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De a lungul celor 2000+ de kilometri parcursi in tura din Maroc, organizata de www.we-ride.es, am mers pe niște drumuri extrem de interesante și am văzut niște peisaje ce mi-au rămas în memorie pe viață. Cu toate astea, 5 dintre aceste drumuri mi se par esențiale pentru orice rider care ar ajunge cu motocicleta în Maroc. Așadar, dacă ajungeți vreodată prin Maroc, acestea sunt, după părerea mea, cele mai frumoase 5 drumuri unde trebuie să ajungeți neapărat cu motocicletă. Cu siguranță mai sunt și alte locuri frumoase care trebuiesc vizitate, însă acestea mi se par obligatoriu de bifat dacă bați atâta drum: #1 Dades Gorges – nu aș zice că este un drum extrem de impresionant, dar este cel mai cunoscut drum din această țară și atunci nu poți să ajungi în Maroc și să nu bifezi această înlănțuire de 7-8 serpentine cu care toată lumea ar cel puțin un selfie. #2 Todra Gorges / Cheile Todgha – este probabil al doilea cel mai cunoscut drum din Maroc, fiind un canion ce adună extrem de mulți turiști localnici și străini. Din punct de vedere al aglomerației, fix în zona canionului, aș zice că mi-a adus aminte de Cheile Bicazului de la noi. Partea bună cu acest drum este că se află destul de aproape de Cheile Dades, și dacă continui să urci din chei spre munte, mergând pe un drum neasfaltat, dar pregătit pentru asfaltare (pieris tasat în mare parte) poți să coborî prin Dades Gorges spre Boumalne Dades. #3 La Cathedrale Imsfrane, venind de la barajul Bin el Ouidane este un drum care te poartă prin foarte multă roca roșie, dar și un câmp verde plin de flori și albine, unde am fost luați la țintă efectic de zumzaitoare, ca ulterior sa se termine cu o inlantuire de viraje deschise aproape de campingul de la Cathedrale Imsfrane. #4 Ait M’Hamed – Un drum care nu ridica nicio așteptare, a reușit să ne surprindă cu un asfalt destul de bun, raportat la ce am găsit prin munții din Maroc,cu foarte multe viraje deshise si privelisti deosebite, fiind un drum foarte bun dacă aveți niște motociclete mai sportive. #5 Tizi N’Ait Hamed este considerat cel mai inalt pas rutier din Maroc, ajungand in cel mai inalt punct la 3005m. Este un drum cu astfalt dar si multe zone de pietris si roca, fiind potrivit pentru motociclete adventure touring. Pentru mine a fost drumul care mi-a placut cel mai mult tocmai datorita mixului acesta, cat si peisajelor. #Bonus – Desertul Merzouga/ Dunele Erg Chebbi– Nu poti sa ajungi in Maroc si sa nu ajungi aici. Desi nu am avut cele mai potrivite motociclete, a fost suficient cat sa simtim gustul tipurilor diferite de nisip si a usurintei cu care te poti pierde in desert. Mai jos vedeți un clip cu cele 5 drumuri, ca să vă faceți o impresie despre ce vorbesc: [embedded content] Continue Reading Articol preluat de pe motoroute.ro

Doar două sau trei șervețele umede Unpass Thunderbolt îți sunt suficiente să îți speli scuterul sau motocicleta. Dacă te-ai săturat să tot mergi la spălătorie pentru a menține look-ul impecabil al motocicletei sau al scuterului tău, un pachet de servețele umede Thunderbolt rezolvă această problemă pentru un sezon întreg. Mai mult, nu vei mai avea nevoie de alte produse de curățare sau de întreținere, întrucât aceste servețele sunt polivalente. Ele se pot folosi pentru toate tipurile de suprafețe, inclusiv pentru întreținerea echipamentului moto! Pachetul Unpass Thunderbolt conține 80 de șervețele umede, într-o cutie cu servire și închidere etanșă, plus un prosop din microfibră pentru finisare. Șervețelele îndepărtează mizeria și lasă un finisaj strălucitor, fără urme de grăsimi și fără a zgâria suprafețele. Concepute pentru a aduce eficiență, usurință și siguranță în întreținerea motocicletei tale, șervețelele Thunderbolt oferă putere de curățare, versatilitate și capacitatea de a recondiționa rapid toate suprafețele, fără efort și mai ales fără echipamente speciale. Caracteristicile șervețelelor umede Unpass Thunderbolt: curăță, degresează, oferă strălucire și protejează, fără fără apă sau spumă, fără zgârieturi; îndepărtează urmele de insecte, rășinile, seva de copac de pe carene, faruri, plastice și oglinzi; curăță, protejează și oferă strălucire elementelor din crom; curăță și oferă strălucire tuturor tipurilor de carene (mate sau lucioase) prin depunerea unui strat invizibil, hidrofug și antistatic; îndepărtează murdăria și gudronul de pe jante, fără a le altera indiferent de natura lor, aluminiu, aliaj, lac, plastic sau vopsea; curăță și protejează pielea, pielea ecologica, alcantara, plasticul, tapiteria; Nu în ultimul rând, instrucțiunile de utilizare sunt în limba română. În lumina apusului, la marginea unui lan de grâu, Marius Băcilă curăță cu simț de răspundere această Afica Twin, care nu a scăpat de recentul val de nisip saharian. „E ca și cum ai curăța-o și polișa-o în același timp!”, remarcă satisfăcut Marius. [embedded content] Sursa

