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5 Components of Motocross racing

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Motocross racing is an exciting thing for many people, but it is important to understand that there are going to be certain risks involved with the sport. If you are interested in motocross racing, then you will need to take a look at what the various components of the sport are. Racing itself can of course be an exciting and exhilarating process, but at the same time there is going to be a huge amount of risk involved. The sport itself is inherently dangerous and therefore it is important that you are prepared for this. It is going to mean taking a look at your medical insurance to ensure that you will be able to cover a range of different issues that can arise. Safety Gear This is one of the first things that you will need to think about. A helmet, a pair of gloves and a pair of boots are just some of the safety components that you are going to require when you decide to do motocross racing. Always make sure that you get safety gear that is of good quality as well, as this can ...

Motor Sports, Demon Tweeks and the Modern Hobbyist: Preparing the Vehicle for Racing

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The world is full of motor sports enthusiasts racers; detailers; and car preparation geeks whose central joy is the creation and performance of surprising machines. There's a lot of colour and power in these quite focused worlds, all of which have their own shorthand and their own special vehicles. Places like Demon Tweeks (and this is not the only one, by far), which supply the materials and the knowhow to serve the race enthusiasts, exist at the heart of the hobbyist's world. To understand the products provided by the hobbyist centres, you first have to understand something about the world in which they exist. There are two core concepts at the heart of the racing world: speed and safety. Speed is the ultimate goal of all racing preparation. It is, in itself, served by a nested set of sub-concepts all goals that the detailer or tuner wishes to achieve in order to serve the overall prize of attaining greater speeds without sacrificing safety. Performance, for example, wh...

2013 Harley-Davidson CVO Breakout

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In our opinion: In the pecking order of factory custom cruisers, the exclusive Harley CVO models stand tall. The Breakout is happier going straight than cornering and most comfortable cruising at less than 70 mph so if that's your habitat, here's your bling. Competitive set: Harley- Davidson CVO Softail Convertible, Indian Chief Vintage, Victory Arlen Ness Vision Base Price: $26,499 Perhaps a shrink can explain sometime why crows, brook trout and people like shiny things. But until then, know that the Harley-Davidson CVO Breakout attracts an audience like a shimmering lure zaps a rainbow out of the aspen shadows. The Breakout new for 2013 from Harley's Custom Vehicle Operations in Milwaukee is a dazzling interpretation of the popular Softail. It features a tuned 1,802-cc OHV V-twin, six-speed gearbox, rangy 67.3-inch wheelbase and the most relaxed seating this side of a La-Z-Boy. Bottom line: It's a cruiser rather than a carve-'em-up apex hunter. But wh...