Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stores - 20 April 2012 plus 3 more

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• Top Internet Stores - 20 April 2012
• e-bikes, Electric Motorcycles, To Become Cheaper
• 1st Cafe Racer Event Of Dieppe - Balneo Cafe Racer Days
• France: Excellent Motorcycle Protest This Important Weekend

Top Internet Stores - 20 April 2012 Posted: 20 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT Two weeks worth of interesting motorcycle articles that have appeared, like magic, on the world wide web. - Miss Adventures On A Motorcycle (Jeanie Davison) - The Truth About Motorcycle Helmets Styles And Dot, Snell, Ece, Bci, Ratings (Examiner) - Motorcycle safety tips for riding in traffic (Zigwheels) - Schuberth S2 Helmet Review (Revzilla Blog)

e-bikes, Electric Motorcycles, To Become Cheaper Posted: 20 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT It's kind of a headline that is so obvious, that I might have said "Next year, there will be taxes", or "the sun will rise tomorrow morning". The real question is BY HOW MUCH? The reason electric motorcycle, also known as e-bikes, are going to drop in price is not because they are selling like hot cakes, or croissants in my part of the world. Because they are not. The amounts sold as a whole is still less than the smallest "normal" motorcycle manufacturer. And maybe that is because they are still expensive, so seen more as a toy than a normal vehicle. The reason electric motorcycles are dropping in price is because the most expensive element of the bike, the battery, is dropping in price. An estimated 25% or more of the price of an e-bike is the battery. Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

1st Cafe Racer Event Of Dieppe - Balneo Cafe Racer Days Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:00 AM PDT < For those of you, especially in the UK, who are looking to do something interesting on the 28th and 29th of April 2012, here's an idea. A short ferry hop to the city of Dieppe in North France, and you will faced with the first Cafe Racer event of the city. Called the Balneo Cafe Racer Days de Dieppe, the weekend-long event focuses on cafe racers. Some 200 cafe racers will be gathering alongside the beach front, with Saturday afternoon a parade through the city followed by a 200 meter sprint race. Sunday will see demonstrations of these special motorcycles on a 1200 meter long circuit. A couple of big names will be present during the weekend. names like Jim Redman, Dave Hailwood (the son of "Mike the Bike" Hailwood), Paul Smart, Ron Chandler and others will be there. Entrance is free, and if you want, there are camping grounds close by in the towns surrounding the city, plus a plethora of hotels & B&Bs. And all things considered, I should be attending the event, so expect photos the following day for those of you who will be missing the event. ...

France: Excellent Motorcycle Protest This Important Weekend Posted: 19 Apr 2012 11:00 PM PDT Usually a motorcycle protest here in France, involves lots of motorcycles riding slowly through cities and motorways, blocking traffic, generating bedlam everywhere as much as possible. It usually works, and bikers, despite being a pain in the *$$ are supported by the general population. But this weekend's protest is going to be different, very different. This Sunday is an important day for France, since it's the 1st round of the presidential elections. 10 candidates are up for the top job, and during the whole of the day, voting booths will be open all over the country. What the French Federation of Angry Bikers (FFMC) are asking is that the bikers that are going to vote, go around 10:00 AM, and go dressed in full ATGATT gear. If enough bikers go and vote at the same time, all dressed up in full gear, it should become a clear message to the round 2 candidates:- BIKERS DO VOTE! It's a great idea, since no one is bothered by the protest (well, maybe the old lady standing next to a big biker at the voting booth), and it does send a clear message that bikers do vote, so do not forget us in your policies. ...

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