Doar două sau trei șervețele umede Unpass Thunderbolt îți sunt suficiente să îți speli scuterul sau motocicleta. Dacă te-ai săturat să tot mergi la spălătorie pentru a menține look-ul impecabil al motocicletei sau al scuterului tău, un pachet de servețele umede Thunderbolt rezolvă această problemă pentru un sezon întreg. Mai mult, nu vei mai avea nevoie de alte produse de curățare sau de întreținere, întrucât aceste servețele sunt polivalente. Ele se pot folosi pentru toate tipurile de suprafețe, inclusiv pentru întreținerea echipamentului moto! Pachetul Unpass Thunderbolt conține 80 de șervețele umede, într-o cutie cu servire și închidere etanșă, plus un prosop din microfibră pentru finisare. Șervețelele îndepărtează mizeria și lasă un finisaj strălucitor, fără urme de grăsimi și fără a zgâria suprafețele. Concepute pentru a aduce eficiență, usurință și siguranță în întreținerea motocicletei tale, șervețelele Thunderbolt oferă putere de curățare, versatilitate și capacitatea de a recondiționa rapid toate suprafeșele, fără efort și mai ales fără echipamente speciale. Caracteristicile șervețelelor umede Unpass Thunderbolt: curăță, degresează, oferă strălucire și protejează, fără fără apă sau spumă, fără zgârieturi; îndepărtează urmele de insecte, rășinile, seva de copac de pe carene, faruri, plastice și oglinzi; curăță, protejează și oferă strălucire elementelor din crom; curăță și oferă strălucire tuturor tipurilor de carene (mate sau lucioase) prin depunerea unui strat invizibile, hidrofuge și antistatic; îndepărtează murdăria și gudronul de pe jante, fără a le altera indiferent de natura lor, aluminiu, aliaj, lac, plastic sau vopsea; curăță și protejează pielea, pielea ecologica, alcantara, plasticul, tapiteria; Nu în ultimul rând, instrucțiunile de utilizare sunt în limba română. În lumina apusului, la marginea unui lan de grâu, Marius Băcilă curăță cu simț de răspundere această Afica Twin, care nu a scăpat de recentul val de nisip saharian. „E ca și cum ai curăța-o și polișa-o în același timp!”, remarcă satisfăcut Marius. [embedded content]

Is a Honda Trail 125 for you? We’ve had various ADVers describe their experiences in the forum, and rtwpaul famously rode one to all of the continental 48 states. But if you’re on the fence about buying, here’s another perspective from YouTuber SomeGuyRides. In this case, we’ve got a review that’s based on hard miles along off-road routes like the Trans America Trail as well as back roads and city streets. See above for insight learned over hard miles, and if you want further deets, check out SomeGuyWrites on Substack. There, you can get ride reports that detail the adventures that led to the review above. Other perspectives It’s pretty hard to beat rtwpaul’s insight into the CT125 after his all-over-America ride in the summer of 2022. We ran his four-part series here at ADVrider (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4). Paul also updated his YouTube channel with information he learned along the way—see his Small Bike Survival Guide here. There’s lots of other useful content on the CT if you poke around his YouTube channel, including a toolkit breakdown, a packing list, and more here. The crew at Small Bike Stuff also took the tiny Trail on for a review, and considering their familiarity with these types of machines, their thoughts are worth considering. [embedded content] And of course, we have our own ADVrider forum, with many owners detailing their experiences, whether it’s fitting aftermarket parts or conducting repairs or sharing other useful information. The busiest Trail 125 thread is here. If you’re looking to buy one of these machines second-hand, they seem to regularly appear in the ADVrider Flea Market here. Vezi sursa

One of the interesting adventure bikes at the 2023 EICMA show didn’t come from the usual suspects. In a year filled with adventure bike launches, the CFMOTO MT-X didn’t break any new ground, but it did show the Chinese manufacturer is keen to compete with the established OEMs toe-to-toe. Now, in the months since, there’s been no official information update on the motorcycle, which is surprising, as we expect to see the bike launched as a production model in coming months. But unofficially, we’ve had a couple of looks at the machine’s progress. First-off, Cycle World and some other outlets ran the images below, saying they were from “official design registrations.” I haven’t been able to confirm that with my own web-sleuthing through the European Union’s IP search engine, going through both Euro and non-Euro registrations, as well as WIPO. I can’t guarantee these images are legit, but they certainly appear so. Image: CFMOTO patent Image: CFMOTO patent Image: CFMOTO patent We also have this on-the-road evaluation of the prototype from an Italian mag, presumably filmed after the bike appeared at its EICMA launch: [embedded content] What next? CFMOTO is keen to promote its 450 Ibex, which should hit North America sometime in late summer (see an initial ride review here). But when that bike is finally in showrooms, the MT-X will likely move to the forefront of CFMOTO’s promo programs if it’s indeed going to become a production model. At EICMA in 2023, the company’s execs indicated that it would indeed hit the market in the days to come. Stay tuned; as this bike is closely related to the KTM 790 Adventure, there’s no technological advancement needed to make it a reality, just setting up a production line. Vezi sursa

One of the interesting adventure bikes at the 2023 EICMA show didn’t come from the usual suspects. In a year filled with adventure bike launches, the CFMOTO MT-X didn’t break any new ground, but it did show the Chinese manufacturer is keen to compete with the established OEMs toe-to-toe. Now, in the months since, there’s been no official information update on the motorcycle, which is surprising, as we expect to see the bike launched as a production model in coming months. But unofficially, we’ve had a couple of looks at the machine’s progress. First-off, Cycle World and some other outlets ran the images below, saying they were from “official design registrations.” I haven’t been able to confirm that with my own web-sleuthing through the European Union’s IP search engine, going through both Euro and non-Euro registrations, as well as WIPO. I can’t guarantee these images are legit, but they certainly appear so. Image: CFMOTO patent Image: CFMOTO patent Image: CFMOTO patent We also have this on-the-road evaluation of the prototype from an Italian mag, presumably filmed after the bike appeared at its EICMA launch: [embedded content] What next? CFMOTO is keen to promote its 450 Ibex, which should hit North America sometime in late summer (see an initial ride review here). But when that bike is finally in showrooms, the MT-X will likely move to the forefront of CFMOTO’s promo programs if it’s indeed going to become a production model. At EICMA in 2023, the company’s execs indicated that it would indeed hit the market in the days to come. Stay tuned; as this bike is closely related to the KTM 790 Adventure, there’s no technological advancement needed to make it a reality, just setting up a production line. Vezi sursa

