Thursday, August 7, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Spidi: Plenair Meshed Summer Jacket With Protection plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Spidi: Plenair Meshed Summer Jacket With Protection plus 2 more

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Spidi: Plenair Meshed Summer Jacket With Protection

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Spidi Pleinair
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#Spidi #HotWeatherRiding - Just because it's hot does not mean that you should shed your protective gear when riding your motorcycle. It just means you got to adapt your clothing. Hot weather means that traditional biker gear, like leathers, become very hot inside, and that is not a good thing. Spidi have a nice meshed motorcycle jacket with good protection.

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Patent: Chinese Guy Invents Motorcycle-To-Car Structure

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Patent Motorcycle Roof
China flag
#Patents #Shed #Rood - A weird patent (again) from China calling for a roof, hood and trunk for a motorcycle. I.e. a car with two wheels.

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The Ideal Motorcycle Bar For Your Man Cave

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Man Cave Bar
#Funny #Man-Cave #Bar - This has got to be the idea bar for a motorcycle lover's man cave. Right?

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ideas: Robert Roland’s Motorcycle Skull Helmet A Flop? plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ideas: Robert Roland’s Motorcycle Skull Helmet A Flop? plus 2 more

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Ideas: Robert Roland’s Motorcycle Skull Helmet A Flop?

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Robert Roland Skull Helmet
#Kickstarter #SkullHelmets #Flops - Here is a Kickstarter project that is doomed to fail, unless some biker loves paying a fortune for a hand-painted motorcycle helmet in the shape of a skull. Any takers?

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World Famous Ace Cafe To Be Closed?

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Ace cafe popular
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#AceCafe #Shutdown - This would be terrible news.. The Ace Cafe in London might have to shutdown due to police's new power to stop anti-social behavior. Some stupid bikers and some stupid neighbors.

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For The New Parents Who Race Motorcycles

Posted: 05 Aug 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Speeding Racing Parents
#Funny #BabyStrollers - The perfect gift for proud new parents who are into racing their motorcycles.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Honda CRF250R For Weekends plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Honda CRF250R For Weekends plus 2 more

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Ads: Honda CRF250R For Weekends

Posted: 05 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Ad Honda CRF250R Israel
Honda logo
#Honda #CRF250R #Advertisements - Three print advertisements for the Honda CRF250R. Clever ads, but maybe a bit too clever.

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Michelin Cleans Your Motorcycle, Thoroughly

Posted: 05 Aug 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Michelin Moto
Michelin logo
#Michelin #Cleaning - After WD-40 announced a series of motorcycle cleaning products, it's now the turn of French tire manufacturing giant Michelin. Michelin now has a series of interesting cleaning products. ...

Motorcycle Meets Tank - The Result

Posted: 04 Aug 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Motorcycle Meets Tank
Palestine flag
#Tank #Gaza #Crash - It would have been a no-contest! A motorcycle meets a tank, you do not even have to guess who won. Here is the result!

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: 10 Photos of Totally Destroyed, Bombed or Burned Motorcycles - Part 8 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: 10 Photos of Totally Destroyed, Bombed or Burned Motorcycles - Part 8 plus 2 more

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10 Photos of Totally Destroyed, Bombed or Burned Motorcycles - Part 8

Posted: 04 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Blown up motorcycle Chile
Blown Up Motorcycle Vietnam
#Violence #Bombs #Destruction - Wars, revolutions, strikes, typhoons, tornados, fires, earthquakes, lightening strikes ... there are so many reasons are precious motorcycles and scooters can come to their ends prematurely and suddenly, it makes you mind shudder. Here are ten photos from around the world whereby our motorcycles have died suddenly.

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Switzerland: Police Now Spot Testing Drug Use

Posted: 04 Aug 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Switzerland drug test
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#Switzerland #Drugs - The police in Geneva, Switzerland have started using drug detection equipment, but will only use it if other means have failed, since it costs too much per person to use it in all cases. Money is important...

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Sturgis 2014 In Full Swing

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Sturgis 2014
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#Sturgis - it looks like Sturgis is in full swing again.... thousands of bikers have trailered their motorcycles, using their RVs to store the enormous amounts of gear and souvenirs they are buying there, and suffering from massive hangovers..... I really need to go to Sturgis.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 1 August 2014 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 1 August 2014 plus 2 more

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Top Internet Stories - 1 August 2014

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
August already and it usually marks that the summer is coming to an end, real quick. Only a few more weeks left of real summer riding weather. But interesting motorcycles articles keep appearing, so here's a week's worth of articles to keep you amused.

- BikeSafe: how to improve your riding skills (The Telegraph)
- Review: Cameleon Motorcycle Chain Oiler Redux (Webbikeworld)
- Book Review Ride Like Hell (Helmet Hair Blog)

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Bagster Starlight - Backpack With Integrated LED Stop Lights

Posted: 01 Aug 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Bagster Starlight
Bagster logo
#Bagster #Stoplight #Backpack - French Bagster have released their Starlight motorcycle backpack, with integrated LED Stop lights in the back of the backpack. Safety rules.

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India: Teaching A Motorcycle To Swim

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 11:00 PM PDT

India Learning to swim
India flag
#India #Swimming - From this photo, it looks like it is two guys teaching a motorcycle to swim. The real story is of course not so nice.

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Don’t Want Motorcycle Scuff Marks On Your Shoes? Use A Parrot plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Don’t Want Motorcycle Scuff Marks On Your Shoes? Use A Parrot plus 2 more

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Don’t Want Motorcycle Scuff Marks On Your Shoes? Use A Parrot

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Tucano Urbano Foot On
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#TucanoUrbano #ScuffMarks #Parrot - No one likes to have their proper shoes marked from the motorcycle gear selector. Several solutions exist, but only Tucano Urbano have one that involves a parrot.

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Fed Up With Needing To Buy New Safety Gear For Your Kid?

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT

POD K1
POD logo
#Pod #KneeProtector #Children - Knee protectors for children who race motorcycles is expensive especially when you need to replace them every year (kids do grow, don't they?). POD has a knee brace that grows with the kids; called the K1.

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There Is Never Enough Space On A Motorcycle

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Never enough space on motorcycles
#Funny #Panniers #Cargo - No matter what you do, there never is enough space on your motorcycle to bring things with you. Even with panniers, topcase, tank bags, etc ... it's never enough. Until now..... these panniers will even fit a dead body.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Safer Navigation Instructions On A Motorcycle plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Safer Navigation Instructions On A Motorcycle plus 2 more

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Idea: Safer Navigation Instructions On A Motorcycle

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Lechal Bluetooth Shoes
Lechal Bluetooth Shoes
#Lechal #Navigation #GPS - Indian company Lechal has come up with a novel idea to give you navigational instructions on your motorcycle; not by a screen, not by voice - by your feet!

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The Russian Way For Securing A Motorcycle From Theft

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Russian Parked Motorcycle
Russia flag
#Russia #Theft #Strange - Here is one pissed off Russian, who had one motorcycle too many stolen from him. His way of preventing thieves from stealing his new motorcycle?? Very novel idea.

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No Trailer For Your Motorcycle? No Worries!

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:00 PM PDT

No trailer no worries
#TraileringIsForWimps #LOL - Honest. You do not need a trailer to trailer your motorcycle. Honest.

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