike.

That's what GasGas thought, and since they are a leader in trial bikes, they made an electric version of their trial motorcycle; the TXT-e. They handed it over to Frenchman Thierry Raoul who put the bike through its pace.

Here's the video of him having fun with the GasGas. Notice how he can manage to move it sideways as if it weighs nothing. Climbing obstacles seems to be no problem for the electric bike. Quite impressive.

The bike weighs 67 kg, including the batteries and has a 14 kW electric engine.

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