Friday, March 15, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 15 March 2013 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 15 March 2013 plus 2 more

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Top Internet Stories - 15 March 2013

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
Almost spring time and have just sat through the worst snow blizzard in my lifetime. Will it ever end this winter? In the mean time here are some interesting motorcycle related articles I've been reading snuggled up to the fire.

- Motorcycle Racing vs Social Media: How Dorna Could Turn Losing The Battle Into Winning The War (Motomatters)
- God on Two Wheels: Motorcycle Missionaries (Riding Vintage)
- Tips to prepare for Road Trips (Zig Wheels)

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Movie: The 1st Motorcycle Cannonball Race Documentary

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT

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Hmmm... looks like an interesting video. It's a documentary of a Motorcycle Cannonball "race", not by hardcore race motorcycles, but by pre-1916 motorcycles.

You can imagine how tough a coast-to-coast race would be on present-day race or endurance motorcycle, so you can imagine how it would be on a vintage bike dating before 1916. Some don't even have a transmission. The need to rebuild their engines in the parking lots, and keep squeezing every bit out of the bike to make it to the coast. And I guess the bikers will need to have their kidneys and other organs remolded after each day.............

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UK: Thankful Villages Run 2013

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:00 PM PDT

Thankful Villages Run 2013
UK flag
You might be wondering what a "thankful" village is? Sounds kind of strange, doesn't it? "Thankful Villages" are those villages in the UK that have not had any people killed during the World Wars that had decimated many villages in Europe. In other words, these are villages that did not need to place a war memorial to honor the villagers that had fallen for their country. There are 51 such villages in the UK, and 14 of them are "Double Thankful" since they lost no one during World War One and Two.

To mark the occasion, to meet the proud residents and to raise fund for the Royal British Legion, Medwyn Parry and Dougie Bancroft have organized a motorcycle trip starting July 27th to visit all 51 villages. That's a total of 2,500 miles covered in 9 days. Mind you, it's not a race, so no speeding...........

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