Monday, July 26, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Europe: FEMA Against Europe’s Motorcycle Safety Proposals plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Europe: FEMA Against Europe’s Motorcycle Safety Proposals plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Europe: FEMA Against Europe’s Motorcycle Safety Proposals

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 08:30 AM PDT

FEMA logo
FEMA are opposed to the ridiculous recommendations made by the European Commission to make our European roads safer, specially for motorcycles.

In essence, the EC wants you to pay much more for buying your motorcycle, not allow you to put after--market stuff on it, and basically make your life as miserable as passible so that you give up motorcycle altogether, and follow the masses.

And to think we paid for that.....

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51 Custom Paint Jobs For Chopper Motorcycles + 2

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Custom Paint Chopper motorcycle
Custom Paint Chopper motorcycle
Choppers are by definition motorcycle that are custom made, so they almost all have custom paint jobs.

So here are 51 pretty (and not so pretty) choppers with custom paint jobs, plus the first and last one, just for fun...

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iPhone: Best Motorcycle Roads In France

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 11:00 PM PDT

iPhone France Moto
The guide to the best French motorcycle roads is now available on the iPhone as an app.

Some 100+ roads in France to ride your motorcycle on.

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Friday, July 23, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 23 July 2010 plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 23 July 2010 plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Top Internet Stories - 23 July 2010

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Web Article
Here are the motorcycle stories I've been reading this week which you may be interested in.

- Motorcycle Parking Lot Dangers
- Avoiding Animals While Riding Your Motorcycle
- Book Review: Longest Ride

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Don’t Bother, It’s Flooded!

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Flooded Motorcycle Vietnam
Don't even bother push starting the motorcycle! Can't you see it's flooded...

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8 Funny Designer Motorcycle Helmets

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:30 PM PDT

Designer Helmets
These have got to be some of the cooler, designer, motorcycle helmets out there.

Could Dainese or Nolan please put this in their catalog?? If don't think BMW or Schuberth will...

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Tour de France: More Motorcycles Than Bicycles? plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Tour de France: More Motorcycles Than Bicycles? plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Tour de France: More Motorcycles Than Bicycles?

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT

TdF Cantador Motorcycles
Are there more motorcycles then bicycles at the Tour de France race?

Sure looks like it...

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Movie Review: Angel Unchained

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:45 AM PDT

Angel Unchained cover
Video clip
A 1970 biker movie, where for a change, the motorcycle riders are mostly the good guys.

Not one of your best biker movies, but it's not bad. Obviously highly improbable, that a 1%-er gang goes and helps a hippie community fight against the town, but there you go, that's Hollywood for you.

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News On Tiff Coates’s Travels

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Tiffany in Japan
Tffany and Carla King
Some news about Tiffany "Tiff" Coates world travels on her trusty, but old, BMW GS motorcycle.

She's back in the USA, and has decided, spur of the moment, to head for Labrador.

In the mean time, Tiff has met up with Carla King, female solo world traveller and successful book author.

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Australia: Educating Motorcycle Riders On Safety

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Video clip
Queensland, Australia have a very good web site, run by the local authorities, full of interesting and useful information on motorcycle safety.

Detailed information about the gear you can wear, tips fro riding safely, quizzes, and a good safety video.

Education is a lot better than repression!

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: iPhone: BMW Motorcycles North America Introduces App plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: iPhone: BMW Motorcycles North America Introduces App plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

iPhone: BMW Motorcycles North America Introduces App

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 08:30 AM PDT

iPhone BMW USA app
BMW logo
BMW Motorcycles North America have released a free iPhone app for BMW motorcycle owners.

Use it for assistance, and info. Looks good.

What about us poor folks in Europe??

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Europe: ACEM’s Motorcycle Ad Policy

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Video clip
ACEM logo
The European motorcycle manufacturers association, ACEM, have published their advertising policy for the manufacturers.

No more aggressive riding TV ads, like KTM's ads.

Huh? But KTMs CEO is also ACEM's President....

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Enduro: David Fretigne Moves From Yamaha To BMW

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 12:30 AM PDT

David Fretigne Dakar 2009 Training
French motorcycle rally/enduro champion, Dakar 450 cc class winner and 3rd overall, and many victories in enduro races, has decided to move from Yamaha to BMW.

After 11 years riding for Yamaha, BMW have offered him an interesting racing package to allow him to hopefully win the Dakar race.

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Safe Motorcycle Tires

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Squared off tire
Riding your motorcycle to your destination, and then switching to those nice twisties can be a danger.

Your motorcycle tires can suffer squaring-off, putting you at risk.

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