Monday, September 7, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: This Site Is Stopped - End Of The Line - Gone Fishing For Good plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: This Site Is Stopped - End Of The Line - Gone Fishing For Good plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

This Site Is Stopped - End Of The Line - Gone Fishing For Good

Posted: 07 Sep 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Riding into the sunset
#TheEnd - I'm stopping. It's over. Too many problems, not enough revenue, too many fights with other sites and my hart is not longer in it. So this is the last article/post after 16 years. No, I'm not retiring, I've got some others things going on......

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Review: Fobo - Smart and Ultimate TPMS For Motorcycles

Posted: 07 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Fobo Bike
Fobo Bike
#Review #Fobo #TPMS - We told you about them last year when they appeared on crowd-funding site IndieGoGo, and now their product is live, and it's EXCELLENT. Fobo Bike is a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) that works via your smartphone(iPhone or Android), and monitors in real-time, and more importantly, IMMEDIATELY. No need to turn the tires before you know if you have to go back to inflate them; here is the review.

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The ONLY Way To Arrive At The Monza F1 Race - AND WIN

Posted: 06 Sep 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Lewis Hamilton at Monza
#LewsHamilton #FormulaOne - Most people go to a Formula One race by car. After all, it's a car race. But here is one guy who showed up at the Monza F1 race last weekend on a motorcycle. After that he got into a F1 car and won the race.... Lewis Hamilton is the man!

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Friday, September 4, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 4 September 2015 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 4 September 2015 plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 4 September 2015

Posted: 04 Sep 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
We're heading for the final stretch for winter; September is here, bringing rain and few rays of sunshine. But for sure, summer is just a distant memory. Tie to curl up and start reading more interesting motorcycle articles. Here are a few from last week that you may have missed.

- Harley Davidson: Where Will Growth Come From (Seeking Alpha)
- BMW History: The First BMW Motorcycle (Bmwblog)
- All New Honda CB190R - A New Design Direction For Honda (The Ride Advice)
- Just Far Can A Motorcycle Lean In A Turn? (Wired)
- In Time Of Hard Motorcycle Boys Wild (American Left History)

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France: Speed Radars To Check Your Insurance?

Posted: 04 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT

France Radar Greed
France flag
#France #Radars - The latest brain-fart of the French authorities: they want all the insurance companies to supply motorcycle and car insurance data in a common database that can be checked automatically by the speed and red light radars. This way they can fine more vehicles... a bonanza: max fin for riding without insurance? รข‚¬3750!

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A Street Name To My Liking - One To Go On With My Motorcycle

Posted: 03 Sep 2015 11:00 PM PDT

The Long Way Road
#Funny #StreetNames - Now that's a street I will ride on with my motorcycle. I do it all the time except the streets aren't named like this.

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Protective Motorcycle Gear Without The Drawbacks plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Protective Motorcycle Gear Without The Drawbacks plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Idea: Protective Motorcycle Gear Without The Drawbacks

Posted: 03 Sep 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Idea High Performance Gear
Idea High Performance Gear
#Kickstarter #ThesisLabs #Leathers - A new revolutionary motorcycle gear is coming. On Kickstarter there is a leather jacket that is thinner and much stronger than Kevlar. A project initiated by Thesis Labs, the jacket looks cool, strong and ..... very very expensive.

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Poland: How Not To Do A Burn, And How Not To Extinguish Your Burning Motorcycle

Posted: 03 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Burn gone wrong
#HowNotToDoABurn - Here is a prime example, in the form of a video, why some people shouldn't be allowed to have children.... doing a burn at an event, doing it for way too long, so long the motorcycle catches fire, and then try to extinguish the bike by BLOWING ON IT!

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So You Like Bling On Your Scooter?

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Thailand bling scooter
#Thailand #Bling #Scooters - Some people really like to show off their bling. Even on a small displacement motorcycle/scooter. This one is from Thailand...

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Slick - GoPro Stabilizer For Helmets plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Slick - GoPro Stabilizer For Helmets plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Idea: Slick - GoPro Stabilizer For Helmets

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Slick Stabilizer
Slick Stabilizer
#Slick #GoProStabilizer #IndieGoGo -Using a GoPro video camera on your motorcycle is great, giving you some memorable video footage, but often the images are shaking. Buying a gimbal is expensive and bulky. So here is a great and affordable solution to stop camera shaking: the SLICK.

