Thursday, June 27, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Review: Zero Electric Motorcycle In A Rural Environment plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Review: Zero Electric Motorcycle In A Rural Environment plus 2 more

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Review: Zero Electric Motorcycle In A Rural Environment

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Zero DS Electric Motorcycle 2013
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#electric #Zero #Review #Motorcycle - For the next 10 days or so I will be riding a Zero electric motorcycle in my neck of the woods (Normandy). The DS model (Dual-Sport) is probably the best suited for here since I've got loads of small roads and tractor tracks to go through.

But why is a rural environment different? Electric motorcycle are ideally suited for cities, since the motorcycles stop frequently for red lights or intersections, and every time you hit the brakes, it generates electricity, charging the batteries and thereby giving the rider more range. Speeds are lower in the city, so the battery consumption is not enormous. On the other hand, riding on motorways, usually what commuters do, drains batteries, and therefore the range is lower.

Rural riding is a bit in between both types. The closest town for my bread & croissants to where I live (I live in the "deep" country") is 5 kilometers from my house (including a steep hill). The closest small city is 30 kilometers away and the closest big city is 70 kilometers (note: I make a distinction between small city and big city by the number of McDonalds they have: 1 = a small city, 1+ = big city)...........

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Video: Harley-Davidson Dealer - The Way It Should Be Done

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT

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#HarleyDavidson #Dealer #Commercial - Most TV commercials for motorcycle dealers (or car dealers) involve some guy, usually in a big hat, shouting out that they are the best, the cheapest, the easiest, the sexiest, the.... fill in the blanks. But whatever the words, it's loud, and it involves shouting.

Here's a Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealer that has understood, and in their TV commercial, there's no shouting, not even talking - just some words on the screen why their shop is the place to go to.

And that is the way I like to see my motorcycle dealers advertise. The dealer: Lone Wolf Harley-Davidson.

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Indonesia: And What’s Your Polluted Motorcycle Ride Like Today?

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT

Indonesia Pollution 2013
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#Pollution #Smog #Motorcycle - Imagine having to ride your motorcycle to work like this everyday. And Singapore isn't any better.

That's what you get for not respecting Mother Nature.

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