Bikes in the Fast Lane: D3O Aero: The Next Evolution In Motorcycle Armor plus 2 more

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• D3O Aero: The Next Evolution In Motorcycle Armor
• France: Moto Revue Magazine Celebrates 100 years
• Brazil: Protesters Loot Motorcycle Shop - End Of Civilization?

D3O Aero: The Next Evolution In Motorcycle Armor Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT #D3O #Armor #Protection - I have since the beginning been an ardent fan of the D30 material. I even have a jar of the product here to play with. D30 is an orange soft putty-like material that you can very easily shape with your fingers. But when you subject the product to a sudden and strong impact, like hitting it with a hammer, it immediately becomes as hard as a rock. In other words, it's an ideal product for motorcycle clothing. Since it's flexible, you can put it in places that move, like elbows, knees and fingers, and in the case of a crash, it will become solid as a rock and protect your limbs. Many top-of-the-line motorcycle clothing manufacturers have since then adopted this magic material. Names like Icon, Acerbis, Triumph, KTM and Klim are just a few of the names that now have D3O material integrated into their products (I even have an iPhone protector case made out of D3O). But there are two "disadvantages" to the product: 1) price and 2) volume. On the price, the only thing that will help is sell more products. On the volume thing, the D30 is not thicker than most other safety products, like Kevlar, but still thick enough to feel it's there. But now D30 have announced their D30 Aero range, and part of the offering is the D30 Smart Skin product. The D3O Aero is very lightweight, made for those applications where weight is a big factor. The Smart Skin product is an easy way of integrating the D30 material into garments........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Moto Revue Magazine Celebrates 100 years Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT #France #Magazine #Motorcycles - It's not often that a magazine gets to celebrate 100 years of existence, and for a motorcycle magazine it's even more impressive. The French motorcycle mag, Moto Revue, is celebrating their 100 years. First published 18 June 1913, the magazine has been published, weekly, now every two weeks. Congratulations to Moto Revue and its staff. Here's to the next 100. ...

Brazil: Protesters Loot Motorcycle Shop - End Of Civilization? Posted: 19 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Brazil #Protests #Looting - Is this the first sign of the end of civilization when protesters loot a motorcycle shop. What's next? Human sacrifices? And to think the pope has just blessed motorcycles... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Infrared Display On Motorcycles - See Chickens Crossing The Road At Night plus 2 more

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• Idea: Infrared Display On Motorcycles - See Chickens Crossing The Road At Night
• A BMW Motorcycle Powered Citroen 2CV Car
• France: Cop Gets Driving License Torn Up For Motorcycle Speeding

Idea: Infrared Display On Motorcycles - See Chickens Crossing The Road At Night Posted: 19 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Idea #Quirky #Infrared - Here's one of those ideas that on paper is really good, but in practise will never be applied. The idea can be found on the Quirky site, waiting for votes to bring it into the next phase. The idea is to attach a special infrared sensor chip to a smartphone. The display on your phone will then show all thermal images it can detect, particularly at night. The idea is that when riding at night, your phone can display "warm bodies" on the road, like pedestrians, cyclists, dogs and even other vehicles (car engines are hot in case you are wondering)........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

A BMW Motorcycle Powered Citroen 2CV Car Posted: 19 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT #BMW #2CV - The French 2CV car from Citroen has been one of those cars that have marked a generation, maybe even two generations. The car was very light, easy to repair, and could drive on anything, even drive better on snow than purpose built snow cars. Of course, it was very under powered and very slow, but that was the magic about this car. Hippies and grandparents would drive it, basking in the sound of the 2 HP engine (2CV means 2 HP in French) purring away. But what if you wanted the car to go a bit faster? Apart from putting burning alcohol or nitro methanol into the engine, there isn't much you can do about it, until Sparrow Automotive decided otherwise. This British engineering company will remove the original engine and put in a BMW motorcycle engine of your choice. Your choice are between 850 cc and 1200 cc BMW motorcycle engines........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Cop Gets Driving License Torn Up For Motorcycle Speeding Posted: 18 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT #France #Police #Speeding - I guess not all cops are born equal, some of them will get hit as hard as we civilians do by their brothers-in-arms. A police officer got caught speeding on his personal motorcycle on a road limited to 110 kph. He was "racing" his motorcycle at 186 kph (with the margins used by the police, he was officially clocked at 176 kph). When he was stopped by his colleagues, he told them that he was riding in a group, and he was trying to catch up with the other bikers. Later on he left the scene as a passenger/pillion since his license was taken away on the spot. He'll now have a date with a judge. So it is possible for cops to ticket cops, which is a good thing, but IMHO it rarely happens. But it shows that at times a) cops are honest enough to ticket other cops and b) cops are human and do things they shouldn't be doing. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Ural Motorcycles - Break Out Of Boredom plus 2 more

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• Ads: Ural Motorcycles - Break Out Of Boredom
• Video: Unbelievable - Things You Can Do With A Vespa Scooter
• King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands Supports Motorcycle Support Group

Ads: Ural Motorcycles - Break Out Of Boredom Posted: 18 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Ural #Advertisement - Even Russian motorcycle manufacturers advertise. Everyone has to advertise, but to be successful, you need to do good, if not great, ads. Russian motorcycle maker Ural has two good print ads. Both ads say it all, the tag line reads "Routine, boredom, office slavery and chains of marriage â€" this is not about people who ride bikes. Ural motorcycle sets you free. It helps you get away from all this, and gives you absolute freedom.". There you go, Ural sets you free. So go little bird, enjoy your freedom. ...