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France: Honda Forza 125 Runaway Hit

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Honda Forza 125
Honda logo
#Honda #Forza125 #Statistics - The recently released Honda Forza 125 scooter is a runaway success, breaking all sales records and pushing Honda into the number 1 spot of sales in France. Looks like a very popular scooter.

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So This Is Handbraking On A Motorcycle

Posted: 01 Sep 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Hand brake on a motorcycle
Funny #StuntsGoWrong - So this is what they mean about using your hands to brake the motorcycle. Handbraking? OMG, I learned some new technique.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Harley-Davidson Running With A Different Crowd - 2016 Motorcycles plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Harley-Davidson Running With A Different Crowd - 2016 Motorcycles plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Video: Harley-Davidson Running With A Different Crowd - 2016 Motorcycles

Posted: 01 Sep 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Harley Running With A Different Crowd
Harley-Davidson logo
#HarleyDavidson #TVcommercial - Harley-Davidson is introducing its 2016 motorcycles with a pretty cool TV commercial. It's called "Running with a different crowd", though the crowd still looks pretty much the same as to what I am used to seeing with Harley. But the video itself is well done, with some great images and cool music.

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France: Motorways Close To Cities - Speed Limit At 90KPH

Posted: 01 Sep 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Autoroute Limited to 90
France flag
#France #SpeedLimits - Another idea from the unpopular socialist government of France: limit motorways speed limits that are close to cities from 110 kph to 90 kph. All that for the misguided reason of pollution, but in reality it's all about ... MONEY.

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Was That Rubber Side Down Or Up? I Forget

Posted: 31 Aug 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Rubber side up
#Funny #Crash #RubberSideDown - No, it's rubber side down, as in "on the ground" you fool.

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Monday, August 31, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: 14 Photos of Totally Destroyed, Bombed or Burned Motorcycles - Part 11 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: 14 Photos of Totally Destroyed, Bombed or Burned Motorcycles - Part 11 plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

14 Photos of Totally Destroyed, Bombed or Burned Motorcycles - Part 11

Posted: 31 Aug 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Blown Up Motorcycle Nepal
Blown up motorcycle Lebanon
#Violence #Bombing - More violence done towards innocent motorcycles and scooters. More oil and brake fluid spilled. Mangled frames, burned engines.... what a terrible people there are in this world. This is our 11th look at the violence people do against poor innocent motorcycles.

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Tucano Urbano Apron/Leg Protector For Honda Forza 125 Scooter

Posted: 31 Aug 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Tucano Urbano Honda Forza 125 Termoscud Apron
Tucano Urbano logo
#TucanoUrbano #Aprons #HondaForza125 - Aprons on scooters and motorcycles are a mater of fact in Europe, especially during the winter, but even in the summer. So it's no surprise to see Tucano Urbano released a special apron for the recent and very popular Honda Forza 125 scooter.

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Want To Use Your Truck For Your Motorcycle? Too Short? No Problem!

Posted: 30 Aug 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Short Pickup
#Funny #Trailering #Travel - So what do you do when you want to put your motorcycle on your pickup truck, but the truck is too short? Well ... no problemo...

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Friday, August 28, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 28 August 2015 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 28 August 2015 plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 28 August 2015

Posted: 28 Aug 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
One week back and already swamped with stories, administration and fighting floods in my house. The rain has been so heavy that I'm going to swap my motorcycle for jetskis. But I did find time to do some interesting reading of articles which I'll share with you in case you did not see these.

- Arai Corsair X Helmet Review (Bikers Report)
- The Short Persons Guide To Motorcycle Riding (Jalopnik Lanesplitter)
- New and Noted: Motorcycle Gear (Bikeexif)

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Remember Last Week’s SUV Motorcycle Photo: Here Is Its Story

Posted: 28 Aug 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Need more panniers
#JohnTodd #RTW #Travel - Remember the photo I posted as "fun" last week, describing a motorcycle as a SUV motorcycle? Trevor reached out to me via email and told me the story. Here it goes.... ...

We Have A Record! Most Pillions On A Motorcycle - Incredible

Posted: 27 Aug 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Record number of motorcycle pillions
#Crowded #Pillions #Records - This has got to be a record, and I don't even think they were trying to go for one. The most number of people on a motorcycle (that wasn't a stunt bike). I counted 14, maybe there are more, since some are well hidden. The feat itself is amazing and incredible, but what's even more impressive is the solidity of the motorcycle and the bike's tires. Amazing.

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