Thursday, October 9, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Fobo Bike - Smart TPMS For Motorcycles plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Fobo Bike - Smart TPMS For Motorcycles plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Idea: Fobo Bike - Smart TPMS For Motorcycles

Posted: 09 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Fobo TPMS
#Fobo #TPMS #IndieGogo - A fully funded project on crowd-funding site IndieGoGo is now available for motorcycles. Called Fobo Bike, it's a very smart Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), that has some very interesting functions and features. It's also cheaper than most competitors.

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Can A Motorcycle Have A Soul?

Posted: 09 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Motorcycle with soul
#Soul #Philosophy - Can your motorcycle have a soul, or is that only for living beings? Georgia explores whether your bike can have a real soul.

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Intermot 2014: 10 Photos of Honda VFR800X & CBR300R

Posted: 09 Oct 2014 12:00 AM PDT

Honda CBR300R Intermot 2014
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#Honda #Intermot #CBR300R #Crosstourer - Here are 10 big photos of the "new" Honda motorcycles presented at the German Intermot exhibition: the CBR300R and the VFR800X Crosstourer.

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Video: Great Ads - Bajaj Discover 150 Ek Naya Josh

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Bajaj Discover 150 Ek Naya Josh
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#Bajaj #Discover #Advertisement - As usual, Bajaj makes great TV commercials. Here is their latest for the 150 Discover motorcycle. Cool ad.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Givi: S300 Safety Kit For Motorcycles plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Givi: S300 Safety Kit For Motorcycles plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Givi: S300 Safety Kit For Motorcycles

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Givi S300 Safety Kit
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#givi #Safety - Italian Givi have an interesting safety kit for motorcycles. Although the European laws do not demand you have them (car drivers do), it's a good idea to have one when travelling.

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Intermot 2014: 17 Photos of Suzuki V-Strom(s) - P0rn

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 07:00 AM PDT

Suzuki V Strom 650 Intermot 2014
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#Suzuki #V-Strom #Intermot - Here are 17 big photos of Suzuki's dual purpose motorcycles, the 650 and 1000 V-Strom. Enjoy. ...

Ixon: Top Quality Motorcycle Jeans

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Ixon Spencer HP Jeans
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#Ixon #Jeans - Ixon is a company that requires no introduction if you follow motorcycle racing. But they make more than high quality racing leathers. They also make motorcycle jeans, and they have just released a new, very high quality, motorcycle jeans that are made out of denim and have received CE Certification.

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Taiwan: I Just Love This Photo of Rush Hour - 15 Million Motorcycles!

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Taiwan Scooter Rush Hour 2
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#Taiwan #RushHour - First of all the photo speaks for itself. It's impressive, but we've seen them before. What's even more impressive is the caption below it. 15 MILLION motorcycles!! 6 out 10 inhabitants have a motorcycle or scooter.

That has got to be the most dense PTW utilization... or am I wrong?

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Belgium: Interesting Concept - Speeding Selfies For Road Safety plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Belgium: Interesting Concept - Speeding Selfies For Road Safety plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Belgium: Interesting Concept - Speeding Selfies For Road Safety

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Speeding Selfie Belgium
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#Belgium #Radar #Selfies - Belgium have got an interesting road safety concept going. Using your selfies and speed radars.... interesting, but is it safe?

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Italy: State Council Agrees With Removing Speed Radars

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Italian Autovelox
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#Italy #Radars - A ruling from the Italian State Council allows the removal of speed radars if they have been installed for only financial gains, not for safety concerns. Good news.

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Intermot 2014: 21 Photos of the Ducati Scrambler - P0rn

Posted: 06 Oct 2014 11:30 PM PDT

Ducati Scrambler Intermot 2014
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#Ducati #Intermot #Scrambler - Ducati did not surprise anyone when they introduced the Scrambler motorcycle at Intermot last week. But they did surprise the world that they had in fact 4 Scramblers. Here are big detailed photos of all four. Enjoy.

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Speed Radar Destroyed And No One Will Be Punished! Why?

Posted: 06 Oct 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Ant destroyed radar
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#France #Radars #Destruction #Funny - This is really funny and karma. An automatic speed radar in France got destroyed, the culprits have been identified but will never be fined nor face any jail time. You wonder why??? Read the article and find out. Get ready for a good laugh.

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Monday, October 6, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Own A Bit Of The Dakar Race - Crowd-Funding Project plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Own A Bit Of The Dakar Race - Crowd-Funding Project plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Idea: Own A Bit Of The Dakar Race - Crowd-Funding Project

Posted: 06 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Dakar Roadbook
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#Dakar #SimonPavey #IndieGoGo - Simon Pavey, long time motorcycle Dakar racer has come up with a great idea to raise money. He has a project on the crowd-funding site IndieGoGo where you can get as perks a strip of the daily Dakar rally roadbook, or even go with Simon and his son as a VIP spectator. Help the father and son team, and end up with some Dakar history.

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A First! Electric Motorcycle Wins National Championship

Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Bastien Hyete With Electric Motion Winner
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#ElectricMotion #Trial #Championship - This has got to be a first! The first national championship won by an electric motorcycle. The country was France, the championship was Trial S2 and the electric motorcycle was made by Electric Motion.

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Intermot 2014: Resounding Success

Posted: 06 Oct 2014 02:00 AM PDT

Intermot 2012 Entrance
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#Intermot #Exhibitions - The Intermot motorcycle exhibition in Germany has come to an end, and the statistics are looking good. It's still a very popular motorcycle show as the figures show. ...