The backcountry map app onX is looking to reinvest some money into backcountry recreation, with another round Adventure Forever Grants. While most onX users are not petrol-happy gearheads, this program is nevertheless worth looking at, if you’ve got a trail riding club that wants some money to improve trails in your area. The grants are intended to preserve access public access to the backcountry, protecting that access through good stewardship. Already, the company says it’s secured or improved access to 154,000 acres of public land through its 2018-2023 grants, helping to build and maintain 255 miles of trails. Now, the grants are back for 2024, with money available for non-profits, land trusts, tribal nations and other community groups for six different types of projects: Project Types We Support: Acquire & Conserve: Land acquisition (fee-simple) with dual goals of securing public access and conserving ecosystems. Land can ultimately be transferred to a public agency, or remain private with a long term conservation agreement or plan. Protect Access Routes: Right-of-way easements and land acquisitions to secure long-term access to public land or water across private land. Build Trails that Give Back: Well-planned, sustainably built, new trails. Preference will be given to trail proposals that have multiple social and/or environmental objectives. Support Voluntary Private Land Access: Programs and agreements that allow the public to access private land in a way that benefits landowners, recreational access, and wildlife habitat. This category includes state administered programs, as well as conservation easements that allow public access. Restore Trails and Riding Areas: Maintenance, restoration, re-routing of trails, or trash clean-up efforts on either public land or publicly accessed private land. Preference will be given to projects where overuse or abuse are negatively impacting the recreation opportunities and/or the ecosystem. Grow the Community of Stewards: Programs that instill the ethos of stewardship through education and inspiration. Now, most onX users are hunters, fishermen, hikers and other types of people who are into the pursuit of nature itself, not the use of nature as a moto-playground. While onX came to fame as a hunting/fishing aid, the company also markets their app to off-roaders. Image: onX Some of those people are adamantly opposed to motorized vehicles in the backcountry. But onX itself seems keen to court the moto crowd, so again, if you’ve got an enduro bike club or some other non-profit group that could use some financial help to improve local trails, then perhaps you should check out further details on the grants here. Note that the first round of applications closes on May 17, 2024, but there’s a second round of applications that will close in August. Vezi sursa

The backcountry map app onX is looking to reinvest some money into backcountry recreation, with another round Adventure Forever Grants. While most onX users are not petrol-happy gearheads, this program is nevertheless worth looking at, if you’ve got a trail riding club that wants some money to improve trails in your area. The grants are intended to preserve access public access to the backcountry, protecting that access through good stewardship. Already, the company says it’s secured or improved access to 154,000 acres of public land through its 2018-2023 grants, helping to build and maintain 255 miles of trails. Now, the grants are back for 2024, with money available for non-profits, land trusts, tribal nations and other community groups for six different types of projects: Project Types We Support: Acquire & Conserve: Land acquisition (fee-simple) with dual goals of securing public access and conserving ecosystems. Land can ultimately be transferred to a public agency, or remain private with a long term conservation agreement or plan. Protect Access Routes: Right-of-way easements and land acquisitions to secure long-term access to public land or water across private land. Build Trails that Give Back: Well-planned, sustainably built, new trails. Preference will be given to trail proposals that have multiple social and/or environmental objectives. Support Voluntary Private Land Access: Programs and agreements that allow the public to access private land in a way that benefits landowners, recreational access, and wildlife habitat. This category includes state administered programs, as well as conservation easements that allow public access. Restore Trails and Riding Areas: Maintenance, restoration, re-routing of trails, or trash clean-up efforts on either public land or publicly accessed private land. Preference will be given to projects where overuse or abuse are negatively impacting the recreation opportunities and/or the ecosystem. Grow the Community of Stewards: Programs that instill the ethos of stewardship through education and inspiration. Now, most onX users are hunters, fishermen, hikers and other types of people who are into the pursuit of nature itself, not the use of nature as a moto-playground. While onX came to fame as a hunting/fishing aid, the company also markets their app to off-roaders. Image: onX Some of those people are adamantly opposed to motorized vehicles in the backcountry. But onX itself seems keen to court the moto crowd, so again, if you’ve got an enduro bike club or some other non-profit group that could use some financial help to improve local trails, then perhaps you should check out further details on the grants here. Note that the first round of applications closes on May 17, 2024, but there’s a second round of applications that will close in August. Vezi sursa

When Royal Enfield introduced its 650 Interceptor and Continental GT twin-cylinder models about six years ago, we thought we’d see follow-up models soon after. That wasn’t the case; it was a few years before we saw the Shotgun 650 and Super Meteor twin-cylinders hit the market, and given the rapid turnover in RE’s lineup in recent years, it seemed likely we’d see a new platform debut before we saw any other new models. It turns out that isn’t the case, and we can probably expect two new 650 twins from Royal Enfield in the months to come. This scrambler was put together in 2020 by Royal Enfield’s Latvian subsidiary. It gives an idea of what the new Bear 650 model *could* look like… we’ve been expecting a scrambler 650 for years now. Photo: Royal Enfield Latvia Dennis Chung at Motorcycle.com has uncovered trademark filings in the US and Europe for two new models: The Interceptor 650 Bear and the Classic 650 Twin. Here’s what he says about the machines: Of the two, we believe the Royal Enfield Interceptor Bear 650 is likely to come out soonest, as RE’s parent company, Eicher Motors, initially filed trademark applications for the name in April 2023, with a separate filing in the U.S. for “Royal Enfield INT Bear 650” (Honda holds claim to the use of the Interceptor name with motorcycles in North America). We didn’t hear much about the name for a while after that, as Royal Enfield was focused on the Shotgun and and Super Meteor models, but things began to pick up again earlier this month, when Eicher filed an application for a bear-shaped logo. What will the models be? Obviously the Classic will hold strong resemblance to the other Classic models in the lineup. As for the Bear, its association with the INT/Interceptor models could indicate a scrambler-esque machine, as those bikes are already commonly used for scrambler conversions. Or maybe not. Whatever the case, it’s interesting to see the new machines confirmed, as that means we can expect Royal Enfield to keep producing the 650 platform for the next few years. Vezi sursa