Video: Unbelievable - Things You Can Do With A Vespa Scooter Posted: 18 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Video #Vespa #Scooter #Weird - We know that motorcycles and scooters are great forms of transportation and even entertainment. We have also seen many cases of motorcycles and scooters used to carry everything, including the kitchen sink. We have also seen other, often weird, applications for our favorite two wheelers. But this one beats them all. Here is one way of using a Vespa scooter you would never have thought off. The hint is in the photo. Look at where the arrows are pointing. Know what is going to happen in the video? Have a look. ...

King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands Supports Motorcycle Support Group Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Netherlands #King - On a surprise visit, the newly crowned King of The Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, showed interest for the Motorcycle Support Nederland (MSN) organization. The MSN is an organization that educates people will small disabilities to work in sectors like motorcycle maintenance. For the last 3.5 years, the MSN organization has been receiving financial assistance from one of the Royal assistance programs, the Oranje Fonds Groeiprogramma. Nice to see a newly appointed King showing his face in the motorcycle world. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ad: Ministry of Defense - Changing A Tire plus 2 more

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• Ad: Ministry of Defense - Changing A Tire
• Airbag Vests - How Efficient Are They - Study
• France: Shocking Motorcycle Students Into Safety

Ad: Ministry of Defense - Changing A Tire Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Advertisment #Defense #Army - These print advertisements have got nothing to do with motorcycles but I thought they were so well done and gutsy, I decided to show them to you. The ads are from the (Dutch?) Ministry of Defense, and are made to look like a page from the "Manual Automotive Repair", and just to be sure, they've shown the version number of the manual, i.e. v.2.3 from 2009. The page from the manual is "how to change a tire".... just look at the ad. The copy text is "Technician at the Ministry of Defence. Do you have what it takes. Being a technician at the Ministry of Defence is a little bit more demanding. Seemingly easy technical problems can become a real challenge in their environment." ...

Airbag Vests - How Efficient Are They - Study Posted: 17 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Airbag #Research #Vests #Motorcycles - Airbag vests are a hot discussion topic on most motorcycle discussion forums. There are probably as many pro-airbag bikers as there are anti-airbag bikers. Everyone has an opinion. But how efficient are these safety devices? Basically there are two types of airbag vests; cabled and electronic. The cabled ones have a cable between your motorcycle and the airbag, and when you get an involuntary off, the cable is pulled and the air is released into the jacket turning you into the Michelin man. The electronic versions have data capturing devices installed in your motorcycle that calculates if you've had a crash, and if so, orders the jacket to inflate remotely. So what does this mean? Which is the two is more efficient, or are any airbag vests safe? France based IFSTTAR is a research institute that analyzes technologies used in the transport industry. Thierry Serre at IFSTTAR published the results from an extensive study done between 2005 and 2009 of all types of airbag vests used in the motorcycle industry. Summary First, let's start with the summary. Cabled airbag vests are far less safe than electronic ones. But any airbag vest is safer than a t-shirt........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Shocking Motorcycle Students Into Safety Posted: 16 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT #France #Accidents #Exams - One of France's states ("departements"), Val d'Oise, has gotten itself in its head that by shocking people they will take things more seriously. What the local authorities have done, is take photos made by their emergency crews and made a photo book out of them. All the photos are of serious motorcycle accidents, and the books are distributed to students who are to take their motorcycle license exams. The authorities hope that when the pupils see the terrible accidents they will take care while riding their motorcycles. What these so-called experts fail to see, is that the majority of fatal motorcycle accidents were caused by cars, not motorcycles. Maybe they should give the booklet to student car drivers?.......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 14 June 2013 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 14 June 2013
• Idea: Turn Your Motorcycle Helmet Into A Pillion Entertainment Center
• Asian Motorcycle Police Feel The Financial Crisis - Belt Tightening

Top Internet Stories - 14 June 2013 Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT Anytime now! Anytime you want dear God, give us some warm weather and sunshine. In the mean time, here are some motorcycle articles that have appeared during the week that you may have missed. - Stay Cool: The Best Motorcycle Gear For Hot Weather Riding (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum) - A Beginners Guide To Motorcycle Gear (Ride Apart) - Book Review: Ride On By Joseph Fehlen (Apprentice 2 Jesus) - Book Review Red Tape And White Knuckles (Canada Motoguide) ...

