Maria Motorcycles’ Triumph Thruxton Mighty Blue is an eye candy

For those one-off unique custom motorcycle seekers, Maria motorcycles in Lisbon, Portugal might be a good place to pay a visit. One of their first designs The Triumph Thruxton Mighty Blue is an eye candy. From their first work, their work ethic is visible. Do not tamer the soul of the motorcycle, and keep it really simple.

This bike was bought by one of the members of Maria who wanted it to be Maria Style  with a more open cockpit.

2013 Triumph Trophy 1200 unveiled [Photo Gallery]

As promised. Triumph did reveal a new bike at the Tridays festival in Austria. This new Trophy 1200 Touring bike challenges the supremacy of BMW in this sector.

Powered by a 251cc three-cylinder motor which produces 132 hp at 8,900 rpm and 120 Nm torque. In this bike the sixth gear has been made longer, to aid it’s high speed cruising capacity.

Two versions of the bike will be available, a standard one and an SE one. The SE version will be packed with many high spec features like electronically-adjustable

Goodwood Festival: Nissan Leaf to set Guinness World Reverse Speed Record

Goodwood Festival of Speed is in for some treat as Nissan has some special plans for the festival. Nissan’s Leaf is a really special car, as it is an EV and since it has no gearbox it’s backwards is almost same as it is forwards. But just to set the records straight, Nissan will be organizing a record-breaking run for the Leaf in which it will try to break the record for driving backwards.

Driver will take the Leaf in reverse over the 1.85km hillclimb course as fast as possible, which would

Ducati Diavel DVC by Motocorse is a special bike [Photo Gallery]

Motocorse is an Italian company that generally specializes in the production of special parts of sportsbikes. Well, now they have put together an amazingly cool looking bike, Ducati Diavel DVC. Based on the 2011 Ducati Diavel, the original design of the bike has been retained with some technical and stylish upgrades.

More than 30 components have been replaced by Motocorse and most of them have been taken from the company’s own 2012 catalogues and some of these changes are too intricate to be noticed

Škoda officially unveils new compact car Rapid

ŠKODA Rapid, Skoda’s new compact saloon is being pushed by the company and they are very excited about the car. This introduction comes within months after the introduction of SKODA Citigo Subcompact. This is a major chunk in the company’s growth strategy for coming days and the car is expected to be in the market by the autumn of 2012.

Spacious, intricate design, great price, efficient engine and standard safety it is easily a model that would set benchmarks in its segment. The ŠKODA Rapid

Pagani to unveil Zonda R Evo at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Zonda R – The Evo is much more than just fast, it is excitingly fast and for that reason we would recommend not getting it onto the streets. Take it somewhere that can handle pace. A bespoke built V12 by AMG giving out 750 hp is the prime culprit for such menacing speeds.

But it been some time and we were hoping to see another version, a faster version of the car. Pagani hasn’t exactly come up with a new version of the car, but with slight changes in the aerodynamics, improvements in weight

Chris Gilmour creates ‘Goldfinger’ Aston DB5 using cardboard

t will make in the top 5 of world’s most famous vehicles. While you can think of many names, I would let you know, we will be focusing on the ‘Goldfinger’ DB5. This is one car that will grab attention, even if it’s not present in its original form. A tribute or a replica from an artist would mean extra attention, but what if the art is made with one of the cheapest building materials ever. Cardboard boxes, will it be able to justify the popularity of the car?

Donut Foldable Bicycle: Carry, store and stow

Trekking can be gruesome sometimes, mainly because you may have to walk too many miles. What you can do is take a bicycle and ride it when you can and then carry it when you cannot. What am I, drunk? How is it even remotely possible to carry a bicycle while trekking? Well the thing is you guys are less informed and less geeky. 

Do we have a red carpet for engines, where once in a year they arrive in awesome cars and then walk down the aisle and at last the best of them is given an award for being the best? Obviously having something exactly like this is most certainly impossible, but yet we can have an Engine of the year award.

As I say it, I would love to let you know that Ford’s 1.0-liter Ecoboost unit has been named 2012 International Engine of the Year,  the “Best New Engine” and “Best Engine Under 1.0-litre”.

Quick Review: 2012 Star Raider SCL

They created a complete motorcycle for the latest in paints technology,  the high-metallic Blazing Orange Paint. The 2012 Star Raider SCL gets the impressive 6 layer paint job and if that was not enough, it gets seats that have been finely crafted in genuine leather with matching stitches. It is  a dream for riders and it will be not for everyone as only 500 of these will be made.

It has a lot of distinct features that look heavily inspired by the custom cruiser market. It is powered by a fuel-injected