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Every day, you are talking about your motorbikes on the Maxitest Moto-Station. We have just validated the opinion of the one of you on its BMW K 1300 GT:

“It must be recognized, the judgment, the first impression is that it is a motorcycle which requires a heavy concentration for the great maneuver and parking. In addition, the side stand is very short and when puts it, we must be very attention to devers, always with that impression that the motorbike will fall and there, he really must be retained. However, as soon the boot, whatever the speed, barely foot noted, the weight completely forget and we have a motorbike very balanced and handy (even to two with all the baggage).

We are doing a lot of tourism solely on small departmental not necessarily well paved and speeds more than supported, and there, what foot! It joined hampers fort on the angle, holds the trajectory without forcing on handlebars and accelerate the exit while keeping the cape. The chassis is perfect, and even allows some mistakes in the webs when it takes rapid catch the handful of emergency brake in some that close turns. We have done all Pyrénnées, the Massif Central and last week, the Corsica: 3 500 km in 1 week which 1 700 km of motorway. Whatever the road, speed, the state of tar, a small finger pressure to settle the suspension, for mounting or down the bubble, it is adapted to all.

And what about the engine, a jewel, a couple enormous which avoid gear changes too frequent and the outflow of turns which leave all the buddies on the spot. Let us not forget my passenger who is to angels and, despite my conduct sporting, does not need to be held, which allows him to take hundreds of pictures of landscape or of the buddies who roll with us on their FJR, RT and GS.”

This is a stunt racing under the sign of conviviality. 3 and 4 October, the city of Val-de-Reuil lived a weekend motorcycle 100% with the departure of the Moto Tour. To animate the Saturday, a contest was organized amateur stunt.

In the city center, 23 fans of the region, scooter, 50 to box or measured their motorcycle stunt skills. All competitors were entitled to two passages of three minutes before a jury, in qualifying. Five of them had access to the semi final.

Originality of this competition: it is between them they have tried, when one was on the runway, the other four voted. Only the top two and have advanced to the finals: Mickael Blaise and Kevin Parrussini. Read the rest of this entry »