Idea: Turn Your Motorcycle Helmet Into A Pillion Entertainment Center Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Patent #Helmet #Gadget - Of all the daft ideas I've seen and read, here's a beauty. It's a patent filed last year in the USA, and the patent calls for a screen, let's say a LCD-type computer screen to be mounted to the back of a motorcycle helmet. This allows the pillion to see a video image on the back of the rider's helmet. I kid you not. One idea of the "inventor" is to put a camera in the front of the helmet, thereby allowing the pillion to see what's on the road. Gulp........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Asian Motorcycle Police Feel The Financial Crisis - Belt Tightening Posted: 13 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Funny #Police #Motorcycles - Even in Asia people are feeling the global economic and financial crisis. Individual households, companies and civil service all have to tighten their belts. Even the motorcycle police are feeling it. No longer can they afford expensive BMW, Yamaha or Honda motorcycles. Here's a candid photo of the latest motorcycle police getting ready to patrol the streets. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: France: New Premium Motorcycle Manufacturer Coming? plus 2 more

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• France: New Premium Motorcycle Manufacturer Coming?
• France: Educational Radars Open For Hacking - Have Fun
• Harley-Davidson Is Blessed. Official

France: New Premium Motorcycle Manufacturer Coming? Posted: 13 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Motorcycle #New #France - I was killing some time and looking through the wanted advertisements of the motorcycle recruiting site MotoRecrute (honest boss, I'm not looking for another better paid job) when I stumbled upon this job ad: "Responsable Développement Réseau International" which means "Head of International Development". The ad itself started with (freely translated from French): "Our client, specialized industrial company, has just created a totally new motorcycle. A rare object, this machine is targeted towards the man with taste, passioned by esthetics and technology." The new company is located in the Maine-et-Loire area in France and they are looking for English speaking people who are used to developing luxury goods (like watches, jevewlery, wines or fashion). They need someone who will develop their international distribution network for the new motorcycle........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Educational Radars Open For Hacking - Have Fun Posted: 13 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Radar #Hacking #France - Here's one we didn't see coming. Since a year or so, France has installed 1,000 of educational radars. These radars, usually found in villages and towns, show you the speed you are travelling at in your car or motorcycle, and if you are speeding, how many license points you would forfeit if caught by a real radar. The educational radars usually show a message, like "Slow Down" when speeding, etc. One French blogger, Korben, discovered that it's very easy to "hack" into these radars. In fact the word "hack" is way to strong since the manufacturers more or less have invited people to change the settings. According to the manufacturer's websites, almost all of them are accessible via Bluetooth, and for convenience sake, the Bluetooth code is shown on the site (it's "0000"). The software that you need to run to setup the radar is freely downloadable on the sites as well. No password, no id .... just download. ...

Harley-Davidson Is Blessed. Official Posted: 12 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Pope #HarleyDavidson #Blessing - There are many occasions and events where a priest blesses a group of motorcycles. But this is more than a priest... it's the Pope himself. Pope Francis blessed 1,400 motorcycles, all of them Harley-Davidsons, who had gathered at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the Milwaukee brand. The Pope was even presented with two Harley-Davidsons and a black leather jacket. So now the Pope has two Ducati Multistradas (see related) and two Harley-Davidson. But are we going to see the man ride around on one of them, wearing the black leather jacket? ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: CrashLight: Interesting Safety App For Motorcycle Riders plus 2 more

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• CrashLight: Interesting Safety App For Motorcycle Riders
• Now You Know Why Adventure Motorcycles Have Big Panniers
• Gawd! I Hate These Tailgaters When Riding My Motorcycle

CrashLight: Interesting Safety App For Motorcycle Riders Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT #EastSleepRide #CrashLight #App - The web site EatSleepRIDE has had a nice iPhone app for a while that is used by motorcycle riders to record their motorcycle trips and share their experiences with like-minded bikers. The app has some nicely designed features allowing you to visualize your ride through the data your smartphone has gathered. You can use it to discover new routes and share photos of your rides. You can even check to see where your riding buddies are, and if they are close-by, go and join them. But EatSleepRIDE have recently released an in-app purchase (that's when you can activate a subset of your app by paying some money as an app "option") that is very nice and handy and more importantly, offers a good peace-of-mind. The function is called CrashLight, and what it is, is a function that uses your smartphone's hardware to detect whether you had a motorcycle crash, and if you have, it contacts your "support" team........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Now You Know Why Adventure Motorcycles Have Big Panniers Posted: 12 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Adventure #RTW #Funny - You see them riding often enough, big BMW GS, KTM Adventurer or other adventure motorcycles, equipped with enormous panniers and top cases. You think that since they are often months on the road, they bring a lot of stuff with them. You'd be kind-of right, but it's not the stuff you think they are bringing. Here's a photo of what is really in those cases: ...

Gawd! I Hate These Tailgaters When Riding My Motorcycle Posted: 11 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Funny #Tailgating #Military - Don't you hate it when you are out having a nice day, riding your motorcycle and when you look in your mirrors you see two ass-wipes tailgating behind you. You just want to stop and start shooting at them.... ...

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