Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2013: Day 12 - KTM Report plus 3 more

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• Dakar2013: Day 12 - KTM Report
• Patents: Optical Shutter Dimming Helmet Visor
• Follow Up: The Clandestine
• Brazil: 15.62% Drop In Motorcycle Sales For 2012

Dakar2013: Day 12 - KTM Report Posted: 16 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST #Dakar - Rainy day, so much that the car & trucks section had to be cancelled, and several amateur motorcycle got stuck in fast rising water... Kurt Caselli rides majestically, another future Dakar winner; KTM have done their thing, and taken the top spots of the leader board........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Patents: Optical Shutter Dimming Helmet Visor Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:00 AM PST Although something like this already exists on the market, in fact we've done a product review on it, this patent goes a step further. Patent #US 20120292488 A1 describes a flexible LCD screen that can get fitted on motorcycle helmets and goggles. With a light sensor placed on top of the visor, when a strong light hits it, it commands a battery to power up the LCD screen, darkening the visor in the process. The process is accomplished in milliseconds. Like the Raleri in the review, it means that when there's a strong light, like the sun, your visor instantaneously become dark. Unlike the Raleri, it can darken your visor to different degrees, depending on how strong the light is. It's like having different sunglasses on, changing the glasses whatever the sun throws at you........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Follow Up: The Clandestine Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST Last year we showed you the Kickstarter crowd-funding project of The Clandestine. The project was for a web TV series, a real comedy, made in Northern Ireland. They had made their first episode for Kickstarter, and the comedy series is centered around office workers during the day, who turn into a "vicious" 1%-er biker club at night........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Brazil: 15.62% Drop In Motorcycle Sales For 2012 Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST Brazil is supposed to be a growth market, one of the emerging markets, but not for motorcycles as it appears. The Brazilian federation of automotive vehicles reported a large slump in sales for motorcycles, despite the fact that car sales jumped 6.11% Motorcycle sales throughout 2012 fell 15.62%. 1,637,481 new PTW were on the road, in sharp contrast with 2011, were there were 1,940,533 new bikes. Citing restrictions in bank credit, less people are able to buy new motorcycles, and a high number of motorcycles dealers were forced to close; a good 4% of the 2,500 dealers in Brazil closed their doors........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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