When Royal Enfield introduced its 650 Interceptor and Continental GT twin-cylinder models about six years ago, we thought we’d see follow-up models soon after. That wasn’t the case; it was a few years before we saw the Shotgun 650 and Super Meteor twin-cylinders hit the market, and given the rapid turnover in RE’s lineup in recent years, it seemed likely we’d see a new platform debut before we saw any other new models. It turns out that isn’t the case, and we can probably expect two new 650 twins from Royal Enfield in the months to come. This scrambler was put together in 2020 by Royal Enfield’s Latvian subsidiary. It gives an idea of what the new Bear 650 model *could* look like… we’ve been expecting a scrambler 650 for years now. Photo: Royal Enfield Latvia Dennis Chung at Motorcycle.com has uncovered trademark filings in the US and Europe for two new models: The Interceptor 650 Bear and the Classic 650 Twin. Here’s what he says about the machines: Of the two, we believe the Royal Enfield Interceptor Bear 650 is likely to come out soonest, as RE’s parent company, Eicher Motors, initially filed trademark applications for the name in April 2023, with a separate filing in the U.S. for “Royal Enfield INT Bear 650” (Honda holds claim to the use of the Interceptor name with motorcycles in North America). We didn’t hear much about the name for a while after that, as Royal Enfield was focused on the Shotgun and and Super Meteor models, but things began to pick up again earlier this month, when Eicher filed an application for a bear-shaped logo. What will the models be? Obviously the Classic will hold strong resemblance to the other Classic models in the lineup. As for the Bear, its association with the INT/Interceptor models could indicate a scrambler-esque machine, as those bikes are already commonly used for scrambler conversions. Or maybe not. Whatever the case, it’s interesting to see the new machines confirmed, as that means we can expect Royal Enfield to keep producing the 650 platform for the next few years. Vezi sursa

Săptămâna aceasta am primit oferte de la AfiSport și de la BikeFun, pe care le puteți vedea mai jos. AfiSport Prima pe listă, un Afisport M5, cu roți de 29 de inch și o echipare cu o furcă cu o cursă de 120mm RST Blaze pe arc și o transmisie 2×9 de la Shimano. Prețul vechi este de 2.199 lei, iar acum este oferită pentru 1.899 lei. O poți vedea pe site, aici. Trecem la următoarea bicicletă, un Afisport M3, modelul mai jos plasat în gamă. Acesta are un preț de doar 1.499 lei, redus de la 1.799 lei și vine dotată cu o transmisie cu 3 foi și 8 pinioane, o furcă pe arc cu o cursă de 100mm și frâne hidraulice pe disc! O poți vedea aici. Ultima ofertă de la Afisport este un Devron Riddle W1.7, o bicicletă electrică construită pentru femei. Prețul actual este de doar 4.799 lei, redusă de la 5.900 de lei. Pentru această sumă vei primi un motor ETM X2 integrat în butucul spate, un acumulator ce oferă o autonomie între 40 și 60Nm, o transmisie 2×9 și alte componente de la Shimano. Bicicleta poate fi văzută aici. BikeFun Bicicleta cu cea mai mare reducere de săptămâna aceasta, adică peste 30%, este noua Merida One-Forty 6000, un full cu suspensii de 150/140mm și cu o echipare foarte interesantă. Furca cu o cursă de 150mm provine de la Marzocchi, modelul Z1 Air, frânele de la Shimano – modelul SLX cu discuri mari de 203mm, iar transmisia reprezintă un mix de componente Shimano SLX și RaceFace. Echipată cu anvelope Maxxis, această bicicletă este pregătită pentru trasee dificile. O poți vedea pe site aici. Următoarea pe listă este un hardtail, Merida Big.Seven 60, cu un discount de peste 1.000 de lei, care se face remarcată printr-o transmisie cu două foi și nouă pinioane, care provine de la Shimano. Furca este furnizată de Rock Shox, funcționează pe arc și are o cursă de 100mm, iar roțile sunt în format 27.5, făcând-o astfel potrivită pentru persoane mai scunde sau chiar copii. Poate fi văzută aici. Iar dacă ești în căutarea unei biciclete cu adevărat ieftine, pentru 2.690 de lei (redusă de la 3.690 de lei) poți achiziționa Big.Seven versiunea 20. Aceleași roți de 27.5 însă o echipare cu o furcă Suntour XCT cu o cursă de 100mm, frâne hidraulice Shimano MT-200 și anvelope Merida. Poate fi văzută aici. Ai oferte pe care vrei să le publici aici? Trimite-ne mail pe echipa @ freerider punct ro! Sursa: Freerider

