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Posted by RideTheWildWind on Jan 19, 2012

A New Victory To Be Revealed

Victory Motorcycles will be unveiling their newest addition to their range this Saturday 20/01/2012 at the New York Motorcycle Show. On hand for the big reveal of the 106 Freedom V-Twin, which is expected to be a new muscle bike to join the Hammer models, will be R Lee Ermey who is fast becoming the ‘face’ of Victory. In traditional Victory style there will also be a custom version...

Posted by RideTheWildWind on Jan 18, 2012

Ride The Wild Wind Supports STOP SOPA

While we’re not a US based site we would, like every other ‘foreign’ site, and lets face it every user of the web, be effected by the poorly thought through SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) bills being considered in the US. There’s a wealth of information on-line about the acts and we’ll not duplicate it here. We will however join...

Posted by RideTheWildWind on Jan 13, 2012

Spyder-Mod at CES

Well as Cult Of Mac rightly points out this is looks like the sort of thing you’d find in the Batcave rather than the infamous Consumer Electronics Show but there it is in the glare of the show floor. Sound modding expert Mark Abate of Sound Choice Audio & Performance has tricked out a Can-Am Spyder with both audio and body mods controlled from an integrated iPad, hence Cult Of Mac’s...

Posted by RideTheWildWind on Jan 11, 2012

Why YOU Should Ride a Bike in 2012

Well time should have passed for most of us to give up on the many regular New Year resolutions, no more cigarettes, less booze, less carbs etc, and we should look at the important things you should do in 2012. By this of course I mean riding a motorcycle. This applies to those who haven’t yet, should return after giving it up, or those with one that they polish and keep in storage afraid of a spec...

Posted by RideTheWildWind on Jan 6, 2012

The New Liquid Cooled BMW GS Breaks Cover

Bush twitchers in Spain have got the first shots of the much rumoured revamped BMW GS 1200. The new liquid cooled engine was spied on two bikes undergoing testing and have confirmed the update that has been talked about for at least a year. Cosmetic changes are there too although masked a bit to preserve some secrecy. Some changes are due to the new engine, with exhaust headers exiting under the...

Posted by RideTheWildWind on Dec 16, 2011

The Super Tenere Worldcrosser

The Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere, is getting updated to the Worldcrosser due to hit showrooms in March of 2012. The Worldcrosser version is a tougher off road focussed addition, and according Yamaha is designed ‘for today’s globetrotting explorers who want to fulfill their dreams’. Nick Sanders has already proved the Super-ten can cut it on long hauls. Structural updates include lightweight...

Posted by RideTheWildWind on Dec 15, 2011

New Ghost Rider : Spirit Of Vengeance Trailer

A new trailer is out for the next Ghost Rider movie featuring Nicholas Cage and more than a few motorcycles. His ride as the spirit of vengeance this time is a Yamaha V-Max, though cutomised somewhat by hellfire! Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures’ and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. In the successor to the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Johnny –...

Posted by RideTheWildWind on Dec 13, 2011

The Kawasaki Versys 1000

Thinking of picking up Kawasaki’s new ‘adventure’ bike, the next contender for the BMW GS crown, hold your horses and examine what you’re getting first. Looking for an off road behemoth to take on the roughest trails? ..this is not the bike for you. Want a gentlemen’s adventure, nice hotels, scenic roads, all travelled in comfort, with a nice turn of speed on tap to perk...