Bikes in the Fast Lane: Switching From 2 to 4, From 4 to 2 Wheels - Motorcycles & Cars plus 2 more

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• Switching From 2 to 4, From 4 to 2 Wheels - Motorcycles & Cars
• Is KTM Becoming The Master Of Merchandising?
• My Kind Of A Priest - A Hard-Core Biker One

Switching From 2 to 4, From 4 to 2 Wheels - Motorcycles & Cars Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Motorcycle #Car - It looks like a lot of professional racers in the car and motorcycle sports are crossing over to the other category. What used to be motorcycle racers going to the "dark" side of the sport, ie car racing, has now become a common cross occurrence. We all remember the speculations when Valentino Rossi tried the Ferrari F1 race car a few times. Most fans were convinced that he was going to race Formula One. Other champions had done that in the past, so why not him. Notably John Surtees, who became the only world champion MotoGP and Formula One. Many Dakar motorcycles racers have gone on to race cars........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Is KTM Becoming The Master Of Merchandising? Posted: 18 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT It used to be Harley-Davidson who were the masters of merchandising. They were even rumored to make more money selling their name on products than making money selling their motorcycles. But it looks like another motorcycle manufacturer has caught up, and probably even surpassed the Milwaukee based company; KTM. Like most manufacturers, KTM started out with simple merchandising items, like baseball caps, t-shirts etc. All very bland, everyone had them. But quickly they started adding stuff that was unique, and because they were unique, they became fast bestsellers. The KTM Toaster catapulted KTM into the merchandising scene. But they've had a lot of other stuff, so much that their catalog is quite big. It might not have reached Harley-Davidson proportions, but big nevertheless. It helps of course that they have loyal, even fanatical, fans that will make everything orange and put the KTM logo on it:.......... WARNING At the bottom of this long list of KTM merchandising stuff is one NSFW item. You have been warned! ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

My Kind Of A Priest - A Hard-Core Biker One Posted: 17 Mar 2013 11:00 PM PDT If ever I were to find religion, I'd like to have this guy be my spiritual advisor. Imagine having a priest nicknamed Gofo and who is a hardcore motorcycle rider. How cool. Can we have him for pope please? ...

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