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Norton has made good on its threat to turn its slinky V4SV superbike into a cafe racer – without neutering its rorty 1200cc V4 engine. The new V4CR carries an absolutely brutal price tag, but a bike this pretty might just get away with it.When I think British naked motorcycles, the second thing I think of is a nice, curvy tubular Spondon frame with too much motor in it and as little of everything else as possible. The first thing, of course, is the magnificent Triumph Speed Triple, the only true dream bike I've ever…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: May 17, 2023, 11:42 ISTHomegrown EV manufacturer Enigma on Tuesday announced its plans to launch six high-speed electric two-wheelers by the end of this year.As part of the upcoming line-up, the company’s most anticipated high-speed EV bike Cafe Racer - Enigma CR22 for motorcycle enthusiasts boasts a top speed of 120 km per hour and delivers a range of 105 km on a single charge, according to the company.“With six high-speed electric two-wheelers, including B2B high-speed RTO and…

Lego 2K Drive MSRP $70.00 “Lego 2K Drive's chaotic racing and inventive story mode are let down by irresponsible microtransactions.” Pros Fast-paced racing fun Excellent Lego aesthetics Standout story mode Deep kart creation suite Cons Some dud minigames…

You can pick up Hoa too Microsoft has kind of taken its foot off of the gas when it comes to Games with Gold (their program where you get two games, free to keep, each month), but it almost never ceases to surprise me. That can be a good or a bad thing in any given month. For May 2023, it’s just sheer confusion. The big game on offer this time is Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, the 1999 game that heavily features podracing, the sport of Star Wars prequel fame. Originally released on the PC and Nintendo 64 (!) back in…

First-time feature director Lola Quivoron opens up the throttle with this biker movie set in the outskirts of Bordeaux in France, which gives us some fierce bursts of speed, real-life stunts, and quite a bit of storytelling content. It reminded me of Rachel Kushner’s 2013 novel The Flamethrowers, which also showed how very, very angry some men get when women are good at riding motorbikes.Real-life racer Julie Ledru makes her movie acting debut as Julia – street name “Inconnu” or “Unknown” – a badass that we first see…

I’m no cyclist, but I’ve always had a soft spot for retro-style cafe racer bikes with clean lines and a lack of unnecessary engineering. A lovely triangular frame, two narrow wheels, caliper brakes and a lovely paint job make the perfect bike for tootling around town. Years ago one company — Faraday — made an early hit on Kickstarter with its version of the old-school bike that, sadly, I never got to ride. Today at the UK’s Cycle Show, however, I stumbled across Quella’s range of retro e-bikes and already I’m in love. Its…

The newest, latest, hottest thing The octopus gets a bad rap. It’s a perfectly awesome creature with brains to spare, but it often is treated in media like a horror of the ocean. Listen, there are much more horrific things down there, not least of which are the Old Ones that slumber in the corpse city of R’yleh. Also moray eels. Also anglerfish. However, catching a virus from an octopus isn’t great. Future Racer 2000 begins with you quarantined in your apartment due to such an affliction. One thing leads to another, and…

Gameloft is a mobile-first studio with loads of experience making snappy, responsive racing games through its Asphalt series. Disney Speedstorm represents its second venture into PC and console gaming using the popular Disney license, after the friendly life sim Disney Dreamlight Valley. And while Gameloft's expertise in crafting well-made racing games is on full display--complete with plenty of fun callbacks for Disney fans--it also feels like it has imported some of the confusing microtransaction…

Forza Horizon 4’s excellent 2019 Lego expansion worked so well that it seemed obvious that an open-world Lego racing game should become its own thing. Thankfully, we didn’t have to wait too long to see that become a reality. Visual Concepts and 2K Games have announced a multi-title partnership with The Lego Group that begins with the open-world racer Lego 2K Drive, which launches on May 19. I was recently flown out to 2K’s Novato headquarters to go hands-on with Lego 2K Drive ahead of its announcement and came…

Image: JAKKS PacificAt this weekend’s WonderCon 2023, JAKKS Pacific will host a panel to reveal its line for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. io9 got an exclusive sneak peek of the iconic Mario Kart, inspired by Nintendo and Illumination’s new animated adaptation, which will be part of JAKKS Pacific’s 2023 toy and collectible releases.With a Bullet Bill range of 100 feet, this full-function 2.4GHz R/C comes with bells and whistles like tail pipes lighting up and some rumble, but no shells or Bob-ombs. Mario’s head moves when…