Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: France: Another Motorcycle-Friendly Region - Auvergne plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: France: Another Motorcycle-Friendly Region - Auvergne plus 2 more

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France: Another Motorcycle-Friendly Region - Auvergne

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Auvergne by motorcycle
France flag
#Auvergne #Tourism - Auvergne is a beautiful area of France (center of France), with great motorcycling roads, scenery, restaurants and many biker friendly accommodation. Therefore the Tourist Office has released a web site dedicated to promoting motorcycling in their region, and yes, it's in English. So if you're looking for a trip to paradise, have a look.

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France: Idiot Biker Gets Flashed 53 Times, Finally Caught

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 05:00 AM PDT

53 Times Radared
France flag
#Stupidity - A stupid biker thought that he was being funny by riding past the same motorcycle at high speed 53 times in one year. So the cops decided to wait him out, and of course the douchebag did it again. And he was high on drugs. End of the game.

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This Is Why You Do Not Bikejack A Hayabusa

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Last Motorcycle Hijacker
#Funny #Hayabusa - This is a good reason not to try to motorcycle-jack a Hayabusa....

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Bajaj Pulsar Adventure Sport - Ride An Adventure plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Bajaj Pulsar Adventure Sport - Ride An Adventure plus 2 more

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Video: Bajaj Pulsar Adventure Sport - Ride An Adventure

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Video Bajaj Pulsar Adventure Tomato
Bajaj logo
#Bajaj #Pulsar #Advertisement - Bajaj being a gigantic motorcycle manufacturer from India, knows how to make great TV commercials in the Bollywood tradition. Here is their latest for the recent Bajaj Pulsar Adventure Sports motorcycle, riding through a tomato throwing festival. Nice ad.

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France: Police - Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Paris Police Heatwave
France flag
#France #ATGATT #HeatWave - The French authorities have been telling French bikers to be ATGATT on their motorcycle during the summer, but their own cops have been found riding around with no protection whatsoever (except helmet). Do as I say, not as I do.

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What The Hell Where They Smoking?

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 11:00 PM PDT

WTF happened here
#Funny - I can see the scenario; some heavy stuff being smoked, and then one said 'here is an idea, let us dress up the motorcycles as horses'...

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: 10 Flags and Motorcycles From Around the World - Part 4 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: 10 Flags and Motorcycles From Around the World - Part 4 plus 2 more

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10 Flags and Motorcycles From Around the World - Part 4

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Motorcycles Flags Palestine
Motorcycles Flags USA
#Flags - Back to the series of motorcycles carrying flags, which seems to be something they do all over the world. No countries are spared, you can see flags, some small, some enormous, on motorcycles. It does make them colorful.

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Review: 2015 Suzuki GSX-S 1000 F - Fake Shocking Twins

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Review 2015 Suzuki GSX S 1000 F
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#Review #Suzuki #GSX-S1000F - A detailed and translated review from a top French web site of the 2015 Suzuki GSX-S 1000 F - Fake Shocking Twins

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Pope ’Papa’ Francisco On A Motorcycle

Posted: 05 Jul 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Pope Papa On Motorcycle
Vatican City flag
#PopeFrancis - Wow, the pope on a motorcycle. Well, not him, but t-shirts with his face on it. I guess that's the closest he'll ever get to being on one.

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Friday, July 3, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 3 July 2015 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 3 July 2015 plus 2 more

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Top Internet Motorcycle Stories - 3 July 2015

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Top Weekly Web Article
Going through a major heat wave here when even riding my motorcycle was too hot. Sweating on the bike is no fun, and I refuse to ride without protective gear. With temperatures over 40°C, it's HOT. So back to reading motorcycle articles on the internet in my air-conditioned house. Here are a few articles you may have missed over the last few days.

- Park Hall Academy pupil escorted to prom by The Outlaws biker gang (Birmingham Mail)
- Book Review: Down and Out in Patagonia, Kamchatka, and Timbuktu (Geezer With A Grudge)
- 2015 Assen MotoGP Post-Race Round Up, Part 1: Rossi vs Marquez (Motomatters)
- Horex to bounce back to life with new VR6 motorcycle (Gizmag)

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For Gals and Guys: KTM Underwear

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 05:00 AM PDT

KTM Girls Underwear
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#KTM #Underwear - You can put a KTM logo on almost anything and sell it as merchandising. T-shirts, shorts, jackets, beanies, boots, helmets ... the list if very long for the Austrian company.

