Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 31 April 2013 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 31 April 2013
• USA: Dodge City Brings Back 100 Year Old Motorcycle Race
• Switzerland: Cop Gets Slap On Wrist For Speeding & Endangerment On A Motorcycle

Top Internet Stories - 31 April 2013 Posted: 31 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT Tomorrow is June, and I'm thinking about trading in my motorcycles for submarines or jet skis. I'd get more use out of them with this weather. So I've been reading a lot of motorcycle articles on the internet, here are a few you may have missed. - Honda Releases First Image Of Production (Motomatters) - Why I Ride A Slow Uncomfortable Unreliable Noisy Motorcycle (Ride Apart) - Lewis Hamilton Talks Of His Secret Love For Motogp (Motorbiketimes) - Summer Motorcycle Riding Tips (Bikesure) - What To Do After A Motorcycle Accident (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum) - Why Motogp Must Try A Bit Of Proactive Promotion (Autosport) ...

USA: Dodge City Brings Back 100 Year Old Motorcycle Race Posted: 31 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Vintage #Race #DodgeCity - It used to be that you had to get out of Dodge City if the Hollywood Western movies were to be believed, but in this case, it's you should go to Dodge City. Here's why: Next year (2014), 100 years ago, Dodge City saw the creation of a major motorcycle race. Back on 1914, 17,000 people flocked to Dodge City to see the first motorcycle race there, dubbed the "Indianapolis of motorcycle racing", a 300 miles long race and since then named the "Dodge City 300". People like William Harley and Walter Davidson, the founders of Harley-Davidson, were there, as were many other famous motorcycle celebrities........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Switzerland: Cop Gets Slap On Wrist For Speeding & Endangerment On A Motorcycle Posted: 30 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Switzerland #Police - This Swiss police officer can be glad he didn't do what he did this year, since he'd be playing hide & seek in jail. What did he do, I hear you ask? In Geneva, Switzerland, on the 11th of December 2009, the 40 year old cop was first of all caught popping a wheelie while going through a green light on his official police motorcycle. A pedestrian who was jaywalking got hit by the cop. It was obvious that the Swiss Gendarme could not see the pedestrian since his front wheel was up off the ground. A witness saw him on one wheel going over a length of 10 meters. The cop initially denied the accusation, then changed his mind and stated that the wheel came up by itself. A bit less than a month later, the same cop, but this time on his private motorcycle was caught speeding by a radar doing 105 kph in a 50 kph zone (i.e. in the city). He claims that he loaned out the motorcycle, but did not want to give the name of the person who had it. He claimed he was not able to ride, since he was still hurt from the wheelie accident, but he did admit he had taken out the bike earlier. So a double lie........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Bajaj Motorcycle Dealer TV Commercial plus 3 more

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• Video: Bajaj Motorcycle Dealer TV Commercial
• Incredible Photo Realistic Drawings Of Motorcycles
• Dakar: Cyril Despres Moves To Yamaha
• Switzerland: VERY Strict Speeding Rules In Place

Video: Bajaj Motorcycle Dealer TV Commercial Posted: 30 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Advertisement #Bajaj #Motorcycle - There are big differences between motorcycle manufacturer's TV commercials. The differences between Bajaj and Harley-Davidson for example are legendary. It's got to do with corporate culture and their clients. All manufacturers have different cultures and advertisement philosophies. But this stops with the dealers. It looks like motorcycle dealers the world over have the same technique for their TV advertisement; loud, in your face, as many items as they can in the shortest time. It doesn't matter if you are a Harley dealer in Anaheim, California, a Kawasaki dealer in Alice Springs, Australia, or this Bajaj dealer in Kolkata, India. Have a look at the video, you'll see what I mean. You'll probably not understand a word that is being said, but if you put an English language dealer over this one, it'll remain the same... ...

Incredible Photo Realistic Drawings Of Motorcycles Posted: 30 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Art #Drawing #Motorcycles - Normally, if you want to see minute details of a motorcycle, apart from standing there with a magnifying glass, the next best thing is a high density/resolution photo. But one artist would disagree. I have no idea who this artist is, but if you look at the details and rendering he or she put in these drawings, it's incredible. You'd think it's a photo. Here's a Honda 750 Four.......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Dakar: Cyril Despres Moves To Yamaha Posted: 30 May 2013 12:45 AM PDT #Dakar #Yamaha #Despres - Cyril Despres announced several months ago that he was leaving KTM, the brand that brought him multiple Dakar titles and off road fame, but he did not want to say what he was going to do next. Many people speculated that he would leave motorcycle rally racing and possibly go for four wheels. But everyone was wrong. In a "Valentino Rossi" style move, Cyril Despres is going blue, Yamaha blue. He has nothing left to prove riding for KTM, and now he wants to show that it is him winning, not just the bike........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Switzerland: VERY Strict Speeding Rules In Place Posted: 29 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Switzerland #Speeding - It used to be that speeding was a rich man's game in the land of bankers, cows and cheese, Switzerland. You got caught speeding on your motorcycle (or car), you get fined. That was it. As long as you paid the fine, you were fine. But starting this year, on the 1st of January, the Swiss have gotten very serious about speeding. Now if you are going to speed, better start brushing on your jail etiquette, or at the minimum find a chauffeur who will drive your car for you since you're going to forfeit your license for a while. The new laws are bunched under the "Via Sicura" banner. Going 40 kph faster than a speed limit posted for 30 kph (i.e. going more than twice as fast, so 70 kph), doing 100+ kph in a 50 kph zone, doing 140 kph in a 80 kph zone or doing 160 kph in a +80 kph zone will earn you at least 1 year jail time. You will also say good-bye to your car or motorcycle, forever. You can lose your driving license for at least 2 years and at the most 10 years, for people who have been caught a second time, you can lose it forever. Jail time is a minimum of 1 year, while recidivists will discover a jail cellmate called Bubba for 4 years........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Brazil: Using Motorcycles For Interior Decoration plus 2 more