Cei de la Kross au decis ca noul Level din aluminiu să aibă o geometrie foarte similară cu cea a modelului din carbon, utilizat în competiții, iar aceasta este un lucru de care-ți poți da seama doar stând și admirând bicicleta de la distanță. În fond, aceasta aduce foarte mult cu o bicicletă de XC racing, mai ales dacă te uiți la cum este poziționată pipa sau la forma cadrului. Așadar, ai putea să fii ușor păcălit și nu te învinovățește nimeni pentru asta, căci așa cum spuneam, unele bonusuri pe care le primești în cazul modelelor mai scumpe, au fost aduse în acest segment entry-level. Pe scurt: hardtail cu cadru din aluminiu furcă pe arc cu o cursă de 100mm și brațe superioare de 32mmpreț de achiziție: 3.349 Leiroți 29 inchpentru trasee de munte recreaționalepoziție: relativ dreaptăgeometrie: adaptată traseelor de dificultate ușoară spre medie Pentru cine este această bicicletă? În primul rând, prețul de 3.349 de lei o face destul de competitivă în segment. Am fost chiar surprins, căci oferă câteva avantaje importante față de concurenții direcți și punctând atât la capitolul furcă, dar și la transmisie. Iar la geometrie este de asemenea diferită, deși în acest segment de preț nu știu sigur câți clienți achiziționează o bicicletă după ce aruncă un ochi asupra datelor tehnice ale cadrului. Chiar și așa, bicicleta asta îți oferă o singuranță în plus pe porțiunile de coborâre, fiind suficient de lungă pentru o stabilitate bună dar fiind și destul de manevrabilă dacă preferi să te joci mai mult pe traseu decât să pedalezi. Una peste alta, headtube-ul este amplasat la 69 de grade, chainstay-ul măsoară 445mm, iar reach-ul, pentru dimensiunea M, este de 415mm. Ar putea părea scurt, însă nu uita că vorbim aici despre un cadru de 17 inch, așadar dacă ți se va părea că stai prea compact pe bicicletă, s-ar putea să ai nevoie de următoarea dimensiune de cadru, adică L, unde reach-ul crește la 435mm, însă restul de date rămân neschimbate. Revenind la poziție, te vei simți amplasat precum un sportiv și datorită pipei cu un rise negativ (înclinată în jos), ceea ce te va ajuta să pui mai multă presiune pe roata din față atunci când urci, însă o să tragi un pic mai greu de ghidon să spunem, când este necesar să faci un ollie. Cadrul este bine finisat, sudurile sunt la vedere, cablurile trase prin interiorul cadrului, iar cele două prinderi pentru bidon se află instalate pe seat tube și pe down tube. Chiar dacă vorbim despre un cadru nou dezvoltat, a fost păstrată prinderea roții de spate cu ax QR9, la fel ca prinderea schimbătorului pe colier. Deși este foarte posibil ca în câțiva ani să regăsim pe aceste biciclete entyr-level, prinderi cu ax de 12mm pentru roata spate și o prindere direct mount pentru schimbătoarele de foi – desigur, asta dacă vor mai exista schimbătoare de foi atunci. Ce echipare are? Aici, cea mai importantă noutate o reprezintă transmisie, noua Shimano Cues. Nu aș putea spune niciodată care este diferența la capoitulul funcționalitate între un schimbător Cues și un Alivio, deoarece nu se simte niciuna, însă combinație de doi foi cu nouă pinioane este aleasă inspirat pentru această bicicletă. Iar combinația de foi în formatul 22/36 de dinți, cuplat cu pinioanele 11-36, înseamnă că nu vei duce lipsă de rapoarte, cam orice plimbare recreațională ți-ar trece prin cap. Elementul de suspensie al acestei biciclete este o furcă, Suntour XCM, cu o cursă de 100mm și aceleași performanțe pe care le știi din trecut. Își face treaba atâta timp cât terenul nu este prea denivelat, iar tu nu cântărești prea puțin, având la dispoziție un preglaj de preload pentru pretensionarea arcului și un lock-out, adică posibilitatea de a o bloca direct de pe ghidon, cu ajutorul unei comenzi. La capitolul roți nu sunt prea multe de comentat, anvelopele Schwalbe Smart Sam fiind acum disponibile cu un nou profil, mai eficient și fără a mai fi construite dintr-un compound atât de dur precum modelul anterior (asta înseamnă aderență și tracțiune mai bună), iar jantele sunt construite din aluminiu, cu pereți dubli. Butucii provin și ei tot de la Shimano, așa cum era de așteptat, modelul de intrare MT-200. Din aceeași gamă provin și frânele hidraulice, dar care sunt conectate la discuri mici de 160mm. M-aș fi așteptat ca un disc de 180mm să devină standard pe orice bicicletă de munte din ziua de astăzi, însă există foarte mulți producători care încă apelează la acest artificiu cu discul mic pentru a mai reduce din costuri. Șaua a fost confortabilă pe parcursul turei, asemenea manșoanelor, la capitolul confort nefiind alte lucruri de adăugat. Prezentare [embedded content] Așadar, în concluzie? Una dintre bicicletele entry-level de luat în seamă în 2024, dat fiind prețul de achiziție. Polonezii au făcut totul corect și mai mult decât atât, au oferit bonus o geometrie mai sportivă, totul corelat cu un preț de achiziție mai mic decât m-aș fi așteptat. Nu știu dacă este noua politică în ceea ce privește prețurile sau este o consecință a faptului că industria, cel puțin local, nu merge ca unsă, dar tot ce contează de fapt este că utilizatorul final poate achiziționa o bicicletă atractivă cu un preț corect pentru vremurile acestea. Recomandată pentru orice fel de activități recreațioanale, ieșiri ocazionale de weekend sau ieșiri și mai ocazionale la concursuri pe trasee simple, forestiere, din preajma orașelor. PLUS: geometria oferă suport bun pe coborâri, finisaje bune, poziție sportivă, echipare generoasă pentru preț MINUS: discuri mici, lipsă protecție serioasă pentru chainstay Preț: 3.349 lei Greutate: 15.12 kg (fără pedale), dimensiune M Producător: Kross Sursa: Freerider

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Want to ride the desert, but you’re stuck home, cleaning your condo? Welp, here’s one solution to get you through the lean times, when you can’t get out on the bike. Photographer Olivier de Vaulx has a new project on Kickstarter, titled Adventure Riding In The American West. Here’s de Vaulx’ description of the book: This coffee table book is first and foremost a collection of images, that collide or complete each other organically. These photos make you travel through the West, with almost no text but vibrant colors and infinite perspectives to let your imagination wander. The book features motorcycles, but is designed to appeal to any nature lover or enthusiast traveler. There is a mix of action pictures with landscapes photos free of bikes, as well as some portraits of wild animals… It’s a journey through the untamed West, with chapters featuring: – Deserts – Dunes – Mountains – Plains – Forests – Red Rocks – Paved roads The pictures have been shot within the Western states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington. The book is 200 pages long, and unlike many of these photo collections, which are just a vanity project showing off rich guys’ trips on their expensive rented machines, this book has real-world riders on machines like Suzuki’s DR series, Husqvarna dual sports, the Honda XR650 and much more! Photo: Kickstarter The photos are a collection of de Vaulx’ work over the past decade, as he’s been shooting riders and the moto world for magazines and companies, and has a massive archive of his work collected but not seeing the light of day until now. Pages are 9×12 inches, so the photos are big and presumably gorgeous, in full color from FireWire Publishing. I haven’t held a copy of the book in my hands, but the spreads shown at the Kickstarter project certainly are very pretty. Photo: Kickstarter You should head to the program to check it out, or maybe buy a book (early adopters pay $40, then after that, pricing starts at $45). And you should read about de Vaulx’ philosophy behind the book: In this age of social media frenzy, I feel that the flow of images is becoming overwhelming. We scroll and jump from one image to the next without paying real attention. Videos are the next big thing if we believe the algorithms. But I reckon that photos hold more potential than we credit them for. Still images leave room for imagination and interpretation, and I’d like my readers to enjoy them in a big format. This kickstarter campaign will tell us if we’re right to believe that, in today’s world, a beautiful coffee table book is still allowed to bring vibrant images in your living room… Is he right? Is it time to once again value real things, not just social media dopamine hits? And if so, does that make you want to buy this book? Vezi sursa

