Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Ad & Video plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Ad & Video plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Ads: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Ad & Video

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Canada flag
The print advertisement and TV commercial for the very serious Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation are pretty well done. Both print and TV ads show women doing their thing; riding motorcycle, tennis, surfing, etc. So it's not "in-your-face", just a subtle hint.

The TV commercial featured below starts with a woman riding a Triumph motorcycle (she'll appear later in the commercial), and in the print version, the text reads "You don't need to be good to be healthy" followed by "The crunch of leather, the growl of your pipes and a well-oiled confidence." followed by the rest of the pitch. .... nice...........

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KTM: New Mini Silencer Kit - Very Effective

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST

KTM Silencer Kit
KTM logo
And why would motorcycles be the only things that require a silencer? That's what KTM thought with this mini silencer kit, and the mini is not a small kit, but for small things, in this case babies....

Babies as we know are cute, smell nice (usually) and can be more noisy than a motocross race. To help dampen the sound of said babies, KTM have released this unique, one-size-fits-all Pro Silencer Kit. The dummy (not the baby) can be fitted to clothes with the supplied ribbon...........

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Switzerland: Growth Motorcycle Sector For 2012 - Harley Big Winner

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST

Statistics Article
Switzerland flag
Europe is not unified in terms of motorcycle growth, some countries are in a slump, while others do well. In the last category, Switzerland has done nicely.

During 2012, the land of cheese and bankers, grew their motorcycle market by 2.6% over 2011. A total of 46,710 new PTW were registered; 23,464 motorcycles (+1.6%), 22,140 scooters (+3.7%) and 1,106 electric scooters (-5.2%).

In the motorcycle category, the manufacturer that excelled during 2012 was Harley-Davidson with 3,612 new motorcycles sold, while Honda (3,462) was in 2nd place, BMW in third with 2,877 and Yamaha in 4th spot with 2,760...........

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