Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Jorge Lorenzo Allowed To Ride Motorcycles, Legally plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Jorge Lorenzo Allowed To Ride Motorcycles, Legally plus 3 more

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Jorge Lorenzo Allowed To Ride Motorcycles, Legally

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

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Believe it or not, former MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo just passed his motorcycle riding theory test, needed to get his motorcycle license. This will allow him to ride a motorcycle on the streets.

Now...... which instructor is going to teach Jorge how to take a curve with his motorcycles, and which examiner is crazy enough to "test" him if he knows how to drive???

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Australia: Motorcycle Sales Up 3%

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

Statistics Article
Australia, like the rest of Asia and AsiaPacific are doing well in terms of motorcycle and scooter sales. 2011 saw yet another bumper year, with a rise of 3% in sales.

Honda is the top brand, with Harley-Davidson as the first non-Asian motorcycle manufacturer in 5th position. Husqvarna had the most impressive growth rate.

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Dakar2012: Day 8

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:30 PM PST

Dakar2012 8 Ruben Faria
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The Dakar race is now in its 2nd week, and things have been happening, some of them not good. Apart from Despres falling into a mud trap and loosing 15 minutes, the organizers decide to credit him with time lost in the trap, but none to Marc Coma who managed to avoid the trap, but spent some time doing so.

Life is not fair, but who cares? In the mean time, the motorcycle are doing their best to finish. They are rapidly approaching Peru, a first for the Dakar.

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Showing Your Faith On A Motorcycle

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:00 PM PST

Showing Faith on a motorcycle
Some people like to show their faith while riding their motorcycle. It's like a badge of honor, and it can't hurt, since it might just protect you from unforeseen problems. You never know, just hedge your bets.

But I think this guy has taken it a step too far... don't you?

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Monday, January 9, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2012: The Easy Way Of Racing A Motorcycle plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2012: The Easy Way Of Racing A Motorcycle plus 2 more

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Dakar2012: The Easy Way Of Racing A Motorcycle

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

Dakar2012 Motorcycle Via Helicopter
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You'll probably all seen the TV images of motorcycle racers in the famous Dakar rally, laboring through the dunes, stranded in mud, broken down alongside the road while trucks are thundering past at an alarming speed.

It's all part of the fun of racing your motorcycle in the Dakar rally. Until this photo......

This clearly shows there's another way of taking part in the Dakar with a motorcycle...

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France: TomTom Warns Users About Not Using GPS Radar Data

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

TomTom Radar Supression Database
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TomTom have issued a warning to its GPS owners (cars and motorcycle devices), that it illegal to use their radar mapping service, and to dis-activate it, and delete the database.

The next update of their smartphone software will see the service disappear automatically.

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Egypt: Bikers For Disabled Politician

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:00 PM PST

Egypte Ride For Disabled Politician
Nice to see that motorcycle riders can be shown in a positive light. Here a bunch of motorcycle riders are showing support for a politician who has been disabled since birth, and is running for office, fighting to achieve equal rights for disabled people.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2012: Day 7

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2012: Day 7

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Dakar2012: Day 7

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:30 PM PST

Dakar2012 7 Ruben Faria 1
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Day 7 sees the Dakar racing the motorcycles in Chile, after the incredible decent from the sand mountain at Copiapo.

The day before the rest day is always tough and long, and this year was no exception. Despres and Coma are still slugging it out, leaving the rest of the motorcycle field in their dust.

Coma won this stage, nibbling away at Despres's lead.

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2012: Day 6

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Dakar2012: Day 6

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Dakar2012: Day 6

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:00 PM PST

Dakar2012 6 Marc Coma
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Stage 6 of the Dakar rally may have been cancelled due to bad weather in the mountain passes, but it didn't mean that the motorcycles were not riding. Just because there was no race, the motorcycles still needed to brave the extreme cold temperatures and snowy roads through an almost 5,000 meter high mountain pass.

Imagine that the day before they were exposed to 40°C, and now it's freezing. I wonder how many will start the race on Saturday with a cold or flu? If you think it was a ride-in-the-park, forget it.

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Friday, January 6, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 6 January 2012 plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 6 January 2012 plus 3 more

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Top Internet Stories - 6 January 2012

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

Top Weekly Web Article
A new year has begun, and already there are loads of interesting motorcycle-related articles out there that you may have missed during the festivities. Here's a round-up of the last week.

- Electric Motorcycles And Pedelecs In 2012 (Technologic Vehicles)
- How Wrenching On Your Own Bike Makes (The Great Motorcycle Pizza Tour)
- Preparing Your Motorcycle For The Winter (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum)
- The 15 Best Motorcycle Roads In America (About Motorcycles)
- How Ducati Is Like Apple Redux (Ducati News Today)

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Video: Pulsar - A Decade Of Dominance

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

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That the Indian motorcycle manufacturer Bajaj makes excellent TV commercials we know. We've seen many of them in the past. Their motorcycle advertisements are second to none.

Their Pulsar motorcycle models are their workhorse, they are the most sold in India. They have had the model range for 10 years, and to celebrate, they've issued this infomercial, in black & white, about the pulsar.

As usual with Bajaj ads, it's very well done. It's simple, with a Pulsar doing a wheelie while a voice over pronounces some interesting philosophies.

BTW, it's probably one of the longest wheelie you'll see on video...

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Dakar2012: Day 5

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:45 PM PST

Dakar2012 5 Christopher Birch
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The terrible sand dunes of Fiambala are done, and this time the weather helped everyone a little hand. It had been raining for days before the day all motorcycle had to cross the frightening sand dunes, and now the sand was harder and firmer for motorcycles.

Chances were that you would not get as stuck as in previous editions of the race. Cyril Despres took the most advantage of it, and beat his arch-rival, Marc Coma, to the finish, increasing his lead. But the race is only over when the fat lady sings. Dutchman Frans Verhoeven got problems and lost his 3rd place, replaced by Helder Rodrigues.

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France: Motorcycle License Plates Bigger Starting July

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:00 PM PST

French License Plates
The French government has finally published the new legal sizes for license plates for motorcycles and scooters. The new size will start being implemented July 2012, but not for existing motorcycles and scooters. You'll only need to replace your license plate for the new one, if you re-register your bike.

Failing to comply with the very long size will result in a €135 fine.

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