Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 18 January 2013 plus 3 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 18 January 2013
• Video: Yamaha V-ixion 150i
• Australia: Ambulances Prefer BMW Motorcycles Over Piaggio MP3
• Dakar2013: Day 13 - KTM Report

Top Internet Stories - 18 January 2013 Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:00 AM PST Another very cold week, and week without being able to ride my motorcycle. So here are some motorcycle related articles that have appeared over the week that you may have missed. - Route 66 By Harley Davidson (The Telegraph) - Police Riders Handbook To Better Motorcycling (Keep Britain Biking) - The American Police Motorcycle Museum (Bikers Report) - Mexico City's Motorcycle Reporters (Motorcycle Usa) ...

Video: Yamaha V-ixion 150i Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST There's a whole world of motorcycles out there in Asia that may never be seen here in Europe (or North America). Often small displacement motorcycles, they have fancy sounding names. Here's one from Yamaha Indonesia, and the motorcycle is called a "V-ixion 150i". When you look at the TV commercial below, and the image it tries to portray, it kind of makes you laugh. They superimpose a cheetah, and when the bike takes off, it's like a MotoGP race bike.... all that on a 150cc bike. ...

Australia: Ambulances Prefer BMW Motorcycles Over Piaggio MP3 Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST Although on paper the Piaggio MP3 scooter should be an ideal motorcycle for use by emergency crews, like medical first responders, it apparently is not. At least not in Victoria, Australia. You would have thought that having three wheels would make the vehicle more stable, therefore better suited for medical emergencies. But after a mishap with the MP3 brakes failing, resulting in a crash, and furthermore learning that the MP3 can't really take curbs, nor can it go off-road (like bike trails), plus the scoot runs out of battery charge too rapidly, and finally it needs to go at a snail pace to clear speed bumps, the Ambulance Association is turning to BMW motorcycles........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Dakar2013: Day 13 - KTM Report Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST #Dakar - Interesting and another tough day, day 13 stage 12, from steaming hot to freezing cold. Another Yamaha wins the stage, but with no influence on the general rankings. The 1st five were all different brands..... what a difference a few years make........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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