Friday, October 22, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 22 October 2010 plus 3 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 22 October 2010 plus 3 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Top Internet Stories - 22 October 2010

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Web Article
Here are some interesting motorcycle articles I've been reading last week.

- 10 Great Motorcycle Trips
- The Top 5 Fastest Bikes For Indian Roads
- Electronic Transmissions On Motorcycles .. Why
- The Great Ethanol Scam And Your Motorcycle Engine: Get Worried

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Europe: Bureaucrats Reject ABS Kill Switch For Motorcycles

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:30 AM PDT

ABS Switch
The European Commission has first of all declared that all new motorcycle with more than 125cc will have mandatory ABS. Now they have rejected the notion that there will be an ABS kill-off switch!!!!!

This means that if you're riding a dual-sport or off-road bike (licensed for road), you will not be able to override the ABS. Therefore you will likely crash.

Thank you European Commission for getting rid of more bikers.

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Fly The Friendly Skies With Jorge Lorenzo

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Lorenzo Air Europa Airplane
Spain is so happy with Jorge Lorenzo winning the MotoGP title, that they've placed an image of him and his Fiat Yamaha Team motorcycle on one of their airplanes!

Cool.

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France: Exhaustive List Of Paris Based Motorcycle Taxi

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 11:00 PM PDT

France Article
With all the strikes, protests and traffic jams, the French capital has become a jungle. If you need to catch a flight, or go to an important meeting, your only real transportation choice is the motorcycle taxi.

For those of you needing to travel to Paris, here's a (long) list of motorcycle taxis and their phone numbers, motorcycles used and web links.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Proper Motorcycle Falling Down Technique plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Proper Motorcycle Falling Down Technique plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Proper Motorcycle Falling Down Technique

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 08:30 AM PDT

Proper Falling Down Motorcycle
Here's the correct technique on letting your motorcycle drop, whether it's because someone drove into you, or you slipped and let the motorcycle drop.

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DVD Review: Outlaw Bikers

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 01:58 AM PDT

Outlaw Bikers Scene
Outlaw Bikers Cover
A review of the National Geographic Channel documentary about the Hells Angels, and the (mostly) failed attempts by the police to bring them to court.

Interesting look at the Angels' culture and history, plus interviews with real members (including Sonny Barger), and with cops.

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France: Mondial du Deux Roues Expo Fixed For 2011

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Paris Mondial 2007
The French Mondial du Deux Roues motorcycle exhibition, held every two year, and cancelled last year due to the world economic crisis, is on next year - 2011.

Last seen in 2007, the Mondial is now changing dates. It will be 30 November until 4 December. Dates that are really strange, since no manufacturer is going to wait until then to release new information or models. Is this the end of the Mondial?

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Leaps Forward In Electric Motorcycle Technology plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Leaps Forward In Electric Motorcycle Technology plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Leaps Forward In Electric Motorcycle Technology

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

Brammo Enertia Plus
With Brammo's announcement of an extended range for the Inertia Plus (80 miles and top speed of 60 mph), the electric motorcycle market is starting to become a serious contender for commuters.

But Brammo's Inertia Plus and Empulse are only the tip of the iceberg. More and more manufacturers are releasing electric motorcycles and scooters that can come reasonably close to their piston driven counterparts, albeit at a higher price.

Here's a look at the market and the technology used.

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The Netherlands: New Motorcycles Not Recognized By New Radars

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Radar Road Sensor
The new radars being installed in The Netherlands and Belgium require a metal sensor placed in the road surface.

The sensor detects metal, and present day motorcycle have very little metal; more carbon, aluminium and plastics, so they don't get detected, and therefore don't get ticketed for speeding.

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Rallye Maroc 2010: Coma Wins Stage, Fretigne Crashes

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Shamrock 2010 BMW David Fretigne
Shamrock 2010 Cyril Despres
KTM motorcycle racers Marc Coma and Cyril Despres retain the first 2 spots in the Rally Maroc, while David Fretigne crashes on his BMW motorcycle, and breaks his collarbone.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Avoid BMW Cars In The UK plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Avoid BMW Cars In The UK plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Avoid BMW Cars In The UK

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 08:30 AM PDT

Angry Cage Driver
According to a survey by GoCompare.com, it's best to stay away from BMW cagers on the road, specially when riding a motorcycle.

According to the survey, BMW cagers are the angriest drivers out there, and also the most dangerous.

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Video: Hero Honda Hunk 2010 Motorcycle - Yuk!

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 11:13 PM PDT

Video clip
Hero Honda logo
One really bad TV ad for a motorcycle partnership that is splitting up (no wonder), Hero Honda.

This is one ad where the marketing people have thrown every superlatives they could find into the ad. The best one is "Solid Disc Brakes"....

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KTM Start Their 450 Rally Motorcycle With A Bang

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 11:00 PM PDT

KTM logo
KTM has shown its cards. In the first stage of the Rallye Maroc (the precursor of the Dakar race), with the first time ever for their new 450 cc motorcycles, Cyril Despres took 1st place, and Marc Coma took 2nd. Third went to Dutchman Frans Verhoeven on a BMW, 10 minutes behind Cyril.

So it looks like KTM are still planning to take all top places for the Dakar.

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