Monday, October 4, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: European Union Angry With France Because Of Motorcycle Politics plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: European Union Angry With France Because Of Motorcycle Politics plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

European Union Angry With France Because Of Motorcycle Politics

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT

100HP-Limit sign
The European Commission is up in arms against France's 100 hp restriction for motorcycles.

Brought into law in 1984 to reduce road deaths among motorcyclists, it has been proven that there is no correlation between horsepower and road fatalities. So Europe is telling France to remove the law.

But will they listen? Do they ever?

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46 Dakar Motorcycles Over The Years

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Dakar 1980 Vespa
Dakar 1980 KTM 240
46 motorcycles that have participated in the famous Dakar rally, from the very first year until 2011 (okay, the last one still has to race).

Some of them are very special, like the Vespa scooter. They're not all KTMs, believe it or not, KTM do not hold the number of victories.

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Video: Kawasaki ZX-14 Promo

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Video clip
Kawasaki logo
With Kawasaki being the motorcycle flavor of the day, here's a commercial, more a promo, of the Kawasaki ZX-14 motorcycle.

Nice, lots of CGI and fast action. Not like the ads they used to make, but still pretty good. From 2007.

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