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Top 10 Father’s Day Gift Ideas for the Motorcycle Dad

1 of 10Next LastEagle Rider Gift Certificate Give Dad the chance to ride a bike he’s never ridden, or to go somewhere he’s never been. Eagle Rider, the world’s largest motorcycle rental and touring company, sells gift certificates in any amount that are good at any of their locations around the world or online. Gift certificates are redeemable for motorcycle rentals (about $200 and up) as well as any of ER’s full-blown guided and unguided tours (around $1000 and up).

Drool-worthy new trials bike

THIS is the new Montesa Cota 4RT260 Factory, a sort of BMW HP4 of the trials world. Developed in collaboration with Honda, and the Repsol Montesa Honda Trials team, it’s got a 259cc single-cylinder four-stroke engine designed to compete with smaller two-strokes while producing less emissions. There are two versions, the £5,699 standard 4RT260, aimed at amateur-to-advanced riders, and the more competition-focussed Factory Race Replica version, with Showa suspension, at £6,799.

Hero Honda Rebranded as Hero MotoCorp

Honda’s former joint venture in India has officially rebranded itself as Hero MotoCorp, revealing the company’s new logo and signaling the beginning of a new era for India’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. Formerly known as Hero Honda, the joint venture claims a share of nearly half of India’s two-wheeled vehicle market. Honda decided in late 2010 to end its 27-year partnership with India’s Hero Motors, buying out its 26% share for $855 million, about half the market price at the time.