Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 24 August 2012 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 24 August 2012
• BMW Motorcycles and Bloomingdale’s - Shop For Your Bike
• France: Record Revenue From Radars Expected

Top Internet Stories - 24 August 2012 Posted: 24 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT Here are the last few stories that have appeared during the week. End of summer is coming, and more people are spending time behind the computer, and not the motorcycle. - Top 5 Motorcycle Tours In Europe (Road Captain Usa) - MotoGP: Casey Stoner is an inspiration, says Steve Parrish (BBC) - Brammo Empulse: The Electric Motorcycle Has Finally Arrived (Hell For Leather Magazine) - Top Ten Facts about motor oils (Zig Wheels) - How to Ride a Motorcycle With Parts Missing (on you, not the bike) (One Handed Bikers) ...

BMW Motorcycles and Bloomingdale’s - Shop For Your Bike Posted: 24 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT BMW Motorcycles has associated itself with the upmarket department store Bloomingdale. Throughout USA, in all Bloomingdale's stores, a BMW R1200R Classic will be featured in the store window, and in the store's fall catalog, you'll get to see the naked motorcycle in all its glory. But since they're featured in the men's department, you'll get to see guys on it... nice for the women for a change. The men's catalog is featuring a new "On the Road" shop, targeted for guys on-the-go. It'll be the "motorcycle trend", with items like leather fingerless gloves, hoods, and other leather products..... ....Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Record Revenue From Radars Expected Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT Radars, as we all know, are money generating machines; real jackpots for the government. Our fearless & greedy "leaders" will tell you that the radars are there to keep speeds down, to promote safety and to reduce the mortality figures, but in the end it's all about money. Show me the money.... This year in France, the radars are expected to bring in a record 700 million Euros! That's close to ONE BILLION US$. Thanks to many more automatic speed radars, red light radars and the introduction of segment radars, it looks like it's the French government's way of shoveling money into the deficit black hole. By the end of the year, we'll have 4,000 radars in France - another record. So if you're planning on riding your motorcycle in France, better watch out of the money machines. Despite many election promises by the current socialist government, they are going to continue "taxing" vehicle son the road. It's in our own benefit... meaning they want and need the cash. ...

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