Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Kawasaki ZX-14R Soul Of A Ninja plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Kawasaki ZX-14R Soul Of A Ninja plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Video: Kawasaki ZX-14R Soul Of A Ninja

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT

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Kawasaki logo
This is a very cool TV commercial from Kawasaki which they ran in North America for the introduction of the ZX-14R Ninja for 2012.

The spooky part is the voice-over by DMX, with a rap song, a motorcycle speeding through a tunnel.... goose bumps. Just listen to the lyrics...

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Goodyear: Shortly Never Need To Inflate Your Tires Again

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Goodyear amt tire
Goodyear logo
Good news for lazy people like me. Checking for your tire pressure is a thing that you must do on a very regular basis. Under or over tire pressure not only can cost you more petrol, but is very unsafe. But it's a hassle to check the tire pressure. Knowing myself and my laziness, I've even installed a wireless tire pressure system on my BMW, but I haven't been able to do it on the Ducati. And I usually don't check it.... bad boy!

Well, for people like me, Goodyear is coming with a solution that is heaven sent. It's a totally self-contained self-inflating tire technology called Goodyear's Air Maintenance Technology (AMT). This very smart system sits inside the tire, and is not connected in any shape to the vehicle, so no pumps, hoses or wires.

Inside the tire is a regulator system that checks the tire pressure......

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Australia: Mandatory High-Visibility Clothing Coming?

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:00 PM PDT

Yellow car with elephant driver
Australia flag
It looks like we in France (and others) aren't the only ones who will be forced to wear hi-viz gear when riding our motorcycles. In Australia, one misguided cop has gotten in his mind that he can save many of the 200 or so motorcycle related deaths per year amongst the 1.3 million riders.

He is trying to push through legislation that will force motorcycle riders to wear hi-visibility clothing, day and night. He reckons that this way, bikers will be more visible to car drivers, and therefore avoid accidents (we'll become target fixation, that's probably more like it)

On the rider side, they are totally opposed to the idea.......

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