Bikes in the Fast Lane: Gone To Get Married - 26 Years Ago

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Gone To Get Married - 26 Years Ago Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:00 PM PDT Despite all the problems my site is having, between a hosting company that is screwing up royally forcing me to go elsewhere, comments not working for Internet Explorer, and a major reduction in ad revenue thanks to readers using Ad Blockers, I still see the time to go with my lovely bride out to eat in a really good restaurant to celebrate us being married for 26 years. Or maybe because of all the problems.... So I'll be back tomorrow, and hope to thrill and entertain you with more motorcycle stories. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Excuse The Long Downtime plus 4 more

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• Excuse The Long Downtime
• Ad: Meccano - If You Can’t Have It, Build It.
• The Netherlands: Road Signs To Be Readable By Color-Blind
• 10 Photos Of Blown Up Motorcycles, Part 3
• Belgium: Not As Rosy As It Seems In The Motorcycle World

Excuse The Long Downtime Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:45 AM PDT Sorry for the two days downtime. The company that hosts my sites went down for almost 2 days. I'm currently talking to other hosting companies to plan a move somewhere more professional and communicative. Tomorrow I'm not in either, so no stories or articles either. When it rains, it pours.... It's a major headache, since the platform I use is great and productive, but there are not that many service providers, and those that are there, are expensive. Hang in there, and come back soon... ...

Ad: Meccano - If You Can’t Have It, Build It. Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT An excellent advertisement for the building kit for children (and some adults I know), Meccano (known in the USA as Erector). The visual part of the ad is nice, but the slogan is better: "If you can’t have it, build it." How many of you have faced that in your past, and probably in your future? ...

The Netherlands: Road Signs To Be Readable By Color-Blind Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:00 PM PDT Being color-blind can be unforgiving on the road. You can "guess" the color of traffic lights by the position of the light that is on, but road signs can be a problem. Riding up on your motorcycle, you have only seconds to see the road sign, and if you are color-blind, you'll have a problem. In The Netherlands, there are some 700,000 color blind drivers, and now the government has decided to change all the important road signs so that these people can recognize them quickly. The problem with current road signs is that there is not enough contrast, especially for red and blue, the two main colors many color-blind people have problems with....... .......Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

10 Photos Of Blown Up Motorcycles, Part 3 Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT Part 3 of blown up motorcycles. 10 photos of motorcycles that have suffered the worst ... a bomb or fire blast. Warning! These photos are not for the squeamish, if you can not stand the sight of a blown up motorcycle, for heaven's sake, do NOT look! You have been warned! Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Belgium: Not As Rosy As It Seems In The Motorcycle World Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:32 PM PDT A few months ago we wrote about how things were looking up in Belgium for the motorcycle world. With some progressive and well thought-out laws in favor for bikers, it was a good step in the right direction. But that is not how the political world works, is it now? On the 11th of June, the State Council cancelled a Royal Decree allowing motorcycles to park on the sidewalks, as long as they left 1.5 meters of space for pedestrians. The Royal decree was very reasonable, a win-win for everyone. It looks like the mistake the Belgium government made (remember that in those days there was none, it was the civil servants who were running things), was not talk to the big cities about their plans for these new laws, in particular Brussels......... ........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Brammo: First Importer In France

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Brammo: First Importer In France Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:00 PM PDT #Brammo - It took a while, but the first importer of Brammo electric motorcycles has started up in France. Port Side Garage in Marseille has started importing the popular electric motorcycles. Currently only the Enertia and Enertia Plus are being sold, but test rides can be organized in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Paris, Lyon and Monaco. .....Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 20 July 2012 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 20 July 2012
• Patents: Motorcycle Windshield Bag
• The Netherlands: Meter Maids Go Electric

Top Internet Stories - 20 July 2012 Posted: 20 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT If you don't look at the calendar here in Europe, you'd never know it's mid-summer. But there are several interesting motorcycle related articles you may have missed over the last week, so here are some. - Rossi And Ducati: One More Chance (Autosport) - 5 Ways To Stay Cool On A Motorcycle (About Motorcycles) - Movie Review The Highest Pass (Sojourn Chronicles) - Touring Tip Traveling Light (Cycle Trader) - Helmets protect motorcyclists' faces, too (Chicago Tribune) ...

Patents: Motorcycle Windshield Bag Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT Not exactly an "invention" that I have been waiting for, but there you go, there are probably a few bikers out there that are jumping up & down from joy. Terry Lovett filed this patent last year, and it's for a bag to be fixed to your motorcycle's windscreen and handlebar. The bag is fixed to your windscreen, and allows you to access stuff even when riding. The idea is actually not that bad, since often you need to fumble for coins for toll booths, wipes, maps, etc..... Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

The Netherlands: Meter Maids Go Electric Posted: 19 Jul 2012 11:00 PM PDT It looks like getting a parking fine is going to be ecological in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The company that manages the parking meters has just received 14 electric scooters for their meter maids (and boys) to zoom around the canal city looking for cars that have run out of time on their parking meter and giving them a nice fine. The 14 scooters are from the German Govecs, and the electric scooter allows them to ride 140 kilometers, fining cars left, right and center. That's a lot of tickets they can issue before needing to recharge. But at least it's ecological. Personally, I think they should walk.... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Bringing Your Golf Clubs With You On Your Motorcycle plus 2 more

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• Bringing Your Golf Clubs With You On Your Motorcycle
• Harley: When One Engine Is Not Enough For Your Motorcycle
• Spain: Motorcycles and Bulls - Sounds Not So Fun?

Bringing Your Golf Clubs With You On Your Motorcycle Posted: 19 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT I know many bikers who golf, I'm one of them. But it's almost impossible to ride your motorcycle to the golf greens while bringing your golf clubs. The only way to do this is to keep your golf clubs at the golf course. But Go-Go Caddy offers a solution for those who want to ride up with their clubs. A special adaptor will allow you to bring your clubs with you, but ..... only if you have a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Harley: When One Engine Is Not Enough For Your Motorcycle Posted: 19 Jul 2012 05:00 AM PDT I would have thought that nowadays motorcycle engines were big & powerful, and that you didn't really need more. But I was wrong.... meet the Harley-Davidson with TWO engines The double engined motorcycle can be found at the Harley-Davidson museum in Milwaukee. ...

Spain: Motorcycles and Bulls - Sounds Not So Fun? Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:00 PM PDT Mixing bulls with motorcycles sounds like not such a good idea, unless maybe if you're inebriated. But in Spain, anything with bulls goes, even motorcycles. Looks like fun... getting chased by a bull while you're on a motorcycle. The modern toreador? ...

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