Monday, May 24, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Allstate Insurance - Bikes Never Crash Alone plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: Allstate Insurance - Bikes Never Crash Alone plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Video: Allstate Insurance - Bikes Never Crash Alone

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:09 AM PDT

Video clip
A very good TV ad from Allstate for motorcycle insurance.

The 31 second TV ad shows several motorcycle crashing, in high def, slow-mo, but all of them without a rider. The tag line is "Bikes never Crash Alone".

Very well filmed.

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49 Animals And Motorcycles

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:00 AM PDT

An animal (dog) on a motorcycle
An animal (monkey) on a motorcycle
Many of us love animals as much as we love our motorcycles, and often we take our animal on our rides.

So here are 49 animals, ranging from dogs and cats, to monkeys, sheep and even an elephant. Plus the last photo is probably the most famous animal of them all.

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First Real Motorcycle Hearse

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:15 PM PDT

Long Motorcycle Hearse
It's amazing the length we'll go to for a decent burial.

A company in New Zealand has developed the first true motorcycle hearse. Not one wit a sidecar, or a trailer, but a real motorcycle, just lengthened a bit, and a hydraulic system for the casket.

Powered by a Harley engine, you'll get buried in style (and probably noise).

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: A Great Thanks To The #fiatyamahateam plus 1 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: A Great Thanks To The #fiatyamahateam plus 1 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

A Great Thanks To The #fiatyamahateam

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:30 AM PDT

Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
After a great, educational and even emotional long weekend at the Le Mans MotoGP, as guest of the Fiat-Yamaha team, I would like to thank the whole, very professional, team.

Thanks to everyone, from riders, mechanics, managers,PR staff, cooks, etc for making this experience one of a life time.

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#fiatyamahateam Interview Tiziana Di Gioia

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:00 PM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Tizana Di Gioia
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
An interview with Tiziana Di Gioia from the Fiat Yamaha Team. Tiziana has a dream job; the job that almost anyone would love to have, and she's got it, and she'll not let go.

She is the Sponsorship Manager for Fiat for the team, so she gets to go to every MotoGP, tour the country in fancy Fiats, and meet loads of A-list celebrities.

But she also gets up a 5 am, and goes to sleep at 3 am at times. Read her interview.

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: #fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: The Scooters plus 5 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: #fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: The Scooters plus 5 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: The Scooters

Posted: 22 May 2010 07:45 AM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Quantya
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
MotoGP races isn't only about really fast motorcycles. The majority of motorcycles are in fact small, 50cc, scooters and mopeds.

Here's a look at the fleet of scooters and almost-motorcycles, and one electric Quantya motorcycle that I saw at the French MotoGP.

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#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: Day 2 PM

Posted: 22 May 2010 06:45 AM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Hospitality
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
A quick look at all the other main MotoGP hospitality areas. I went during the MotoGP qualifiers since nobody was outside. If you want to know more about the QP, check out MotoMatters.com... they know more about it than me.

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#fiatyamahateam Interview Michele Quarenghi

Posted: 22 May 2010 04:30 AM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team Michele
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
Continuing our look at the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP team support staff, we interviewed probably the most popular person on any large racing team; the chef/cook.

Michele Quarenghi has been doing this for 3 years, and cooks, hold your breath, .... 15,000 meals during the race season. Here's the interview.

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#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: Day 2 AM

Posted: 22 May 2010 02:45 AM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
Here's a quick tour of the paddock area of the Le Mans MotoGP.

We even spotted Valentino Rossi's private motorhome, where he sleeps when racing in Europe.

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#fiatyamahateam Interview Brent Stevens

Posted: 21 May 2010 10:45 PM PDT

Brent at MotoGP France 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team
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As promised, a look at the people you rarely see or hear from at the MotoGP races, but have very important roles.

This is Brent Stevens, a Kiwi, living in Australia, but working on every MotoGP circuit of the world, and he is one of Valentino Rossi's mechanics. For your info, he spends some 500 hours per year flying in airplanes.... that's more than what most commercial pilots do..

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#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: Day 1 Night

Posted: 21 May 2010 02:30 PM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
A quick look at the French MotoGP circuit at night.

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: #fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: For The Doubting Thomases plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: #fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: For The Doubting Thomases plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: For The Doubting Thomases

Posted: 21 May 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Mike Werner at the MotoGP France 2010 Fiat Yamaha Rossi Bike
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If any of you doubt that I really am at Le Mans, France at the MotoGP, courtesy Fiat Yamaha Team, here's a photo they took..

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#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: Day 1 PM

Posted: 21 May 2010 09:15 AM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team
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Afternoon of Day 1, the MotoGP time trials.

Here are several photos of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, plus some general shots. The other racers will have to wait until I'm back in the office. Enjoy.

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#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: Day 1 AM2

Posted: 21 May 2010 06:45 AM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 Fiat Yamaha Team
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
A quick visit to the Fiat Yamaha Team pits, where our two heroes, Rossi and Lorenzo, would be signing autographs.

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#fiatyamahateam MotoGP France Report: Day 1 AM1

Posted: 21 May 2010 04:00 AM PDT

MotoGP France 2010 paddock
Fiat-Yamaha Team logo
Here's the first day, first part of the morning at the French MotoGP at Le Mans, as a special invitee of the Fiat-Yamaha Team.

Part 2 coming shortly.

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