Bikes in the Fast Lane: Wheel Jockey: For All Those Pesky Tires and Chain Jobs plus 2 more

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• Wheel Jockey: For All Those Pesky Tires and Chain Jobs
• The Netherlands: Interesting Electric Motorcycle Taxi Company
• Syria: Pushing Starting A Motorcycle In A River?

Wheel Jockey: For All Those Pesky Tires and Chain Jobs Posted: 05 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST If you're anything like me, you'll not like having to do those pesky jobs on your motorcycle, like greasing your chains, cleaning wheels, adjusting tire pressure etc. All those jobs are done in my garage, and there's little space to roll the motorcycle to advance the chain, or get to the tires from another angle. Unless you have dedicated, and often expensive equipment in your garage, the only choice I have is to push the bike out to move things along. Yes, I know, I'm lazy... very lazy. But fear not fellow-lazy bikers, here's a bit of equipment that's not that expensive, and that will help you do those pesky jobs. Called Wheel Jockey, it's a metal box with sealed ball bearings........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

The Netherlands: Interesting Electric Motorcycle Taxi Company Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:00 AM PST The Netherlands is an eco-friendly country, with cities like Amsterdam seeing more bicycles than cars. There are quite a lot of motorcycles as well, but what's interesting is the new motorcycle taxi company operating in Amsterdam. Since October 1st, the new Hopper motorcycle taxi company offers a novel approach to bring people to their final destination. They use an electric scooter for the "last mile", in other words, for short inter-city destinations. But the interesting thing is that the scooters are limited to a maximum speed of 25 kph. That speed limit allows you to ride a scooter without a helmet in The Netherlands. This means logistically, it's easier to use, since the cab company doesn't need to bring different helmets. You really hop on and off. Also interesting is the fare. There's only one price, and that is €2.50.......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Syria: Pushing Starting A Motorcycle In A River? Posted: 04 Nov 2012 10:00 PM PST Looks kind of dicey to me, like he's trying to push start the motorcycle. And doesn't it look like he's wired to the car/van behind him...?? ...

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