Friday, April 6, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 6 April 2012 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 6 April 2012 plus 2 more

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Top Internet Stories - 6 April 2012

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
After all the excitement of the April fool jokes, here are some interesting motorcycle articles that have appeared over the last week or so that you may like.

- 10 Great Commuter Motorcycles Under $10,000 (About Motorcycles)
- Shopping For A Used Motorcycle (Cycle Trader)
- And Then Came Bronsen: The Quintessential Roadtrip In DVD (Motorcycle Misadventures)
- Why I Think Motorcyclists Die And How We Can Honor A Dead Man By Keeping Others Alive (Marion Patch)

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Listen To Music On Your Motorcycle, But Still Hear Traffic

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Earhero
I hear it all the time. Bikers who do not want to listen to music while riding their motorcycle because they are afraid they will not hear the traffic noise. Like a car hitting the brakes to avoid you, squealing past you. Like a cop car behind you trying to get you to pull over for a cavity search. Like that pretty girl (guy) whistling at you to pull over for some fun.

Well, if that is your worry your time for on-the-road-entertainment has come. EarHero is a company that produces earbuds (earphones) of a special kind. They look like regular earbuds, but they have been made in such a way that you can still hear what is going on around you.

Click on the headline to continue reading this story.......

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1st Backflip With An Electric Motorcycle

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Video clip
The 1st #backflip on an #electric motorcycle? Apparently, during the Paris X-Trial championships held last week, the public got to see the first backflip on an electric motorcycle.

Backflips are common in extreme sports, you get to see them in almost every X-Games show, but apparently this the first time it has been accomplished with an electric motorcycle. The whole idea of a backflip rests on a proper weight distribution, which on an electric bike is different. The rider, Christophe Bruand, did the backflip on an Electric Motion trial motorcycle.

Here's the video of the flip (narrated in French).

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