Want to ride the desert, but you’re stuck home, cleaning your condo? Welp, here’s one solution to get you through the lean times, when you can’t get out on the bike. Photographer Olivier de Vaulx has a new project on Kickstarter, titled Adventure Riding In The American West. Here’s de Vaulx’ description of the book: This coffee table book is first and foremost a collection of images, that collide or complete each other organically. These photos make you travel through the West, with almost no text but vibrant colors and infinite perspectives to let your imagination wander. The book features motorcycles, but is designed to appeal to any nature lover or enthusiast traveler. There is a mix of action pictures with landscapes photos free of bikes, as well as some portraits of wild animals… It’s a journey through the untamed West, with chapters featuring: – Deserts – Dunes – Mountains – Plains – Forests – Red Rocks – Paved roads The pictures have been shot within the Western states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington. The book is 200 pages long, and unlike many of these photo collections, which are just a vanity project showing off rich guys’ trips on their expensive rented machines, this book has real-world riders on machines like Suzuki’s DR series, Husqvarna dual sports, the Honda XR650 and much more! Photo: Kickstarter The photos are a collection of de Vaulx’ work over the past decade, as he’s been shooting riders and the moto world for magazines and companies, and has a massive archive of his work collected but not seeing the light of day until now. Pages are 9×12 inches, so the photos are big and presumably gorgeous, in full color from FireWire Publishing. I haven’t held a copy of the book in my hands, but the spreads shown at the Kickstarter project certainly are very pretty. Photo: Kickstarter You should head to the program to check it out, or maybe buy a book (early adopters pay $40, then after that, pricing starts at $45). And you should read about de Vaulx’ philosophy behind the book: In this age of social media frenzy, I feel that the flow of images is becoming overwhelming. We scroll and jump from one image to the next without paying real attention. Videos are the next big thing if we believe the algorithms. But I reckon that photos hold more potential than we credit them for. Still images leave room for imagination and interpretation, and I’d like my readers to enjoy them in a big format. This kickstarter campaign will tell us if we’re right to believe that, in today’s world, a beautiful coffee table book is still allowed to bring vibrant images in your living room… Is he right? Is it time to once again value real things, not just social media dopamine hits? And if so, does that make you want to buy this book? Vezi sursa

Everyone who has ever ridden off-road knows the “bang” that happens when your bike frame hits something solid. Especially in the Northeast, sometimes we just can’t avoid all those rocks. And so we bolt bash plates/skid plates to the bellies of our bikes. A Cushioned Skid Plate AltRider claims they’ve redesigned the humble skid plate, with a first-in-the-industry “Energy Absorption System,” specifically for the R1300GS. The AltRider Skid Plate still mounts directly to the engine case in front, and the centerstand at the rear, but between those two mount points, the plate basically has bump stops. Additionally, the rear of the skid plate is a “dual material design” laminated together. What Is It? The “Energy Absorption System” is a series of rubber bits (“custom elastomers,” that is, stretchy and squishy synthetic rubber) designed with varying density (harder on one side, and squishier on the other). This, says AltRider, acts like a dynamic suspension, and not only shields the bike from impact with 4mm of TIG-welded anodized aluminum, but dissipates shock. A good bash off a rock, then, gets absorbed by the whole plate, instead of just denting one part. Photo: AltRider Here’s how AltRider describes it: To effectively absorb the force of an impact, the Energy Absorption System components are molded using an engineered elastomer with CNC machined stainless steel plates. This ensures when the skid plate flexes from impact, none of that energy is transferred directly to the engine. The stainless-steel plates provide a robust mount while still decoupling the impact from the engine. Fitment The plate itself covers the bike’s exhaust headers and catalytic converter, as well as the lower engine case. It fits very tight and tidy against the bike, without looking like you’ve bolted on a giant lump of metal. Additionally, this skid plate is a permanent install, and does not need to be removed for oil changes. For those of you who would like to see the fun video-slash-advertisement that AltRider has put together for this thing, you’re in luck. Here it is on YouTube. [embedded content] It’s currently available for pre-order, with availability listed as the “second quarter of 2024,” which should be any moment now. Retail is around $450. More pictures and info is available at the AltRider website. Vezi sursa

Everyone who has ever ridden off-road knows the “bang” that happens when your bike frame hits something solid. Especially in the Northeast, sometimes we just can’t avoid all those rocks. And so we bolt bash plates/skid plates to the bellies of our bikes. A Cushioned Skid Plate AltRider claims they’ve redesigned the humble skid plate, with a first-in-the-industry “Energy Absorption System,” specifically for the R1300GS. The AltRider Skid Plate still mounts directly to the engine case in front, and the centerstand at the rear, but between those two mount points, the plate basically has bump stops. Additionally, the rear of the skid plate is a “dual material design” laminated together. What Is It? The “Energy Absorption System” is a series of rubber bits (“custom elastomers,” that is, stretchy and squishy synthetic rubber) designed with varying density (harder on one side, and squishier on the other). This, says AltRider, acts like a dynamic suspension, and not only shields the bike from impact with 4mm of TIG-welded anodized aluminum, but dissipates shock. A good bash off a rock, then, gets absorbed by the whole plate, instead of just denting one part. Photo: AltRider Here’s how AltRider describes it: To effectively absorb the force of an impact, the Energy Absorption System components are molded using an engineered elastomer with CNC machined stainless steel plates. This ensures when the skid plate flexes from impact, none of that energy is transferred directly to the engine. The stainless-steel plates provide a robust mount while still decoupling the impact from the engine. Fitment The plate itself covers the bike’s exhaust headers and catalytic converter, as well as the lower engine case. It fits very tight and tidy against the bike, without looking like you’ve bolted on a giant lump of metal. Additionally, this skid plate is a permanent install, and does not need to be removed for oil changes. For those of you who would like to see the fun video-slash-advertisement that AltRider has put together for this thing, you’re in luck. Here it is on YouTube. [embedded content] It’s currently available for pre-order, with availability listed as the “second quarter of 2024,” which should be any moment now. Retail is around $450. More pictures and info is available at the AltRider website. Vezi sursa

