Ikjot suspects that electrons are going to be the next wave of propulsion medium with heavy emphasis on performance-oriented motorcycles
When Steve Jobs said he wanted to build a phone with a touch sensitive screen with only one button on it, the world said impossible, not feasible and impractical. However, as it neared production and it was launched, it washed away all speculations and there it was, the mighty ‘iPhone’.
Similarly, when Elon Musk got the Lotus adapted and modified to run on batteries, the world said it is as good as a gimmick and it is far away from real world application. The rest are still charging at the great Gigafactory. I am now presuming that other than curiosity, speculation has also become the key to invention.
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John Surtees an Appreciation
The first time I saw John Surtees was at Montlhery where he had come to demonstrate his old 1959 World Championship winning MV Agusta 500 and 350 machines. This was sometime in the mid-1990s and while I couldn’t get to speak with him then, his smooth clean and effortless riding style on the bumpy banking and through the notorious infield made me marvel at his imperious style.
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Prior to its public unveiling, we get a sneak preview of the entire experience centre
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Ikjot suspects that electrons are going to be the next wave of propulsion medium with heavy emphasis on performance-oriented motorcycles
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What does the word character mean to a biker? Is it a euphemism for unreliability? Does it have any real consequence at all?
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Everything you ever wanted to know about MotoGP racing, written brilliantly. A must read...
