Friday, March 29, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 29 March 2013 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 29 March 2013 plus 2 more

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Top Internet Stories - 29 March 2013

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
I might as well be writing January, because end of March and we are still seeing snow. What happened to global warming? Anyway, here are some motorcycle related articles to keep you warm.

- Review: Ogio No Drag Mach 5 Backpack (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum)
- Kevin Ash (1959 -2013) - Tributes (Ash On Bikes)
- How To Prepare Your Bike For Adventure Part 1 (Hell For Leather Magazine)
- How To Impress A Race Fan (Revgirl)

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Turkey: World’s Most Expensive Motorcycle Is A Chopper

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Tarhan Telli Golden Motorcycle
Turkey flag
#GuinnessBookofRecords #Chopper #Custom - It used to be the Marine Turbine MT Y2K (the Jay Leno turbine motorcycle) that was the most expensive motorcycle out there. But not anymore.

Tarhan Telli, a Turkish motorcycle designer and owner of TT Custom Choppers, has built world's most expensive motorcycle. It took him a year to make, and the 1801 cc motorcycle is made with 315 kilos of GOLD. Yikes.... a golden motorcycle...........

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France: Gerard Depardieu And Motorcycles - The Saga Continues

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:00 PM PDT

Gerard Depardieu Scooter
France flag
#Depardieu #Dui #Stolen - French actor Gerard Depardieu has been in the news a lot lately, probably too much even. Being an A-list actor does mean that whatever you do will make it to the news, but in his case most often the headlines are negative.

The most recent negative headlines have been when the actor exiled himself to Belgium after the French socialist government announced they were planning to impose a 75% tax on annual revenues exceeding รข‚¬1 million. While he exiled himself, Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, invited him to live in Russia, and promised him respect. So now Depardieu is the goodwill ambassador for Russia, exalting Russia as a model of democracy. Honest, you can't make this up, he really said it.

But back to two wheels. Depardieu for all his faults, has a love for PTW. He even is part owner for a Yamaha motorcycle shop, and prefers riding a motorcycle or scooter over a car. He is also owner of a vineyard, and he often combines both passions, something not recommendable. Last year on November 29, Depardieu crashed his scooter while being totally drunk (not the first time). He was checked by the police and found to have 1.8g/liter alcohol in his blood (the maximum authorized is 0.5, so more than 3 times the limit).

Earlier this week, Depardieu reported to the police that his scooter, in fact the same scooter he crashed while DUI, was stolen...........

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