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• Brazil: Using Motorcycles For Interior Decoration
• Macna: Keep Your Head Cool, But Your Body Cooler On A Motorcycle
• How To Get A Bigger Kawasaki Motorcycle For Cheap

Brazil: Using Motorcycles For Interior Decoration Posted: 29 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Architecture #Triumph #Design - Although I prefer my motorcycle on the road, if you've got money and motorcycles to spare, having one as a interior decoration is very cool. It's not the first time, but now at the Brazilian Architecture and Interior Design exhibition Casa Cor, they are actually using motorcycles to make things prettier inside the house. The motorcycles in both design showcases are Triumph, one is the interior of a multi-use space; home, eating and office. There they have used a Triumph Bonneville as part interior design. I guess you can use it as a chair or bench, or just to look at it. Another design study sees both the Triumph Rocket III and the Triumph 675R motorcycle inside a sports VIP bar at the Jockey Club of Sao Paulo. Mingle with the VIP stars and motorcycles. ...

Macna: Keep Your Head Cool, But Your Body Cooler On A Motorcycle Posted: 29 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Macna #Cool #Motorcycle - I'm writing this while the temperature is at its lowest it has ever been, and to think in a week or two it's summer. Going out early in the morning I can see my breath and there's frost on the grass. So why I even think about writing an article about cooling vests is beyond me, but there you go.... Macna, the Dutch manufacturer of motorcycle clothing, launched a cooling vest for those rare days that the sun is out and the temperatures are above single digits. According to Macna, they did not copy the HyperKewl technology used by BMW and Rev'It, since they saw that technology as too limited. Instead they redesigned the technology to be usable for people who ride motorcycles in hot climates and they do it by not making the outside of the vest wet (HyperKewl technology recommends not to use their technology on cotton undershirts, since the vest gets damp). You pour 1/2 liter of water into the Mecna Dry Cooling Vest, and the vest then uses the natural body heat from your body and some special crystals inside the vest to lower the temperature 10 to 15 °C. Which means if you're riding in the desert and your body reaches 40°C, it'll cool it down to 25°C, a much more comfortable temperature........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

How To Get A Bigger Kawasaki Motorcycle For Cheap Posted: 28 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Funny #Kawasaki #Motorcycle - This woman has discovered the secret of making bigger motorcycles. All you need is a small toy, like a Kawasaki, put some oil fertilizer and lots of water. A few months later you get this: ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Shell - Biker Love plus 2 more

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• Video: Shell - Biker Love
• Vectrix To Launch Electric Motorcycle Shortly
• Motorcycles and Fallen Military - Rolling Thunder 2013

Video: Shell - Biker Love Posted: 28 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Advertisement #Shell #Motorcycles - Hmmm.. strange TV commercial from oil company Shell. In this advertisement we see a motorcycle rider loving Shell because of their prices for fuel. He even goes as far as hugging the fuel pump... On its own nothing to write home about, but at least the biker is shown in a positive light, albeit a bit strange. ...

Vectrix To Launch Electric Motorcycle Shortly Posted: 28 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Vectrix @Electric #Motorcycle - Vectrix, a company that over the last few years has had its ups & downs, is about to launch an electric motorcycle. They have several models of electric scooters available, one that has won the "Scooter of the Year" award from the European CleanWeek 2020 organization, the VX-1 li/li+. Now Vectrix is getting ready to launch a new electric motorcycle. Called the VT-1, it's going to be the equivalent of a 125cc motorcycle with a low speed of 55 mph (88 kph), in other words, a real commuter. Proof that it's a commuter is that it will have interchangeable batteries on board, meaning you can take the batteries out and recharge them, or swap them for ones that have been charged. A low top speed means it's really only meant for riding in the city........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Motorcycles and Fallen Military - Rolling Thunder 2013 Posted: 27 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #RollingThunder #Memorial #USA - It was that time of the year again in the USA that people honored and remembered the fallen military during the Rolling Thunder (God, I love that name) motorcycle rally. 1000's of motorcycle riders went on their bikes in a large parade, ending at the different war memorials. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: New Sport? Motorcycle-Sailing? plus 2 more

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• New Sport? Motorcycle-Sailing?
• Idea: Nice Idea That We Will Never See - Biker’s Bond Stickers
• Robbie Williams In New Single As "Biker" - Senior Citizen Style

New Sport? Motorcycle-Sailing? Posted: 27 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Funny #Motorcycle #Brazil - I wondering if the brave souls in Brazil have invented a new motorcycle sport? Motorcycle Sailing? Looks like she's holding up sail... or maybe it's to go faster. ...

