Bikes in the Fast Lane: Empire State Building Killer - Crazy but Gifted plus 2 more

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• Empire State Building Killer - Crazy but Gifted
• Patent: Sleep In Peace Now - Motorcycle Helmet Horn Coming
• 24 Hours of Le Mans Motorcycle race 2012 - Biker Rest Places

Empire State Building Killer - Crazy but Gifted Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT Jeffrey T. Johnson, the guy who killed his colleague and that subsequently got shot by the cops at the Empire State building in New York last week, might have been crazy, or just holding a grudge. But he was very gifted as an artist. Johnson was an artist as a profession, and many of his drawings are on the web. Most of his very detailed drawings are centered around cars, but he does have a really nice set of drawings of a Kawasaki ZX12R motorcycle, which is the result of him running into a girl at a gas station who was riding the motorcycle...... .........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Patent: Sleep In Peace Now - Motorcycle Helmet Horn Coming Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT From all the patents that I see on the Google Patent search, this is the one that made me at peace with myself. Finally! Finally someone who invented and has patented the one thing missing in my motorcycle outfits....... helmet horns! Yes that is right. "Inventor" Michael L. Henry, inventor of the hands-free trash barrel lid opener, the cable spool support frame, the method and system for producing engine sounds of a simulated vehicle and many others important inventions, has patented the motorcycle helmet horn..... Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

24 Hours of Le Mans Motorcycle race 2012 - Biker Rest Places Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT The 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race is on in 2 weekends from now, and the French Angry Biker Association (FFMC) has put in place several motorcycle rest stops along the way, where you can tank up, get hot/cold drinks, eat, visors cleaned, mechanics, etc. Here's a list and map of where they are, and when they are open. You will also find a list of the autoroutes (motorways) that are free during the weekend for motorcycles. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 24 August 2012 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 24 August 2012
• BMW Motorcycles and Bloomingdale’s - Shop For Your Bike
• France: Record Revenue From Radars Expected

Top Internet Stories - 24 August 2012 Posted: 24 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT Here are the last few stories that have appeared during the week. End of summer is coming, and more people are spending time behind the computer, and not the motorcycle. - Top 5 Motorcycle Tours In Europe (Road Captain Usa) - MotoGP: Casey Stoner is an inspiration, says Steve Parrish (BBC) - Brammo Empulse: The Electric Motorcycle Has Finally Arrived (Hell For Leather Magazine) - Top Ten Facts about motor oils (Zig Wheels) - How to Ride a Motorcycle With Parts Missing (on you, not the bike) (One Handed Bikers) ...

BMW Motorcycles and Bloomingdale’s - Shop For Your Bike Posted: 24 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT BMW Motorcycles has associated itself with the upmarket department store Bloomingdale. Throughout USA, in all Bloomingdale's stores, a BMW R1200R Classic will be featured in the store window, and in the store's fall catalog, you'll get to see the naked motorcycle in all its glory. But since they're featured in the men's department, you'll get to see guys on it... nice for the women for a change. The men's catalog is featuring a new "On the Road" shop, targeted for guys on-the-go. It'll be the "motorcycle trend", with items like leather fingerless gloves, hoods, and other leather products..... ....Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Record Revenue From Radars Expected Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT Radars, as we all know, are money generating machines; real jackpots for the government. Our fearless & greedy "leaders" will tell you that the radars are there to keep speeds down, to promote safety and to reduce the mortality figures, but in the end it's all about money. Show me the money.... This year in France, the radars are expected to bring in a record 700 million Euros! That's close to ONE BILLION US$. Thanks to many more automatic speed radars, red light radars and the introduction of segment radars, it looks like it's the French government's way of shoveling money into the deficit black hole. By the end of the year, we'll have 4,000 radars in France - another record. So if you're planning on riding your motorcycle in France, better watch out of the money machines. Despite many election promises by the current socialist government, they are going to continue "taxing" vehicle son the road. It's in our own benefit... meaning they want and need the cash. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: A Honda Pan European Clone - Cheap - CF Moto plus 2 more

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• A Honda Pan European Clone - Cheap - CF Moto
• For The Ladies: KTM Heels
• Thailand: Honda Aims To Keep Its 70% Market Share. Wait, 70%!?

A Honda Pan European Clone - Cheap - CF Moto Posted: 23 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT Many Chinese motorcycle manufacturers will clone successful motorcycles without any hesitation, copying most details of the original bike. One of these manufacturers is CF Moto, who are known to have unbashfully copied the Kawasaki ER-6N. Now they are trying their hands on the very successful Honda STX1300 Pan-European...... .....Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

For The Ladies: KTM Heels Posted: 23 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT If you're a woman, and you're a fan of KTM motorcycles, here's the ultimate fashion for you... KTM heels: They were designed by KTM fan Nelly Matešić Marić, and so far, you'll not be able to buy them, but knowing KTM, I'd not be surprised if this shows up in the 2013 KTM Summer Catalog. ...

Thailand: Honda Aims To Keep Its 70% Market Share. Wait, 70%!? Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT These are incredible figures. Honda has a supremacy in the Thai motorcycle market, to the tune of 70% market share. And they are going to try to keep that market share. Honda Thailand is projecting the sale of a record 2.1 million motorcycles this year, an increase of 4% over last year....... ......Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: France: Finally Petrol Taxes To Be Lowered plus 2 more

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• France: Finally Petrol Taxes To Be Lowered
• How Not To Start A Kickstarter Motorcycle Project
• Philippines: Can Not Ride Your Motorcycle On Water? Carry It!

France: Finally Petrol Taxes To Be Lowered Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT For years now, in fact since 1928, France has had a steep tax on petrol. Abbreviated to TIPP, the tax was a percentage of the gross petrol price at the pump. The higher the gas price, the more the government made. Apart from the TIPP tax, they also get 19.6% VAT (Value Added Tax, i.e. a sales tax). The petrol tax is rated differently per product; 60% for unleaded and 52% for diesel. This means that per liter, the government gets around 70%! Despite the economic crisis, or more because of it, the French government never lowered the tax. Many people were not able to drive their car, or worse, ride their motorcycle, because of very high petrol prices. Many associations and lobby groups have been calling upon the government to lower the taxes when the petrol barrel price goes up. So far, nothing..... until today....... Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

How Not To Start A Kickstarter Motorcycle Project Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT Kickstarter and Fundable are great sites to help you create a motorcycle project with crowd-funding. Several good ideas have seen the light of day (including the reviewed Screaming Banshee horn) because of these websites that allow the general public to fund startups without taking equity. But people need get something in return for their money. And that is where to problems lies with several of these ideas looking for money. You need to offer something valuable in return. Take this project for example: Rockin' Rebel on Kickstarter is someone who makes beautiful wooden rocking chairs in the shape of a motorcycle. Really pretty... So you'd expect people to help this guy out by providing him with funds to get proper tools to make more of them. But at the time of writing this, he has gathered $200 of the $50,000 required, and only 8 days left. Why?...... ......Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Philippines: Can Not Ride Your Motorcycle On Water? Carry It! Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT I guess if you can't ride your motorcycle in deep water, the only thing you can do is gather some friends and carry it... ...

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