Bikes in the Fast Lane: New European Tire Label - Not For Motorcycles plus 2 more

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• New European Tire Label - Not For Motorcycles
• Eicma2012: What To Expect
• UK: Prince Charles On A HOG

New European Tire Label - Not For Motorcycles Posted: 08 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST Starting on the 1st of November 2012, Europe has a new mandatory labeling system for tires. The new label gives consumers good information about the tires they are about to purchase, and might just increase tire technology & competition between the manufacturers. The label is divided into 3 parts; The top left part shows you the fuel consumption of the tire. The more the tire heats up, the more fuel it uses and more more CO2 is emits.. Tires graded "A" are far more economical with fuel than tires graded "G". For a vehicles that does 36 mpg, each grade represents between 0.42 and 0.56 mph extra fuel usage. The top right part shows the tires braking distance ability when it's wet. "A" rated tires brake better than "F" rated. The difference between an "A" and an "F" is about 18 meters. The bottom part of the label shows you the noise the tires generate. The value is expressed in waves. One wave is twice as silent as 2 waves. The sound is measured at a constant speed of 80 kph with the engine switched off........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Eicma2012: What To Expect Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:00 AM PST A few more days and world's biggest motorcycle exhibition and fair opens its doors in Milan, Italy. Eicma as it is known is enormous, with more halls than you can imagine, more manufacturers, more stands and more visitors than anywhere else. The annual event draws every major and minor motorcycle manufacturer and accessory maker in the world to show off their gear to thousands of journalists and visitors. So what can we expect to see? Well for one, as usual Eicma is FUBAR since they have not released the press conference schedules, so we do not know who will be presenting what. Which is normal for the Italian organization, they'll probably release it the day after the show has closed. So we'll just guess our ways... But here's our guesstimates........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

UK: Prince Charles On A HOG Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:00 PM PST No, we're not talking about his SWMBO, but a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. During a charity drive he met up with Royal British Legion Riders and sat on a motorcycle........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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