Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Brazil: Another Weird Honda Ad From Same Dealer plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Brazil: Another Weird Honda Ad From Same Dealer plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Brazil: Another Weird Honda Ad From Same Dealer

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Ad Honda Dorvalino Holes Road
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#Honda #Advertisement #Brazil - Although not as bad as the first one, and although I understand this one a bit more, it's still weird. Maybe it's a cultural thing.

The print advertisement is for the Honda motorcycle dealer Dorvalino Motos in Brazil, and the text reads "If this road was mine, I'd put some holes in it.". From what I understand, since they are advertising a dual-sport/off road motorcycle (the Honda NXR 150 BROS KS, a Brazil-only model) that you'd want to ride some holes....strange because no one wants to ride pot holes.

What do you think? Am I strange, or the ad?..........

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USA: WTF? No More Smartphone GPS Usage In California?

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 05:00 AM PDT

3D GPS
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#GPS #Smartphone - Sometimes I forget that there are other places on this planet that have nanny-states, where the government tries to control every aspect of our lives, from birth to burial. France is pretty bad at this, but I'd say California is a close second. In their latest drive to ensure that its citizens can't do anything that can be seen as remotely dangerous, they have disallowed to usage of smartphone-based GPS while driving, or in our case while riding our motorcycles.

Basically, some judge in a court somewhere in California decided that the ban currently in place that disallows you to talk or text while driving also implies that you are not allowed to use your smartphone to navigate through the roads of California. If you want to use your smartphone's GPS, do it at home..............

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Not Impressed With The Honda Gold Dirt? Try The Gold Wing Racer

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 11:00 PM PDT

Honda Gold Wing 1800RR
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#Honda #GoldWing - If you weren't impressed with yesterday's Honda Gold Wing dressed as a motocrosser, how about this? A Honda Gold Wing sportsbike, the Gold Wing 1800RR:

What you see here is the work of Cedric Smith who built this sportsbike. He used a front assembly of a Suzuki GSX-R 1000, the fairing of a Honda CBR 1000RR and the engine of a Gold Wing 1800. ..........

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