Idea: Nice Idea That We Will Never See - Biker’s Bond Stickers Posted: 27 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Kickstarter #Biker - Crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter are full of projects that people have been dreaming about for years and are now looking for funding so it can be a reality. Many projects are great ideas, and often find the required funding rapidly and become full-fledged and successful products (like the before mentioned Stick 'n Find or Screaming Banshee). Some projects are badly put together and will never find anyone interested, apart from maybe the creator's mother. And some projects are interesting, but the money they are looking for is out of the world and therefore will disappear into some black hole. This Biker's Bond project on Kickstarter is one of them. Biker's Bond is a project born from the mind of Paul Bonomolo who wanted to show the world that he rides a motorcycle even when he's not riding one........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Robbie Williams In New Single As "Biker" - Senior Citizen Style Posted: 26 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Music #RobbieWilliams - British Robbie Williams, one of the controversial singers (aren't they all?), is releasing a new single called "Goin' Crazy". So far not much news for us, but in the music video, Robbie becomes a Senior Citizen Biker. He's riding a senior citizen scooter, but the scoot is fitted out the way the mods used to back in the 60's; i.e. lots of mirrors. He leads a "gang" of like-minded scoots. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 24 May 2013 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 24 May 2013
• Travelling With Your Pooch - Canine Motorcycle Pod
• Belgium: Action For The Safety Of Motorcyclists

Top Internet Stories - 24 May 2013 Posted: 24 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT Who knows, maybe we will eventually get summer. I just hope this year summer will fall on a weekend. Here are a few motorcycle related article you may have missed this week. - Motorcycling And Sex, Yup Lots In Common (The Chronicles Of Rania) - 10 most expensive production motorcycles in the world (Zig Wheels) - How To Plan A Motorcycle Trip (Ride Apart) - What Is Horsepower And Torque (The Kneeslider) ...

Travelling With Your Pooch - Canine Motorcycle Pod Posted: 24 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Dog #Motorcycle #Kickstarter - There are quite a lot of bikers out there that want to take their dog with them when riding their motorcycle. Some of them have dogs small enough to take along in a tank bag or even top case, while others have dogs that will remain in place behind them (but it's dangerous for everyone). Obviously the best way of transporting your dog with you on your motorcycle is in a sidecar, but not everyone wants to have a sidecar. So here's the next best option, the canine motorcycle pod called Dog Saucer........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Belgium: Action For The Safety Of Motorcyclists Posted: 23 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Belgium #Safety #Politics - The Belgium government, in the form of the Minister of Public Works, is planning to make the Wallonne region of Belgium safer for motorcycle riders. Many bikers are killed on the roads of the French speaking part of Belgium, and to make sure the bikers understand their fragility he is installing 80 signs warning motorcycle riders of upcoming road dangers. But according to him, only 8% of accidents are caused by the road itself, 50% by the other driver and 37% by the biker. He is printing 15,000 maps with all the danger spots in the area which will be distributed at biker events. It's a good thing that the government is thinking about our safety but... and there is always a but... 1) instead of printing maps he should use & promote the Moto Smarty app to warn riders, and 2) instead of placing signs, how about doing something about the road itself? ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Steam Train Motorcycle - Cool Design plus 2 more

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• Steam Train Motorcycle - Cool Design
• Electric Muscle Motorcycle - Lito Sora
• Motorcycle Funeral Lebanese Style

Steam Train Motorcycle - Cool Design Posted: 23 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Steam #Train #Design - It looks like design student Colby Higgins in Boston has combined several of his passions; design, steam trains and motorcycles. He has created a motorcycle that looks like a steam train. A perfect design: Now if it could really work with steam, the bike could make a fortune during these tough times. With petrol costing an arm & a leg, imagine putting some wood or coals in the motorcycle and steaming away, like they used to do in the past........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Electric Muscle Motorcycle - Lito Sora Posted: 23 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Sora #Electric - Canada does not want to be left out of the electric motorcycle revolution, and they are bringing a wonderful electric muscle bike into the game. Made by Lito Green Motion, their first electric motorcycle is called Sora. Sora looks like the love child of a Confederate Motorcycle and a Triumph Rocket III. In other words, it looks powerful, and surprise, surprise; it is powerful. It looks like a traditional motorcycle, but it's totally electric with its high-density lithium polymer batteries. The Sora will accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in just 4 seconds, and it will top the speed scales at 200 kph. As far as range goes, it's a very respectable 300 kilometers (but at what speed?)........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Motorcycle Funeral Lebanese Style Posted: 22 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Funeral #Lebabon - I'd say a lot of bikers I know would like to ride a motorcycle funeral like this; armed with machine guns (and probably many do). ...

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