Friday, March 23, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 23 March 2012 plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 23 March 2012 plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Top Internet Stories - 23 March 2012

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
Here's a week worth of interesting motorcycle articles I've found on the internet for your reading pleasure.

- Rising gas prices give a jolt to sales of electric motorcycles (LA Times)
- Getting Ready For The Riding Season (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum)
- What Would You Ride Thru A Zombie Apocalypse (City Biker Blog)
- Liberty Sport Biker Sunglasses (Midlife Motorcycle Madness)

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Got A Royal Enfield Motorcycle? Get Discount In A Pub

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Royal Enfield Pub
Royal Enfield logo
The town of Redditch in the UK used to be the home of the Royal Enfield factory, from 1893 until 1967 when the motorcycle factory closed its doors and moved to India where it has been ever since.

2 years ago, a fantastic and award-winning pub opened in the former city of Royal Enfield, and was aptly named "The Royal Enfield". Located in the town's old cinema, it looks pretty good as far as pubs go.

But if you arrive on a post 1999 Royal Enfield motorcycle, the owner will give you a 10% discount on the food.

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Ural 5th European Get-Together

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Ural 5th Europe Meeting Poster
Ural logo
Russian motorcycle manufacturer, Ural, have released the dates of their 5th European motorcycle bash. It's a time for Ural owners and lovers to gather, swap stories, drink lots of beer and do some ride outs.

The date is set for 31 August until 2 September. The venue is Aschach, Austria (on the Danube river).

So if you are into Ural motorcycle, mark the dates, and start planning your holiday.

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Europe: Tickets Interchangeable In Countries

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Europe Fines Flag
This is going to become more and more common while Europe gets its act together: speeding tickets interchangeable between countries. Until recently, if you got caught speeding (or other less drastic offences, like parking) in another European country, you could forget about paying. At the very most, the country in which you got caught, will send you several letters, each one more menacing than the other, but they could never do something about it.

Several bilateral agreements have started over the years between countries allowing them to exchange speeding tickets details, giving access to a country's computer system containing the motorcycle (or car) registration details.

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