Many of us have never heard of Minsk. If we have, it’s probably from the Top Gear Vietnam special as Richard Hammond’s motorcycle of choice. Founded in 1951, the Soviet company got its start manufacturing captured German DKW designs. Located in modern-day Belarus, they exported motorcycles to many countries, though not so much these days due to sanctions regarding a certain disagreement in Ukraine. However, soon after the fall of the Soviet Union, one particular 1998 Minsk Wildcat 125 found its way to the United States, where it would remain unassembled in its shipping crate to this very day. This bike is now for sale on Bring a Trailer. Photo: Bring a Trailer Photo: Bring a Trailer The Wildcat 125 is a small off-road bike with a 123cc engine and a four-speed transmission. It’s a simple design with drum brakes and 18-inch wheels. The tire sidewalls even feature Cyrillic lettering, indicating that they are original equipment. You wouldn’t want to ride on tires this old, but they’re definitely worth hanging on the garage wall as a keepsake. You could also leave them on the bike if you only intend to display it. Photo: Bring a Trailer Photo: Bring a Trailer If you do intend to display it, be aware that even though it’s still in its original shipping crate, it’s still showing signs of its age. “Paint chips are present on the fuel tank, top triple clamp, and engine cases,” says the Bring a Trailer listing, and photos show that this is absolutely true. It also states that the fuel hose is cracked, which is not surprising considering its age. Photo: Bring a Trailer Photo: Bring a Trailer Even though this bike has never been on a trail, some of the components still have rust. The muffler, in particular, has rusty spots, and the chain is rather corroded as well. We don’t know the bike’s full history, but we do know it is currently in Scottsdale, Arizona, not too far from the Davis-Monthan Air Force Boneyard in Tucson, where they store unused aircraft because they don’t rust or degrade in the desert. What would you do with this Minsk Wildcat 125? Would you leave it in the crate as it sits today? Would you assemble it and show it off? Or would you finish the job that the dealer didn’t and make it a fully functional, rideable motorcycle? These are all valid choices. With a current bid of $500 and five days left in the auction, it could also be yours. It would certainly be a far more unique project than a Honda CB750. Vezi sursa

Many of us have never heard of Minsk. If we have, it’s probably from the Top Gear Vietnam special as Richard Hammond’s motorcycle of choice. Founded in 1951, the Soviet company got its start manufacturing captured German DKW designs. Located in modern-day Belarus, they exported motorcycles to many countries, though not so much these days due to sanctions regarding a certain disagreement in Ukraine. However, soon after the fall of the Soviet Union, one particular 1998 Minsk Wildcat 125 found its way to the United States, where it would remain unassembled in its shipping crate to this very day. This bike is now for sale on Bring a Trailer. Photo: Bring a Trailer Photo: Bring a Trailer The Wildcat 125 is a small off-road bike with a 123cc engine and a four-speed transmission. It’s a simple design with drum brakes and 18-inch wheels. The tire sidewalls even feature Cyrillic lettering, indicating that they are original equipment. You wouldn’t want to ride on tires this old, but they’re definitely worth hanging on the garage wall as a keepsake. You could also leave them on the bike if you only intend to display it. Photo: Bring a Trailer Photo: Bring a Trailer If you do intend to display it, be aware that even though it’s still in its original shipping crate, it’s still showing signs of its age. “Paint chips are present on the fuel tank, top triple clamp, and engine cases,” says the Bring a Trailer listing, and photos show that this is absolutely true. It also states that the fuel hose is cracked, which is not surprising considering its age. Photo: Bring a Trailer Photo: Bring a Trailer Even though this bike has never been on a trail, some of the components still have rust. The muffler, in particular, has rusty spots, and the chain is rather corroded as well. We don’t know the bike’s full history, but we do know it is currently in Scottsdale, Arizona, not too far from the Davis-Monthan Air Force Boneyard in Tucson, where they store unused aircraft because they don’t rust or degrade in the desert. What would you do with this Minsk Wildcat 125? Would you leave it in the crate as it sits today? Would you assemble it and show it off? Or would you finish the job that the dealer didn’t and make it a fully functional, rideable motorcycle? These are all valid choices. With a current bid of $500 and five days left in the auction, it could also be yours. It would certainly be a far more unique project than a Honda CB750. Vezi sursa

He’s done it again! Australian racer Jett Lawrence has once again proved he’s a real-deal champion by taking the 450SX AMA Supercross championship as a rookie, nailing the win down for Team Honda HRC in the final race weekend. However, it wasn’t the same walk in the park that his 2023 outdoor season was. Jett Lawrence was the no-question winner of the 2023 AMA’s 450 Motocross series, winning every single race. His 22 wins were enough to make him the AMA’s Motorcyclist of the Year. The 450 series was a tighter competition; he came out strong at the start of the season, but Cooper Webb (Yamaha Star Racing) had caught up by the time the SX series hit the Foxborough round. But three podiums in the next three race weekends were enough to boost the numbers for Jett Lawrence, who finished the season with a safe seventh at the final race in Utah. His eight wins in the 2024 Supercross season put Jett Lawrence only behind Jeremy McGrath on the all-time rookie wins list. McGrath bagged 10 wins as a rookie in 1993, when he won the title. The only other rider to win the 450 Supercross title in their rookie year was Ryan Dungey, and both Dungey and McGrath are AMA Hall-of-Famers. Unless something goes seriously wrong, it looks like Jett Lawrence will be there as well, seeing as he’s cleaning up every series he races in. After the final race, Jett said the win hadn’t sunk in yet, but he remembered to thank his team. We had times when we sucked really bad this year then also times when we weren’t too bad, so, [I’m] super happy for the team and doing it for them. They’ve been awesome. They’re family now and to give them another title is just the biggest ‘thank you’ to them… I couldn’t do it without the team around me. [There’ve been] so many hard moments that we’ve had that you can’t even put it in an interview, it’s just so long. I’m just super happy just for my family and the team and yeah, I’m just going to leave it at that because it’s too much.” Meanwhile in the quarter-liter series, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s R.J. Hampshire won the 250SX West title, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle won the 250SX East title. Vezi sursa

