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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: New Old Motorcycle Manufacturer, Or An Old New One? plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

New Old Motorcycle Manufacturer, Or An Old New One?
The Problem With Being Popular - Lambretta Case
France: The FFMC Calls B.S.

New Old Motorcycle Manufacturer, Or An Old New One?

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT

A new company was launched after Honda pulled out of Hero Honda in India.

Now called Hero MotoCorp (not exactly a creative name, but it builds on name recognition), the company starts life as an elephant, with a projected sales of $10 BILLION in the next 5 years, and 12 million motorcycles to be manufactured per year.

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The Problem With Being Popular - Lambretta Case

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Lambretta, the iconic Italian scooter manufacturer, has taken the fight against their former dealers and fake sites to the web.

Just head for the web site, and see their lawyers at work.

But is this the way?

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France: The FFMC Calls B.S.

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 11:00 PM PDT

The French Association of Angry Bikers (FFMC) have called on the government's B.S.

The government, using statistics from the beginning of the year (during one of the worst and coldest winters on record) correlated them for the rest of the year, and used that as an excuse to repress all and sunder.

The FFMC called B.S. and using one of the government's own agencies, showed that motorcycle mortality has dropped 20.7%!

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Emergency Motorcycle Ambulance plus 2 more

Emergency Motorcycle Ambulance
An Honest Government?
Happy Like A Pig In .....

Emergency Motorcycle Ambulance

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT

One of the worst nightmare, being stuck in a traffic jam inside an ambulance with precious minutes draining away your life, just got solved.

A designer has created a trailer for a motorcycle that is a fully functional ambulance. With space for emergency medial equipment, a medic and the patient, the motorcycle ambulance could get through traffic faster than an normal car ambulance.

Great idea...

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An Honest Government?

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Well, what do you know? One government is playing an honest "game". NSW in Australia is removing speed cameras that have not shown that they save lives, but instead generate revenue.

25% of the speed cameras are being removed.

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Happy Like A Pig In .....

Posted: 07 Aug 2011 10:27 PM PDT

When I first looked at this photo, despite the miserable weather conditions, it really looks like the guy (boy) is as happy as Larry....

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 5 August 2011 plus 2 more

Top Internet Stories - 5 August 2011
Tour De France Cyclists Prefer Motorcycles ?
Heading Back To The Office - Hopefully

Top Internet Stories - 5 August 2011

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Here are some of the motorcycle stories I've been reading while traveling Northern Europe which you may find interesting.

Enjoy

- 10 Things You Should Do Before Taking A Long Distance Ride (Keep The Rubber Side Down)
- India's First Dual Purpose/On-Off Road Spied (The Bike Chronicles Of India)
- Motorcycle Helmets May Cause Loss Of Hearing (Two Wheels Blog)

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Tour De France Cyclists Prefer Motorcycles ?

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Back from my travels in Finland and Estonia, shifting through all the press releases and articles, I spotted several photos of Tour de France bicyclists sitting on motorcycles.

I assume they prefer to race the Tour on a motorcycle, specially when you see how steep those mountains are....

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Heading Back To The Office - Hopefully

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Hopefully, if everything went well, I should be heading back to the "news" office by now.

The weekend is for catching up, and then hopefully starting Monday we'll be back with the latest motorcycles news, motorcycle entertainment and motorcycle gossip.

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Lego Skull Motorcycle - How Cute

Video: Lego Skull Motorcycle - How Cute

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Lego used to be very basic stuff. Building blocks for kids, a few colors, and all you could make was a rudimentary house or so.

No more.... this TV commercial shows you that you can even make a motorcycle... cool.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Hatari Helmets - Poetry In Motion

Hatari Helmets - Poetry In Motion

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Hatari helmets are motorcycle helmets with a twist, literally....

The back of the helmet is decorated with moving & twisting graphics, and apart from abstract art, can be something like a butterfly flying around your motorcycle.

The have released a helmet that shows your brake lights and indicators.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Ellesse Italia - Classy Ads

Ads: Ellesse Italia - Classy Ads

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:00 AM PDT

Two very classy, and old fashion print advertisements for Ellesse Italia casual and sportswear.

One way of showing them in ads is the old fashion way. Nice artwork, young folks sitting on scooters. How more Italian can you get?

Nice...

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