Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2013: Day 4 plus 3 more

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• Dakar2013: Day 4
• Video: Harley-Davidson Make Your Own Noise
• Safety: Discolored Tires Show Wear and Tear
• Indonesia: Shortly Woman Pillions Not Allowed Biker Style

Dakar2013: Day 4 Posted: 08 Jan 2013 09:00 AM PST #Dakar - Over 20 motorcycles already out of the race, that's 10%, and counting. It's getting tougher and tougher. KTM is no longer leading, Despres had to relinquish lead to fellow Frenchman Olivier Pain on a Yamaha, followed by David Casteu, also on a Yamaha.. Looks like this year we're not going to see that many Austrian motorcycles in the top spots........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Video: Harley-Davidson Make Your Own Noise Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:00 AM PST Okay, here's 1 minute of my life I'll never get back. It's a Harley-Davidson TV commercial (I think, but not sure), and it looks a bit like a sci-fi movie. The message is quite clever as is the final (and only) text, but to sit 1 minute watching two bikers walk to their motorcycles is waaay too long. The whole advertisement is 1 minute 15 seconds. ...

Safety: Discolored Tires Show Wear and Tear Posted: 08 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST An invention that can greatly enhance our safety on the road. Discolor Tire is a patent submitted by two designers, Gao Fenglin & Zhou Buyi, that places a colored layer underneath the normal black rubber of a tire. Once you ride your motorcycle, the rubber starts wearing down, and the more it wears down, the more unsafe the tire becomes. With Discolor Tire, the closer you come to having the replace your tires, the more orange the tires become. Simple and efficient........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Indonesia: Shortly Woman Pillions Not Allowed Biker Style Posted: 07 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST Sometimes the world goes backwards, not forwards, as is the case in the city of Lhokseumawe in Indonesia. Indonesia, a former Dutch colony, is now predominately Muslim, and in Lhokseumawe the town fools elders have decided that female pillion riders are not going to be allowed to sit as bikers sit on a motorcycle, with a leg on each side of the bike. Instead, in the name of Muslim decency and to protect the woman from unwanted male sexual desires, they will need to sit amazon style, ie, both legs on the same side. Funny enough, they are allowed to ride the motorcycle, and that is allowed to be done in normal style. However, women must wear a head scarf and clothing must cover all parts of her body. ...

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