Bikes in the Fast Lane: If The Red Baron Would Have A Motorcycle, This Would Be It plus 2 more

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• If The Red Baron Would Have A Motorcycle, This Would Be It
• France: Self Teaching Site On The Dangers Of Motorcycle Riding
• France: Honda Claims Gold Wing Not Designed For Taxi Service

If The Red Baron Would Have A Motorcycle, This Would Be It Posted: 20 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Amazing #Strange #Chopper - If ever the famous and notorious Red Baron would have had a motorcycle, this one would have been it. It's a custom made chopper, using a real aircraft engine, in this case a radial engine. You should have a look at the video below, and TURN UP THE VOLUME. This is one engine you'll want to hear purr away. Amazing. I'd say the motorcycle has an enormous torque, but also that it's very heavy........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Self Teaching Site On The Dangers Of Motorcycle Riding Posted: 20 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Safety - Here's an interesting site developed by the Prevention Routière et Assureurs Prevention, an organization for the prevention of accidents funded by insurance companies. The site, called MotoPrev (as in Motorcycle Prevention) is like a video game without the controls. It shows you how and when motorcycle accidents happen. It allows you to identify areas where you may be in danger. There are 7 main areas, and each area loads a video (using high quality animated graphics) which you can view from either the motorcycle's point of view, satellite/above view or the car's view. There's at the end also an explanation, but it's in French (as is the whole site)........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Honda Claims Gold Wing Not Designed For Taxi Service Posted: 19 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Taxi #Honda #Goldwing - Honda France may have shot themselves in their feet. 25% of all Gold Wing motorcycle sales are to taxi companies, since many (bikers and clients) consider the luxury and comfortable tourer the best and only way to ride through a busy city. But taxis ride many kilometers every day, more miles per bike than "civilians". And that's where the problem lies. Honda France have stated that the Gold Wing was never designed to swallow so many kilometers every day, especially the clutch. Riding in an urban environment means shifting gears continuously, and that means actioning the clutch. So Honda France have stated that they although they will honor the normal warrantee on the Gold Wing if used by a taxi company, but that defects that are related to overuse, especially the clutch, will not be honored or repaired under a warrantee program........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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