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BMW R nineT Hera Project

This impressive masterpiece would probably be more at home in a museum as an artwork, than in a garage. The Hera Project was born from the minds of the team at Italian publication Chop and Roll Magazine, in collaboration with the artists at South Garage Motor Co. Using a BMW R nineT as the base, the bike was stripped to its essentials and completely rebuilt it with a distinctive one-piece aluminium alloy body cradled by a handmade leather saddle, a new titanium twin exhaust, new suspension, a new aluminum fender, integrated indicators in the handlebar, new wheels and dual sport tires by Metzeler to give the beauty grip both on road and off.



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Electric GT EV-Conversion Crate Motor

This modular electric crate motor lets you turn your gas car into an electric car! The motors are more or less the same size and shape as a modern V8 engine, and can be pretty easily swapped into whatever gasoline-powered vehicle they’ll physically fit into. It features either one or two electric motors, motor controllers, a charger, a DC-to-DC converter and coolant lines and pumps, in a single block. It is built to pair with manual transmissions and includes all ...
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TOUAREG 3 QATAR

The Touareg 3 Qatar recently presented at the Qatar Motorshow can be considered as the road version of the Race Touareg 3, that, a few weeks ago, triumphed in the 2011 edition of the Dakar Rally in South America. Featuring a 310 hp engine, it does 0-100 km/h in six seconds and is approved for use on the road, which forced some changes in the chassis....
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JIMNY DEFENDER BODY KIT

So you love the Land Rover Defender, but you don´t have the money to buy one. You also love the new Suzuki Jimmy, but it is no Defender. The solution? this awesome body kit! Japanese tuner DAMD Inc. sells a body kit that will turn the new boxy, off-road capable little Jimny into a Land Rover Defender lookalike. Dubbed "Little:D", the aftermarket styling kit draws heavily from the Land Rover Defender in terms of design. From the headlights, to the front gr...
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