Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar 2011: Stage 4-2nd Stage Win For Coma As Two-Way KTM Battle Ensues plus 5 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar 2011: Stage 4-2nd Stage Win For Coma As Two-Way KTM Battle Ensues plus 5 more

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Dakar 2011: Stage 4-2nd Stage Win For Coma As Two-Way KTM Battle Ensues

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:15 AM PST

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Wow, an Aprilia motorcycle on the podium.... Stage 4 of the Dakar 2011, and the difference between Marc Coma and Cyril Despres can be measured with a stopwatch.

But the Chilean Chaleco on his Aprilia has invited himself on the podium, just when they arrive in Chile.

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The Netherlands: Motorcycle Magazines Downward Spiral

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:57 PM PST

Statistics Article
Dutch motorcycle magazines, like in all other countries, lost heavily. Their subscriber numbers are in a downward spiral.

On-line magazines and websites are on the increase.

Good or bad?

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93 Year Old Biker Dies In Motorcycle Crash

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:20 PM PST

Waking Ned
Incredible, but sad. A 93 year old biker died on his motorcycle in a crash in Florida.

93???? OMG.....

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Dakar 2011: A Few Photos From Stage 3

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 09:32 PM PST

Dakar 2011
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Here are three photos from Reuters made during yesterday's Dakar motorcycle race.

I love the first one... great shot.

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Royal Enfield Flat Tracker Motorcycle - Sweet

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

Royal Enfield Flat Tracker
A smart motorcycle dealer in the USA is preparing a kit to convert the decade old Royal Enfield Bullet into a short flat tracker.

The nice part of the upcoming kit is that the motorcycle should be street legal, even in the country of California...

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Dakar 2011: Stage 3-1st Stage Win For KTM’s Marc Coma

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:45 AM PST

Marc Coma
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Cyril Despres made a navigation mistake, and lost some time. He's still leading Marc Coma, but in Dakar terms, only by nanoseconds.

KTM still leading the field, but less and less of them. Can they survive?

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: I Want Snow To Try This Out plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: I Want Snow To Try This Out plus 2 more

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I Want Snow To Try This Out

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST

Motorcycle Snow Plow
Can't wait to see if this will work..... NOT!

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Video: Harley-Davidson, Women & Motorcycles

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:00 AM PST

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Women have been riding motorcycles for quite some time now, but it is only recently that Harley-Davidson has woken up to that idea.

Now Harley is promoting females riding motorcycles, and here's one TV ad to prove it.

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Music In Your MotoGP Helmet

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

Musical MotoGP Helmet
Big fan of MotoGP and music? Here's the motorcycle helmet for you. It's a full size MotoGP replica helmet with a built-in sound system:

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Monday, January 3, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar 2011: Cyril Despres Wins Stage 2 plus 4 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar 2011: Cyril Despres Wins Stage 2 plus 4 more

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Dakar 2011: Cyril Despres Wins Stage 2

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:30 AM PST

Cyril Despres
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2nd Stage of the 2011 Dakar, and after Faria's penalty, Despres started as leader, and remained the leader.

Will the 450cc rule finally kill KTM's dominance, or are they that good that they'll win again. This time there were less KTM's in the Top 10.

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25 Drowned Motorcycles

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST

Under Water Motorcycle
25 horrible, tragic and awful photos of drowned motorcycles and scooters.

If you can't stand the sight of a dead motorcycle, for heaven sake, don't look.

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The Perfect Solution For Your Motorcycle Fuel Tank

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:00 AM PST

New Fuel tank
Who needs a brand new and shiny fuel tank for your motorcycle? Not this guy!

Why spend money, if you've finished drinking your designer water from the bottle, just re-use it. Ecological....

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Dakar 2011: KTM’s Ruben Faria Takes 1st Stage Win

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:30 PM PST

Ruben Faria Training Session
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Stage 1 for the Dakar 2011 edition, and already KTM leads with the first four places in the motorcycle section.

Will BMW, Aprilia and Yamaha gain?

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Video: Yamaha Fiore Scooter

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

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Here's a nice upbeat TV ad from Yamaha to start the new year with.

It's for a 50cc scooter, so nothing to write home about, but has a nice electronic tune to it.

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