For a day or a weekend, these 12 pour on the fun. Make a splash and cool down at these top Chicago area outdoor water parks. Forget indoor pools with fluorescent lights and chlorinated air. With sunshine, high temps and long summer days, it's time to splash around at some of the Chicago area's best outdoor water parks.
Bud Ekins, 77; stuntman did famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'. October 10, 2007|Dennis McLellan | Times Staff Writer. Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in The Great Escape, has died.
Bultaco unveils first electric bike. Spanish motorcycle manufacturer Bultaco announced in May that it would return, but not with two-stroke dirt bikes â instead they would return with a range of electric road bikes. They have now announced the first will be the Brinco Moto-Bike which is an electric/pedal moped-style bike designed as a versatile commuter, urban bike and mountain bike. It will be followed by the Electrical Urbanmotard based on the RapitÃ¡n prototypes. Bultaco Rapitan prototpye electric motorcycle.