Now they have gone personal and intimate; underwear for girls and guys.

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Not Afraid Of Some Rain On My Motorcycle, Not At All

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Not Afraid Of Rain
This is the reason I'm not afraid of a little bit of rain while riding my motorcycle. Clever hey???

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Netherlands: Spreading Salt On Roads, Not For Ice, But For Heat plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Netherlands: Spreading Salt On Roads, Not For Ice, But For Heat plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Netherlands: Spreading Salt On Roads, Not For Ice, But For Heat

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Salt Spraying
The Netherlands flag
#SaltSprayingInTheSummer #TheNetherlands - So you thought you were safe on your motorcycle from salt trucks spraying salt on the roads to make them less slippery during the winter??? Well, think again. In The Netherlands, in one province they have started spraying salt on the secondary roads. The culprit? The heat wave.

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Uganda: The Motorcycle Equivalent Of Uber - Boda Boda

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Uganda SafeBoda
Uganda flag
#BodaBoda #SafeBoda #Uganda - Uganda has many motorcycle taxis called Boda Boda (I now finally know what Boda Boda stands for...). They are fast, efficient and very deadly. But one organization is trying to change this; Called SafeBoda, the organization is giving its members riding lessons, maintenance, even first aid lessons. With the help of an Uber-like smartphone app (smartphones, helmets etc are part of the membership package), riders become safer, and their passengers as well.

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USA: Bikers Against Flag Burning

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Bikers Against Flag Burning
USA flag
#USA #FlagBurningNotCool - It looks like some misguided individuals want to disarm the New York police (probably sponsored by the local Mafia), and to force them to do this, they planned to burn the flag. Thankfully, a motorcycle club decided to stop this.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Have A Gyroscopic Video Camera On Your Motorcycle Like A Pro plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Have A Gyroscopic Video Camera On Your Motorcycle Like A Pro plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Have A Gyroscopic Video Camera On Your Motorcycle Like A Pro

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

IrisTab
IrisTab Line R
#Iristab #GyroCam - MotoGP onboard videos are truly cool and spectacular. That is because they use expensive gyroscopic stabilized cameras. Now you too can do the same, but for far less. All you need is a video camera and the IRISTAB GyroCam system, and you are in business. Different camera models exist.

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Video: Arnold Schwarzenegger As Terminator and SAM - Safety PSA

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Terminator and SAM
click to see where France is on the map
#France #Terminator #PSA - Arnold Schwarzenegger was in town to not only promote the Terminator Genisys movie, but also to kickstart a new drinking & driving campaign here in France with SAM, the designated driver character from the French safety ads.

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France: Major Heat Wave, Time To Lather Up In Suntan Oil

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Biker in Heat Wave
#Funny #HeatWave - France (and other parts of Europe) is being hit by a strong heat wave. Where I live, along the coast, it's not that bad, about 37°C (99°F), but other places in the center about above 40°C (104°F). So a reminder, drink a lot of non-alcohol fluids and lather up with suntan oil. Don't burn yourself, even when riding your motorcycle.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Continental Tires - Strong Braking plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Continental Tires - Strong Braking plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Ads: Continental Tires - Strong Braking

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Continental Tires Braking Ad
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#ContinentalTires #Advertisement - Three interesting visual advertisements from Continental Tires. Although the tires are car tires, the visual concept works for motorcycles as well. Like them?

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Review: Harley-Davidson LiveWire - Under High Tension

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 05:00 AM PDT

Review Harley Davidson Livewire
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#Review #HarleyDavidson #LiveWire - A detailed and translated review from a top French web site of the Harley-Davidson LiveWire - Under High Tension

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Finally. Some Peace and Quite On My Motorcycle

Posted: 29 Jun 2015 11:00 PM PDT

Peace on the motorcycle
#Funny #Water - ... but I had to go pretty far to be this quite.

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