Bikes in the Fast Lane: Scoop: New Yamaha FJR1300A or FJR1350A plus 3 more

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• Scoop: New Yamaha FJR1300A or FJR1350A
• Video: Suzuki and Bigfoot
• Intermot 2012: What Can We Expect
• European Bikers Demonstrate Against Mandatory Annual Technical Inspections

Scoop: New Yamaha FJR1300A or FJR1350A Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT Our buddies at the Dutch site Oliepeil have gotten their fingers on some photos of the new Yamaha FJR1300A motorcycle. The photos came from the exhaust manufacturer who obviously couldn't wait until next week. The body looks wider than the current edition, hence the thought that this might be a 1350. ...

Video: Suzuki and Bigfoot Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT A TV commercial from way back, 1976 to be exact. It's the kind of advertisements you used to see in those days, bland, often humorous, and nothing about the motorcycle. The motorcycle company is Suzuki, and it's all about having fun. Three young guys are out searching for Bigfoot. At the end they find him, and then the tag line says that Suzuki motorcycles are reliable.... not bad. ...

Intermot 2012: What Can We Expect Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT On the 2nd of October 2012 starts the German Intermot motorcycle exhibition, one of world's biggest expos. In many enormous exhibition halls, world's main and minor motorcycle manufacturers will be displaying their best gear. Usually between Intermot and the following month's EICMA we get to see all the latest motorcycles models, and often many of the new accessories. Manufacturers wait until one of these two mammoth motorcycle shows to launch their new models. Of course in today's electronic society with TV and internet, where every person and his dog has a phone-camera, it has almost become impossible to hide new bikes from the public; ALMOST. Sometimes a manufacturer manages to truly hide their new efforts and surprise us when they show the new model. Let's hope this will be the case in 2 weeks time. What can we expect to see, and from who - the only question is when (Intermot or Eicma): Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi, Peugeot, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, Zero ...

European Bikers Demonstrate Against Mandatory Annual Technical Inspections Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:00 PM PDT The European union, in its eternal wisdom, and greed, is planning to subject all European motorcycle riders to an annual technical inspection of our rides. It's something that is mandatory for cars, but not for motorcycles; so far. But under heavy lobbying of the main companies that do the actual inspections, and therefore the companies that make a lot of money, the European politicians think it's a great idea for motorcycles to be inspected annually. It doesn't matter that all reports and statistics show that motorcycle accidents are very rarely caused by faulty motorcycles. So if it's got nothing to do about the technical side of motorcycles, then what has it got to do with? You've got it.... money. The European bikers went on a protest demonstration ride last weekend in the city where these crazy laws get voted; Brussels. Bikers from the neighboring countries arrived in mass, and in the individual countries mass protest were held as well (France saw 27,000 bikers riding protests). ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 21 September 2012 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 21 September 2012
• Using A BMW K1300 Motorcycle On Water, Properly
• How To Rainproof Your Smartphone On A Motorcycle

Top Internet Stories - 21 September 2012 Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT On the day the new iPhone5 arrives, time to look at some interesting motorcycle related articles that have appeared over the last week. - 25 Creative And Amazing Motorcycles Designs (Dezine Guide) - What's High Millage For A Motorcycle (Leatherup) - 5 Tips For Motorcycle Travel (Across and Abroad) ...

Using A BMW K1300 Motorcycle On Water, Properly Posted: 21 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT Water and motorcycles don't really mix, do they? You try to avoid riding in the rain, you take care when washing your bike, and the last thing on your mind is riding your motorcycle into the sea. Unless you are desperate of course. Or if you've got the latest GIBBS Sports Amphibian vehicle. Called the Quadski, the latest piece of innovative engineering from GIBBS is a combination of a motorcycle, a quad and a jetski. The Quadski is powered by a BMW K1300 engine (the motorcycle part), it has 4 wheels (the quad part) and it rides on water (the jetski part). They decided for BMW engine because of reliability. The Quadski will give you speeds of around 50 miles per hour (72 kph), both on land and water. ...... .....Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

How To Rainproof Your Smartphone On A Motorcycle Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:00 PM PDT Smartphones are great, even on a motorcycle. Not only can you stay in touch with your loved ones, but they'll even tell you where and how to go. The problem however is that they are not waterproof, not even rainproof. So if you're riding your motorcycle, and using a smartphone to do your navigation, you'll need to protect it from rain. Obviously you can purchase one of these expensive rainproof covers. Or you can do what this biker did....; ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Signs: Right - Left - Right ? You Got Me Confused plus 2 more

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• Signs: Right - Left - Right ? You Got Me Confused
• You Know When You Need To Ride REAL Carefully
• Video: Someday You’ll Own A Yamaha

Signs: Right - Left - Right ? You Got Me Confused Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT In the "what were they thinking" department .... some people who make the infrastructures for us to ride our motorcycles on just don't think about the end-user. They need some human interface specialists. Imagine seeing this sign.... ...

You Know When You Need To Ride REAL Carefully Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT There are times when riding your motorcycle, you know that you need to ride real carefully. Like when it's snowing. Or during heavy wind. Or broken road surfaces..... .... or in this situation..: ...

Video: Someday You’ll Own A Yamaha Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:00 PM PDT This is a TV commercial from waaaay back, 1976 to be exact. The advertisement is from Yamaha USA, and it's actually funny. Done in a Keystone Cops way, it really never shows a motorcycle (apart briefly in a drawing). The rest is for the cops to dream about.... funny and not bad for those days. In the mean time, they've got to do their work on foot... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go - For Bikers Only plus 2 more

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• When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go - For Bikers Only
• Video: TAC - Assume The Worst In All Traffic
• Dubai: Good Merits Points For Good Driving, Bad For Bad

When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go - For Bikers Only Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT Guess this would go well in any biker cafe... Funny. Look at where they put the flush handle. ...

Video: TAC - Assume The Worst In All Traffic Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT Quite a good safety commercial from TAC Australia for motorcycle riders. It's thought provoking due to the second part of the advertisement. The ad shows you that you're not always safe when riding your motorcycle, and in a nice stunt accident, you can see that a crash can happen without you doing anything wrong. But what's more important are the after effects.... The ad was shown in 1997 in Australia. ...

Dubai: Good Merits Points For Good Driving, Bad For Bad Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:00 PM PDT Quite an unusual way of dealing with naughty drivers. Instead of penalizing people for reckless use of their cars or motorcycles, deducting or adding (depending on the system) merit points from your license, in this latest Dubai scheme, you get "White" points if you ride without fines. Black points are added to your driving license for any bad driving you do (speeding, running red lights, etc), while white points are given if you manage to ride without any traffic offences. Here's the stinger; after 12 months of cumulating white points, you get gift vouchers.... ...

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