He’s done it again! Australian racer Jett Lawrence has once again proved he’s a real-deal champion by taking the 450SX AMA Supercross championship as a rookie, nailing the win down for Team Honda HRC in the final race weekend. However, it wasn’t the same walk in the park that his 2023 outdoor season was. Jett Lawrence was the no-question winner of the 2023 AMA’s 450 Motocross series, winning every single race. His 22 wins were enough to make him the AMA’s Motorcyclist of the Year. The 450 series was a tighter competition; he came out strong at the start of the season, but Cooper Webb (Yamaha Star Racing) had caught up by the time the SX series hit the Foxborough round. But three podiums in the next three race weekends were enough to boost the numbers for Jett Lawrence, who finished the season with a safe seventh at the final race in Utah. His eight wins in the 2024 Supercross season put Jett Lawrence only behind Jeremy McGrath on the all-time rookie wins list. McGrath bagged 10 wins as a rookie in 1993, when he won the title. The only other rider to win the 450 Supercross title in their rookie year was Ryan Dungey, and both Dungey and McGrath are AMA Hall-of-Famers. Unless something goes seriously wrong, it looks like Jett Lawrence will be there as well, seeing as he’s cleaning up every series he races in. After the final race, Jett said the win hadn’t sunk in yet, but he remembered to thank his team. We had times when we sucked really bad this year then also times when we weren’t too bad, so, [I’m] super happy for the team and doing it for them. They’ve been awesome. They’re family now and to give them another title is just the biggest ‘thank you’ to them… I couldn’t do it without the team around me. [There’ve been] so many hard moments that we’ve had that you can’t even put it in an interview, it’s just so long. I’m just super happy just for my family and the team and yeah, I’m just going to leave it at that because it’s too much.” Meanwhile in the quarter-liter series, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s R.J. Hampshire won the 250SX West title, and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle won the 250SX East title. Vezi sursa

Suzuki DR-Z 400 este o motocicletă dual sport care s-a bucurat de mult succes și la noi în țară. În varianta DR-Z400E, ea se descurca bine chiar și în enduro, putând fi folosită și pe drumurile publice care motocicletă de zi cu zi, iar în varianta DR-Z400SM, ea era o jucărie supermoto extrem de distractivă. Cele două motociclete Suzuki, propulsate de un monocilindru de 398 cmc s-au vândut în Europa între 2000 și 2008, iar în Statele Unite ale Americii, comercializarea lor continuă și în prezent! Dacă în ultimii ani am văzut în cazul Honda nume mari ca Africa Twin, Transalp, Hornet, revenind cu același succes de odinioară, de ce nu ar merge lucrurile la fel și în cazul Suzuki. DR-Z400 și-a făcut un nume și, la cum s-a schimbat piața, motocicletele de 400 cmc sunt din nou căutate. Cel mai la îndemână exemplu? Noile scramblere de 400 cmc de la Triumph. Așa că, japonezii de la Young Machine, niște jurnaliști pe care i-am mai citat și cu alte ocazii, de exemplu în perioada în care așteptam noile Transalp și Hornet, nu au pierdut timp și au generat două imagini cu un posibil DR-Z400. Ca și în „vremurile bune”, acesta ar avea atât o variantă off-road, cu tot ce ce trebuie pentru circulația pe drumuri publice cât și una supermoto. Deloc dificil de observat, design-ul are elemente preluate de la GSX-8S și V-Strom, care se integrează vizual cât se poate de bine, am spune. Mai mult, se tot vorbește de un monociclindrul Suzuki, chit că e puțin probabil să fie vorba despre acel „supermono” patentat de japonezi in 2019. Mai exact, o a doua bielă și un culbutor se regăsesc în partea anterioară a carterului, concectate la același arbore cotit, un concept folosit de Ducati în anii’90 pentru racer-ul Supermono. Apoi, în ultima vreme, Suzuki a tot patentat lucruri, inclusiv un sistem de distribuție variabilă asemănător cu cel folosit de Yamaha și Piaggio în cazul motoarelor monocilindrice de capacitate mică. Atât doar că Suzuki are în vedere un motor bicilindric, de capacitate mică. Așadar, e posibil ca de fapt să vedem noile DR-Z echipate cu un bicilindru de 350 – 500 cmc? Orice este posibil. foto: Young Machin via Motostation

Suzuki DR-Z 400 este o motocicletă dual sport care s-a bucurat de mult succes și la noi în țară. În varianta DR-Z400E, ea se descurca bine chiar și în enduro, putând fi folosită și pe drumurile publice care motocicletă de zi cu zi, iar în varianta DR-Z400SM, ea era o jucărie supermoto extrem de distractivă. Cele două motociclete Suzuki, propulsate de un monocilindru de 398 cmc s-au vândut în Europa între 2000 și 2008, iar în Statele Unite ale Americii, comercializarea lor continuă și în prezent! Dacă în ultimii ani am văzut în cazul Honda nume mari ca Africa Twin, Transalp, Hornet, revenind cu același succes de odinioară, de ce nu ar merge lucrurile la fel și în cazul Suzuki. DR-Z400 și-a făcut un nume și, la cum s-a schimbat piața, motocicletele de 400 cmc sunt din nou căutate. Cel mai la îndemână exemplu? Noile scramblere de 400 cmc de la Triumph. Așa că, japonezii de la Young Machine, niște jurnaliști pe care i-am mai citat și cu alte ocazii, de exemplu în perioada în care așteptam noile Transalp și Hornet, nu au pierdut timp și au generat două imagini cu un posibil DR-Z400. Ca și în „vremurile bune”, acesta ar avea atât o variantă off-road, cu tot ce ce trebuie pentru circulația pe drumuri publice cât și una supermoto. Deloc dificil de observat, design-ul are elemente preluate de la GSX-8S și V-Strom, care se integrează vizual cât se poate de bine, am spune. Mai mult, se tot vorbește de un monociclindrul Suzuki, chit că e puțin probabil să fie vorba despre acel „supermono” patentat de japonezi in 2019. Mai exact, o a doua bielă și un culbutor se regăsesc în partea anterioară a carterului, concectate la același arbore cotit, un concept folosit de Ducati în anii’90 pentru racer-ul Supermono. Apoi, în ultima vreme, Suzuki a tot patentat lucruri, inclusiv un sistem de distribuție variabilă asemănător cu cel folosit de Yamaha și Piaggio în cazul motoarelor monocilindrice de capacitate mică. Atât doar că Suzuki are în vedere un motor bicilindric, de capacitate mică. Așadar, e posibil ca de fapt să vedem noile DR-Z echipate cu un bicilindru de 350 – 500 cmc? Orice este posibil. foto: Young Machin via Motostation Sursa

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