Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 8 February 2013 plus 2 more

---

• Top Internet Stories - 8 February 2013
• Your Firestone Tires Treads On Your iPhone
• France: Motorcycle Taxis Are Allowed To Be Called Taxis

Top Internet Stories - 8 February 2013 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST While I figure out why my site is dying due to dwindling numbers and DNS problems, I have been reading some interesting motorcycle related articles during last week. Here are some of them for your amusement. - Deer Strikes (Northwest Harley Blog) - Why I Ride (Cecilie's Moto Journal) - One Of The Hidden Dangers Of Riding Motorcycle (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum) - Top 10 Ways To Stay Safe On Your (Kaki Moto) - Real Life Superhero Patrols Argentine Streets Fights Crime On A Bajaj Pulsar 200 (Motorcycle.Com The Sidecar) ...

Your Firestone Tires Treads On Your iPhone Posted: 08 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST If you have an iPhone 4/4S (not 5) and love the Firestone Champion Deluxe tires that are found often on custom motorcycles, here's your chance to not only protect your precious iPhone smartphone, but also remind you of your favorite motorcycle tires. 100MPH in Australia have a special iPhone silicone case using the using the very recognizable Firestone tire. The protective case can save your iPhone when it falls while improving your grip on the phone.... just like the real tires. It'll cost you far less than the real tires, only AUS$19.95, but stocks are limited, so if you want one, better hurry. ...

France: Motorcycle Taxis Are Allowed To Be Called Taxis Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST Crazy as it may sound, the French car taxi associations had forced the motorcycle taxis to remove the word "taxi" from their business and motorcycles. In other words, French motorcycle taxis were no longer allowed to call themselves "taxi". This was one of the weapons the "normal" car taxis were deploying to stop motorcycle taxis. Car taxis see motorcycles are an enormous enemy since motorcycles don't have fare meters and more importantly, they don't pay for a taxi license. But on the other hand, motorcycle taxis aren't allowed to be "hailed" on the road, nor are they allowed to wait for walk-by passengers; they need to be reserved in advance. Anyway, the organization that controls the industry (FNTDR) has finally judged that motorcycle taxis are allowed to call themselves taxis. So all the motorcycles that had removed the word "TAXI" from motorcycle cabs can be put back again........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

You are subscribed to email updates from Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610