Friday, August 16, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 16 August 2013 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 16 August 2013 plus 2 more

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Top Internet Stories - 16 August 2013

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
Summer is starting to disappear, so get whatever motorcycle rides you can get. But despite the nice riding weather, I still managed to find a few interesting articles for your reading pleasure that have appeared over the last seven days.

- Getting Caught In Rain On Motorcycle (Lost Motorcyclist)
- Uk One Five Admits Drug Driving (TISPOL)
- A Leap In The Dark? Why Cal Crutchlow's Move To Ducati May Be Smarter Than It Looks (Motomatters)
- The Most Detailed Motorcycle Tour Book You'll Ever Need (Passes And Canyons Blog)
- The Top 10 motorcycling myths (Visor Down)
- After The Apocalypse You Can Still Run Your Motorcycle On Wood Gas (The Kneeslider)

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Help Prevent World’s Best Motorcycle Road From Becoming A Toll Road - Stelvio Pass

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Twisties Stelvio Pass Italy
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#Stelvio #Petition #Tolls - World's best motorcycle road (don't take my word for it, Top Gear said it as well), the famous Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps mountains is a Mecca for motorcycle riders from all over the world. Literally they come from anywhere, but mostly from within Europe, to ride the 48 consecutive hairpin curves on Europe's second highest mountain pass. Moto Guzzi even named one of their motorcycles after the famous mountain pass.

In the summer time you can see daily thousands of motorcycles riding up and down this incredible mountain, and not only enjoying the enormous amount of twisties, but also taking in breathtaking views.

Now the local authorities want to raise tolls for going up or down the mountain. What makes this even more worrisome is that they plan to ask the same amount of money for cars and motorcycles, but motorcycles do not gain anything particular for that amount. So not only very unfair, but something that could very well kill the local economy (restaurants, hotels, camping and bars). I imagine many less bikers heading for Stelvio if they also need to pay money for tolls.

So we need to help the Italian biker association (CIM) to try to kill this toll road implementation. There is a petition going (in Italian, but Google Translate is your friend), so head on over and sign the form. Let us try to keep Stelvio open and free to all motorcycles.

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New Zealand: Police Motorcycle Burst Spontaneously Into Flames

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 11:00 PM PDT

Christchurch Police Motorcycle Fire
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#Police #Fire #BMW - That is got to be a major shock for all parties involved. At a routine traffic stop, a motorcycle police officer in Christchurch, New Zealand had just arrested a car driver for drugs and gun possession when he called in a patrol car to come and collect the arrested driver.

While the patrol car was getting ready to leave with the arrested man, the motorcycle cop got on his BMW R1200RT-P motorcycle and while riding away noticed smoke coming from under his saddle. He quickly pulled over when his bike caught flames and started burning.

A local car salesman, Paul Mills, had just arrived on the scene when he noticed the flames and took these photos...........

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