In The Animal Transportation Department, Here Is One I Will Not Do

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Bee transportation
#Animals #Weird - Transporting an animal is done often enough by motorcycle riders; dogs, cats and a few other animals. But here is one I would not want to try.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Intermot 2014: 17 x Kawasaki H2R Ridiculous P0rn plus 4 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Intermot 2014: 17 x Kawasaki H2R Ridiculous P0rn plus 4 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Intermot 2014: 17 x Kawasaki H2R Ridiculous P0rn

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 09:15 AM PDT

Kawasaki H2R
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#Kawasaki #Intermot #H2R - Kawasaki was the buzz at Intermot motorcycle exhibition. Their new super-uberbike had already been leaked, and the 300 HP motorcycle was still received with acclaim during the press conference.

There has already been a lot written about this uberbike, so I'm not even going to go there. What I'll do instead of show you 17 photos of the stunningly looking Kawasaki H2R.

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Top Internet Motorcycle Articles - 3 October 2014

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
After a very long week in Germany's Intermot motorcycle exhibition, and everyday reading 100's of articles, I managed to save a few interesting ones (not from the show or new products) that you may have missed during last week. So here for you reading pleasure...

- Motorcycle Patent Review 2014: Finding New Models Before They Get Here (Dealer News)
- Testing Out the TomTom Rider GPS (Cycle Trader)
- Blasting Across the U.S. on Ridiculously Cool Antique Motorcycles (Wired)
- Are American motorcyclists retarded because of Harley-Davidson? (The Motorcycle Obsession)

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Intermot 2014: 18 Demo Girls and 7 Guys (NSFW)

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Intermot 2014 Girls Guys
Intermot 2014 Girls Guys
#Intermot #Girls #Sexy - As usual, we are required by (internet) law to post the photos of those pretty and sexy demo/stand girls. And since Germany is about sex equality, they even had some guys there on the stands. But watch out!!!! That one is NSFW since it has 5 guys and 1 girl TOTALLY NAKED.

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Intermot 2014: Yamaha - 2, 3 or 4 Wheels - Make Up Your Mind

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 01:30 AM PDT

Yamaha Concept Motorcycle 01GEN
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#Yamaha #Intermot #Concept - Yamaha seems to have a problem deciding how many wheels a motorcycle needs. So far we've seen 2, 3 and 4 wheels. Will their latest concept, 01GEN, be something we will see in the future. 3 wheels is not uncommon.

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Intermot 2014: Kumpan - Vintage Electric Scooters

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Kumpan electric scooter
Kumpan electric scooter
#Kumpan #Elelectric #Scooter - Kumpan is a German company that makes some very interesting looking electric scooters. The scooters are vintage looking, and are named after the years they are modelled after. Here is the 1954.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Intermot 2014: SnakeMotors plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Intermot 2014: SnakeMotors plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Intermot 2014: SnakeMotors

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Snake Motors
Snake Motors
#SnakeMotors #CafeRacers - Here is a company I found at Intermot who produces some very beautiful cafe racer vintage motorcycle, with 50 cc, 125 cc or 250 cc. Surprisingly, they are not that expensive, considering they are works of art.

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Intermot 2014: Trilobite Motorcycle Jeans - Insects?

Posted: 02 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Trilobite Motorcycle Jeans
Trilobite Motorcycle Jeans
#Trilobite #Intermot #Jeans - Here is a manufacturer of really good looking motorcycle jeans from the Czech Republic. They have several designer models, all of them made for motorcycle riding, and many are rain proof. Interesting name... an extinct insect.

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Heading Back Home, Swim or Sink

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Sink or swim
#Funny #SwimorSink - After an evening travelling from Cologne to France, I should be heading back home if everything went well. Regular programming should pick up at 14:00, if the trip went well (if not, a preprogrammed article will appear).

So... was my trip a swim or a sink?

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Tired Of Waving To Other Motorcycle Riders? Here Is A Solution plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Tired Of Waving To Other Motorcycle Riders? Here Is A Solution plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Tired Of Waving To Other Motorcycle Riders? Here Is A Solution

Posted: 01 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Tired of waving
#Funny #TheWave - Waving to other motorcycle riders is part of our culture. You come across another rider on the road, you wave. It's fun, it's good for moral and it bonds bikers.

But sometimes you are in an area where there are so many motorcycles you would have your hand out the whole time. Like when riding to Sturgis, or during summertime in the Dolomite mountains in Europe. That is when waving becomes tedious. But not waving is not the thing to do.

It looks like this biker has the perfect solution.

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Sports Motorcycle And Want To Bring A Lot Of Gear? SW-Motech Cargobag

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 05:00 AM PDT

SW Motech Cargobag
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#Tailbags #Sportsmotorcycles - Carrying a lot of gear on your sportsmotorcycle defeats the purpose of having a sportsbike, but sometimes it just can't be helped. Here is a good solution, 50 liters sitting on the tail of your sportsbike. ...

Intermot 2014: iWashMyBike - Automatic Motorcycle Wash

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Intermot 2014 IWashMyBike
Intermot 2014 IWashMyBike
#Intermot #AutomaticWashing - Don't you hate having to wash your motorcycle or scooter? I Do! Here is a machine that will totally and fully wash your bike in 8 - 10 minutes, including waxing. Tell your garage/dealer about it.

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