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If you have seen 1994 Dumb and Dumber, you will instantly recognize one of the most iconic scenes in the movie, when Lloyd and Harry rode to Aspen on a mini-bike to return a lost briefcase.

While the two actors (Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels) did not actually ride to Aspen (obviously), Zack Courts and Ari Henning from RevZilla went ahead and recreated the scene for real.

In the movie, Lloyd and Harry took just 3-minutes to reach Aspen, Colorado, but in reality, Zack and Ari had to travel more than 600 kilometres in a span of 3-days on a 4hp mini-bike capable of topping just 50km/h!

In the 30 minute video available at RevZilla YouTube channel, you can witness the pair faced mountains of challenges from uneven pathways to gravel roads and occasionally had to change the rear tyres a few times before reaching their destination.

“The rider triangle is more accommodating than it looks, thanks to Ari stretching the frame to match the movie bike.

“The seat, on the other hand, is worse than it looks and the paint-shaker vibration rattled our joints to numbness.

“Ari had predicted that the novelty of the bike and the journey would wear off after about 15 minutes on the road, but I’m not sure it even lasted that long.

“On some motorcycles, the thought of open pasture might be appealing, but aboard our hog, it was exciting enough just staying on the straight and narrow,” said Courts.

So if you consider riding to Lemang To’ki or the occasional run to Starbucks at Genting Highland onboard your precious BMW GS as an adventure, you might want to hold that thought.

Back in December, the folks in Rimini, Italy was busy carrying out some tests on the all-new KB4.

Still in its early prototype stages, the motorcycle was clad in an all-white panel in an effort to hide all the little details.

 

The company also releases a couple of renders as a teaser, but recent photos reveal the Bimota KB4 in finished form, thus providing a better insight into the new motorcycle.

Thanks to Kawasaki owning a minority stake in the Italian company, the KB4 was build based on the Ninja 1000 SX.

However, apart from the engine, the KB4 does not share many similarities with its Japanese cousin.

Nonetheless, Bimota did not reveal further details on the new motorcycle instead, we expect the KB4 to make its official debut later this year, perhaps at EICMA.

BMW Motorrad was caught testing the all-new R 1300 GS at BMW’s Enduro Park Hechlingen.

Thanks to leaked photos by Motorrad Magazin, the motorcycle appears to be in an early prototype form, with most of the bike is covered up with an all-black panel.

Despite the hidden details, the bike’s overall look proves that the R 1300 GS offers different styling elements from the current R 1250 GS.

Firstly, the front headlight is now integrated into the beak, thus leaving a flat panel underneath the windscreen, which we assume to fit in the radar sensor for adaptive cruise control.

The license plate holder also features a flat surface that could accommodate a rear radar sensor for blind-spot detection, the same approach taken by Ducati for the 2021 Multistrada V4.

We also spot a new exhaust system and a bigger radiator, which also hints at a complete liquid-cooled system than the targeted water cooling on the cylinder heads available on the current GS range.

BMW Motorrad might also introduce a premium version of the R 1300 GS based on a trademark filed back in 2019 for an M 1300 GS.

Nevertheless, considering the R 1300 GS is still in an early stage and BMW has decided not to involve in this year EICMA, the new ADV beast might only appear in a complete form in late 2022 as a 2023 model.

(source: Motorrad Magazin)

Unik Edition is a Portugal-based workshop that operates in the capital city of Lisbon that was founded several years ago by two individuals.

Uni Edition has become one of the established workshops in the region thanks to its outstanding and unique (no pun intended) design.

 

This time around, the shop breathe new life into a 1996 Honda CB750 with all the aftermarket goodies.

For starters, the CB750 gets a state-of-the-art Koso headlight followed by an analogue speedometer from Motogadget.

Then the bike is installed with a unique CNC-machine triple clamp to accommodate the bike’s front fork (taken from a Suzuki GSX-R), including a top-of-the-line dual Ohlins shocks rear.

Interestingly, the 747cc inline-four engine also gets a comprehensive rebuild thanks to fresh cylinder heads, which boost the power to 73hp and 62Nm.

Lastly, Unik Edition modified the subframe to accommodate a single saddle followed by applying a unique golden-yellow paint job.

The Swiss National Council is planning to stop all noisy vehicles, including motorcycles and cars.

According to reports, Switzerland is looking to ban any vehicles with idling noise over 95 decibels.

Interestingly, the ban might not be issued for the whole country instead only on certain roads, much like in Austria, where a specific scenic road popular among motorists was officially closed to motorcycles.

However, the proposed initiative received a huge backlash, especially from the Swiss Motorcycle Federation.

The proposed plan (if agreed) is expected to go into effect by the end of 2022.

(source: Motorrad)

Monster Energy Yamaha announced Maverick Vinales would leave the team at the end of the 2021 MotoGP season.

Vinales and Yamaha have mutually agreed to put an early end to the two-year deal following the rider request.

Vinales spend five seasons with the factory Yamaha since joining in 2017 and has accumulated eight victories so far.

“This partnership has been very significant to me over the last five years, and it proved a difficult decision to part ways.

“In these seasons together, we experienced both great achievements and tough times.

“However, the underlying feeling is of mutual respect and appreciation.

“I am fully committed and will strive to achieve the best results for the rest of the season,” said Vinales.

The relationship between Vinales and Yamaha turn sour ever since the team decided to replace his crew chief, Esteban Garcia, with Valentino Rossi’s former aid, Silvano Galbusera.

Last week, he admitted that he is frustrated at the lack of respect and answers from Yamaha involving his factory M1 machine.

In other news, the 26-year old rider is expected to join Aleix Espargaro at Aprilia for the 2022 season despite denying the link earlier.

(source: MotoGP)

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