Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Hold The Press: Someone Invented The Motorcycle Wheel plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Hold The Press: Someone Invented The Motorcycle Wheel plus 2 more

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Hold The Press: Someone Invented The Motorcycle Wheel

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Patent Wheel
Patent Wheel
#Patent #Motorcycle #Wheel - At times I really got to wonder about the patent offices. Imagine getting a patent in for a motorcycle wheel! But the patent exists and it was submitted (number EP2572897 A2 was filed on September 17th, 2012).

The patent calls for a rather elaborate wheel to be used for a motorcycle. It is the hub itself that is different, but the difference, from what I can see, is pure cosmetic...........

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Video: Yamalube Starring Lorenzo and Rossi

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Yamalube ad Rossi Lorenzo
Yamaha logo
#MotoGP #Yamaha #Advertising - As big name MotoGP racers you need to spend time making local TV commercials for your sponsors. If not, no money, and no money means no racing. Even the biggest names in motorcycle racing today can not escape these tasks.

Here are none other than Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi together in a Indonesian TV commercial for Yamaha's oil company Yamalube.

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Spain: Radar Detectors Are Now Illegal

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT

Radar Dector On Ducati ST4
Spain flag
#Radar #Detector #Spain - Like more and more European countries, the use of radar detectors are becoming illegal. Spain is the latest in the European Club to make the usage (and even possession) illegal. One hurdle remains, the Spanish Congress needs to approve the law in September, but it is seen as a formality.

What this means is that you will not be allowed to have a radar detector on you on your motorcycle. If you get caught, you will get fined $200 and 3 license points.

Mind you, radar location devices (like GPS) are still allowed.

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