Honda Motorbikes: Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Yamaha Indonesia Corporate Commercial plus 2 more

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Yamaha Indonesia Corporate Commercial plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Video: Yamaha Indonesia Corporate Commercial
Patents: Inflatable Motorcycle Garage/Cover
Egypt: Your Motorcycle Jacket Is Not Going To Protect You From This

Video: Yamaha Indonesia Corporate Commercial

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST

Quite an interesting and well done corporate TV commercial for Yamaha Indonesia. It's a TV ad you'd expect from Yamaha's head quarters in Japan, but then considering how big the Indonesian motorcycle market is, they have a lot of money in their piggy bank to make these kind of videos.

No need for a real time translator, it's just music and motorcycles, lots of it. In fact, it reminds me a bit of the Harley-Davidson "Live by it" TV commercial, with one rider starting out, and ending in 100's of bikers. Except in this case, they're Yamaha scooters...

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Patents: Inflatable Motorcycle Garage/Cover

Posted: 06 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST

By the life of me, I can't figure out why you need this...an inflatable garage. According to the patent, the garage can be used for motorcycles, and is powered by a small electric 12 engine that keeps air flowing into the walls, making the garage rigid.

This means that you need the have the electric engine running all the time. The only thing I can imagine for an inflatable garage is for temporary events where you can possibly rent our garage space. A bit like at Sturgis, to offer some decent protection to bikes attending who want the keep their motorcycle safe and dry.

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Egypt: Your Motorcycle Jacket Is Not Going To Protect You From This

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST