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unusual facts about motorcycling


Shell Rotella T

Though marketed as an engine oil for diesel trucks, Rotella oil has found popularity with motorcyclists as well.


59 Club

The club became well known, and attracted luminaries such as Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon to its opening night, and later many motorcycling sportsmen and musicians.

Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix

The Iveco Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix will be a motorcycling event that will be part of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, held to replace the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Augustusburg Hunting Lodge

The collection has objects across the history of motorcycling, including an example of the first series-produced motorcycle, a Hildebrand & Wolfmüller.

Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix

The Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix was a one-off motorcycling event that was part of the 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

National Off-Road Racing Association

A small section of the Mexican 1000 was featured in the seminal motorcycling film On Any Sunday.

Oilskin

This is less important in walking jackets since when walking on land the arms usually point down away from the rain; but this nuisance can happen in motorcycling whenever the arms holding the handlebars point forward into a wet headwind.

P. G. Cristea

After these progresses, Cristea, together with Ionel Zamfirescu, a motorcycling champion, decided to modify a Ford V8 in order to attempt a top finish in the 1936 Monte Carlo Rally.

Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead

Like its basis game, Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead allows players to play as one or two of the four survivors: Bill, a Vietnam veteran; Francis, a biker; Louis, an office worker; and Zoey, an aspiring film director.

Prince Talal bin Muhammad

Prince Talal’s sporting interests include Polo, Furusiyya (traditional Arab/Islamic military horsemanship), Scuba Diving (PADI Advanced Diver Rating) Motorcycling, and Alpine Skiing.

Royal Dutch Touring Club

In the 20th century, the association expanded to include motorists, hikers, equestrians, motorcyclists, as well as participants in water sports, winter sports and camping.

The Rider's Digest

The letters pages are a detailed discussion forum, and the Rider’s Lives column has featured Many 'Celebrities' including Scottish novelist Iain Banks, motorcycle & truck racer Steve Parrish, Prince of Darkness - Damned frontman David Vanian, BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs and motorcycling MP’s Lembit Öpik and Stephen Ladyman alongside dozens of other riders.


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