Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Kawasaki W650 Motorcycle: The 7 Deadly Sins plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Kawasaki W650 Motorcycle: The 7 Deadly Sins plus 3 more

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Kawasaki W650 Motorcycle: The 7 Deadly Sins

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:00 AM PST

Kawasaki W650 Envy
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Kawasaki France, back in 1999, commission the famous French photographer Dingo, to make a pictorial representation of the Seven Deadly Sins using their new W650 motorcycle.

Here are the Seven Deadly Sins, using a Kawasaki W650 motorcycle.

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KTM: New Superduke, Adventure and 1 Cylinder Engines

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:30 AM PST

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After a visit by our colleagues from the Dutch motorcycle news site, NieuwsMotor, they discovered some interesting new motorcycles in development.

New modular Adventure motorcycles, probably a 1200, a 1000 and a 700-800 engine, with the smaller one having more off-road capabilities.

A new bigger SuperDuke with Traction Control. and more.... but you'll need to wait. Introduction will be end 2012 for model year 2013.

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Dakar 2011: Some KTM Statistics

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST

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KTM logo
KTM released some very interesting statistics about their 2011 Dakar motorcycle rally.

Impressive figures: it shows you what they have to put up with.

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Germany: Largest Motorcycle Museum Re-Opens

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:19 AM PST

Augustusburg castle
Augustusburg Motorrad museum
One of the biggest motorcycle museums in Europe has reopened its doors in Germany. Located inside a spectacular 16th century castle, not only can you see some of the oldest motorcycles in the world, but you can also stay in the castle, and eat in one of its two restaurants.

This area of Germany has 10 castles in its immediate vicinity, plus many hotels and hostels, and the scenery is to die for.

Great holiday tip!

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Honda PCX 125 (Australia) plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Honda PCX 125 (Australia) plus 2 more

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Video: Honda PCX 125 (Australia)

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 03:09 AM PST

Video clip
Honda logo
Nice, but simple TV ad from Honda Australia for their PCX 125 Scooter.

Nice tune and images, but simple. Nothing catchy or shocking. No special effects, just a plain simple ad.

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Gas Prices On The Rise! Where To Find Cheap Gasoline

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 03:00 AM PST

Fill up motorcycle
Fuel for our motorcycles is rising, and will continue forever. There's no stopping now, and the days of cheap fuel are over.

To help you find the cheapest fuel around for your motorcycles, here's a list of sites around the world that tell you where to find cheap fuel.

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Ladies: How To Get Your Men To Vacuum Clean

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:02 PM PST

Vacuum Cleaning for men
If your better half hates vacuum cleaning the house, here's one way to "promote" vacuum cleaning...dress it up as a motorcycle.

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Disable Red Light Cameras And Make Free Phone Calls plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Disable Red Light Cameras And Make Free Phone Calls plus 3 more

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Disable Red Light Cameras And Make Free Phone Calls

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST

Red Light Camera Johannesburg
A sad, but funny state of affairs in Johannesburg, South Africa. Not only have thieves been stealing the poles from red light cameras, and selling them for scrap metal, but now they have discovered that a central part of the camera is a GSM SIM card.

So by stealing the SIM card, not only does the camera not work, but they get to make free phone calls...

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43 Scooters With Lights, Many, Many Lights

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 03:00 AM PST

Scooter Many Lights
Scooter Many Lights
Having a good visibility at night is a good thing. Most motorcycle and scooter manufacturers often do not put sufficient lights on our rides to see properly in the dark. So we add some lights. And then we add some more light. And even more lights. Before you know it, you've got more lights than vehicle!

Here are 43 scooters that have installed extra lights. And I mean a lot of lights.

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Sons of Anarchy: Katey Sagal Wins Best Supporting Actress

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST

Sons of Anarchy Katey Sagal
Finally, one sign of recognition for the excellent TV series Sons of Anarchy. Leading, and excellent actress, Katey Sagal won the Golden Globe for Best Leading Actress.

Finally the motorcycle 1%-er gang TV series gets a real award. Now if only others would follow.

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France: Bad 2010 For Motorcycle Sales

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

2010 France Motorcycle Sales
France Article
Another year, and another year of bad motorcycles sales in France. 2009 was already one of the worst years on record, and still motorcycles are being sold in few quantities.

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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar 2011: Marc Coma Wins Dakar-10 Consecutive Titles For KTM plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar 2011: Marc Coma Wins Dakar-10 Consecutive Titles For KTM plus 2 more

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Dakar 2011: Marc Coma Wins Dakar-10 Consecutive Titles For KTM

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:00 AM PST

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Final report from KTM of the last stage of the Dakar.

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Dakar 2011: KTM Celebrates Fantastic 10th Consecutive Victory

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:45 AM PST

Marc Coma
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It's over for another year! The Dakar finished today in style, with Dutchman Frans Verhoeven winning the final stage.

Poor Chilean rider, Chaleco, who was in a good overall third position, broke his motorcycle, and is no longer on the podium.

Marc Coma wins his third Dakar, and Cyril Despres ends in 2nd overall. Helder Rodrigues on his Yamaha finished 3rd.

KTM's dominance in rally races has remained untouched, despite the 450cc rule. 8 KTMs made it to the top 10. One Yamaha and one Honda make up the rest of the top 10.

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Dakar 2011: Stage 12-Coma Takes Stage 12 By Just 37 Seconds

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 11:10 AM PST

Cyril Despres
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Almost there, this is really it. Tomorrow is more a formality..

Despres really tried to gain, but was not able to. Coma finished 1st, Despres 2nd and Helder Rodrigues 3rd.

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