Thursday, February 16, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Wolfman Luggage: Very Comprehensive Motorcycle Luggage plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Wolfman Luggage: Very Comprehensive Motorcycle Luggage plus 2 more

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Wolfman Luggage: Very Comprehensive Motorcycle Luggage

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:00 AM PST

Wolfman Motorcycle Luggage
Wolfman Motorcycle Luggage
Sometimes the right motorcycle luggage can make an adventure trip, a long distance motorcycle trip, a RTW trip or even a camping trip the difference between a success and a fail.

Most motorcycle luggage manufacturers make hard luggage, either metal or plastic. These luggage are really cargo holders, functioning only as a place to put stuff.

USA based Wolfman Luggage make luggage that you can not only store on your motorcycle or scooter, but also carry with you on your airplane trip, or when checking in into the White House.

Wolfman have many different sorts of luggage. If there's a place to store luggage on your motorcycle, Wolfman has got you covered!

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Video: SuperMario and Vespa Scooters

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:00 AM PST

Video clip
Vespa logo
I don't know if this is a real commercial, and if it is, it will not have cost much money to make. The advertisement is for Vespa scooters, and it features Mario, or more SuperMario.

You can hear the irritating sound of the Mario Nintendo games, while Mario chooses a Vespa over the princess. But fake or not, it's still not bad.

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France: Fines Bring In €1.4 BILLION In 2011

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:00 PM PST

Radar-jackpot
It pays having speed radars in France! Not for safety as has been determined by many studies, but for the cash strapped government. Last year, the combined issued fines brought in a whopping €1.398 BILLION, that's almost 1.5 Billion Euros (at today's rate, almost US$2 Billion).

€660 Million of that collected windfall goes to the local communities, in order to help them improve roads. €65 Million is used for processing the fines (administration costs), €52 Million to maintain the radars, €20 Million to fight the increasing vandalism (I wonder why?), €18 Million to purchase and install new radars, €37 Million to put in place a new electronic and automated fine system and €35 Million for some delinquents program and €16 Million to change the old license files to the new one.

That leaves €474 Million for the government, to be used as they please. It's not going to be used to increase safety the way it should (like motorcycle crash barriers, reduction in sales tax for motorcycle safety equipment, etc... the list is long). Instead, the money will be used to fill that big black hole they call the budget.

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