Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Record Number Of People On A Motorcycle plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Record Number Of People On A Motorcycle plus 2 more

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Record Number Of People On A Motorcycle

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 08:00 AM PST

Record Most People On 1 Motorcycle
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In the past we've often shown you photos of a lot of people on a motorcycle. Usually it's because they have no choice.. it's the only way they can get anywhere. The largest number of "passengers" we've counted so far has been 13.

But on November 2010 a bunch of soldiers in India set out to break the world record of the number of people on a motorcycle. And the number? 54! On a Royal Enfield 500 motorcycle...........

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I Nominate This For The Next Winter Olympics - Anyone Else?

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 04:00 AM PST

Motorcycle Skijoering
It has always bothered me that there's never any mechanical sports in the Olympics games, summer nor winter. Motorcycle racers are top athletes, so why wouldn't they be allowed to measure themselves against others every 4 years, and why wouldn't they be allowed to participate in kick-ass opening ceremonies? It's not fair, but the IOC can't seem to find a motorcycle sport that could be used for any of the Olympics games.

Well, I beg to differ. Back in 1928 at the Winter Games of St. Moritz, Switzerland, they held a horse-skiing race as demonstration. What they did was use a horse to pull a skier, making it a trial for both horse rider, horse and skier. Very noble. Very exiting.

Well, believe it or not, the sport cam from Sweden and Norway, and is called Skijoering. The clever Scandinavians knew that horses or, as originally used dogs, would have a difficult time in their climate, so they substituted horse with motorcycles............

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Somehow I Do Not Think This Is A Motorcyclist Camping

Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:00 PM PST

Not a Motorcycle Camper
Hmmm... I'd venture a guess that this is not a motorcyclist camping.

What do you think?

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