Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ad: Harley-Davidson Advertisement Honoring Jim Marshall plus 2 more

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• Ad: Harley-Davidson Advertisement Honoring Jim Marshall
• South Africa: Western Cape To Stop Motorcycle Lane-Splitting?
• India: KTM 390 To Launch? Biggest Displacement Made In India

Ad: Harley-Davidson Advertisement Honoring Jim Marshall Posted: 19 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST Back on April 5th, 2012, Jim Marshall, aka the "Father of Loud", passed away. Jim was the maker of the famous Marshall amplifiers for guitars, used by most famous (and also by many unknown) musicians the world over. Harley-Davidson's ad agency was quick of the mark, since they ran these ads the same day, asking the world to make noise (preferably with Harley motorcycles) to honor the man. A fitting tribute to a man who made music hearable from far. ...

South Africa: Western Cape To Stop Motorcycle Lane-Splitting? Posted: 19 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST While in some parts of the world they are actively promoting motorcycle lane-splitting, other countries are looking into legalizing it, while even other countries are looking into stopping lane-splitting. In the latter category falls Western Cape in South Africa (Cape Town et al). There the Member of the Executive Council (MEC), responsible for Transport and Public Works, Robin Carlisle, has decided that he's seen too many bikers die on his roads, most of them in between cars. According to Carlisle, motorcycle crashes increased by 33% from 63 crashes in 2008 to 84 in 2012. Of course he doesn't show the increase of motorcycle ownership during the same timeframe. Statistics, statistics and lies........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

India: KTM 390 To Launch? Biggest Displacement Made In India Posted: 18 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST India is getting more and more great motorcycles, with almost any self respecting motorcycle manufacturer getting into the game there. A few years ago, Bajaj bought most of KTM's company stock, so the Austrian company has strong ties with India. So as you'd expect, we'll be seeing more and more KTM motorcycles riding around the Indian roads. The beautifully designed KTM Duke 390 is heading for India if rumors are to be believed. According to the source mentioned below, during the KTM Orange Days on February 24th, KTM will make an announcement about its future lineup. And as is expected, the Duke 390 will be their flagship model. Bigger engine, more power, faster, safer (ABS will be standard) ... and all that on a similar platform as the current Duke 200. So it makes sense. Not only will the bike be sold in India, but probably also manufactured, making it the biggest displacement motorcycle made-in-India. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: 30 Postage Stamps With Motorcycles From Around The World - Part 1 plus 2 more

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• 30 Postage Stamps With Motorcycles From Around The World - Part 1
• Derbi Motorcycles Moves From Spain To Italy
• France: ATGATT Shortly Mandatory?

30 Postage Stamps With Motorcycles From Around The World - Part 1 Posted: 18 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST There are people who love motorcycles, and there are people who love collecting postage stamps, and believe it or not, there are people who love both. Over the years most postal services around the world have issued stamps with motorcycles on them. Here is but a small collection of stamps, literally from around the world, with motorcycles on them. Some old, some new. I've grouped them by country, though some countries do no exist anymore, and at times it was difficult to "guess" the country, so if there are any mistakes, I apologize in advance. There are will several other parts coming in the next few weeks. Some of the stamps may not be real stamps, but I can't tell the difference.... ...

Derbi Motorcycles Moves From Spain To Italy Posted: 18 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST Derbi, an old Spanish motorcycle manufacturer dating back to 1922 and purchased by the Piaggio group in 2001, is closing down in Spain. Although the brand did well during the mid 50's, winning several GP titles, it has been lacking in sales. Already in 2011 its owner, Piaggio group, announced that they would close down the factory and had been negotiating for a purchaser. All deals have fallen through, and it's the end of the line for the Spanish factory. With Spain suffering from an enormous financial crisis, with more than 25% of the people unemployed, the Spanish manufacturer is suffering. Reason enough for Piaggio to consolidate the manufacturing and closing down the plant in Barcelona. 150 Derbi employees have been let go. The current range of Derbi motorcycle, mostly 50 to 125cc models, will be made by Piaggio Italy. ...

France: ATGATT Shortly Mandatory? Posted: 17 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST It looks like the debate that is happening in some places in the world about the mandatory use of helmets on motorcycles is so minor compared to the one that France is going to have...... .... helmets are mandatory, as is the case in all other European countries, but the French want to go for the next step. Currently the next step is making it mandatory to wear gloves when riding your motorcycle. According to French and international research, gloves can reduce severe corporal accidents, and in a medical system that is in a huge deficit, any penny that can be saved is a penny that can be spent on the politician's campaigns. According to a recent study, it costs the French state €1.1 BILLION for non-lethal motorcycle (over 50cc) accidents per year. But the next steps might solicit more emotions. The government is looking at introducing bit-by-bit new legislation regarding a sort of ATGATT law.......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 15 February 2013 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 15 February 2013
• GPS: New GPS Technology Being Developed For More Accuracy
• And How Was Your Valentine Day In 2013?

Top Internet Stories - 15 February 2013 Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST I hope you had a nice Valentine day, with lots of secret admirers. In the mean time, motorcycle articles didn't stop, so here are a few interesting ones I've been reading over the last week. - 10 Tips For Choosing A Motorcycle Helmet (Schuberth Blog) - Buying A Pre Owned Used Motorcycle (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum) - Vigilantes Fighting Revenue Driven Traffic Enforcement (The Telegraph) ...

GPS: New GPS Technology Being Developed For More Accuracy Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST Riding around with a GPS on your motorcycle can be heaven-sent for bikers who adventure further than their normal day-to-day route. Memorizing routes, unfolding paper maps, tearing them, etc are ways of the past. Plug in your GPS and follow the female/male voice to your destination. Easy. It sounds great, and many of you do exactly that. But many of you also know what happens when you've reached a big city and need to navigate the narrow streets, often one way, with tens of intersections. The tall buildings block the GPS signal, and with only 1 or 2 satellites tracking your efforts, your accuracy is reduced from 50 feet (15 meters) to 165 feet (50 meters) or even 0 feet (0 meters). 165 feet of accuracy means you'll miss that important road you had to turn into. Not that it's a big issue, since the GPS will recalculate and bring you back the way you should go. The same applies to tunnels, thick forests, etc. But if you're in a hurry, it can be a pain. Many cars are using a built-in gyroscope and speedometer data to "estimate" your position during these GPS blackouts, but although they do work, they are far from accurate. The Spanish university Carlos III in Madrid have come up with a small device that is added to your GPS (and could be incorporated in future units), consisting of 3 accelerometers and 3 gyroscopes, and combined with your GPS, allow for an accuracy of 3.3 feet (2 meters) in an urban environment........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

And How Was Your Valentine Day In 2013? Posted: 14 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST Was your valentine day anything like this guy's? ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Carry Stuff On Your Motorcycle And Be Safe At The Same Time plus 2 more

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• Idea: Carry Stuff On Your Motorcycle And Be Safe At The Same Time
• Video: Tucano Urbano "Hot Or Not" Viral Video Part 3
• France: French Solution For Mandatory Breathalyzer

Idea: Carry Stuff On Your Motorcycle And Be Safe At The Same Time Posted: 14 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST Two things we motorcycle riders always face: 1. We need to carry stuff with us, and 2. We need to be seen, especially at night The following Kickstarter project might just help us with both. Called Halo Zero Messenger LED Bag from Rickshaw Bags as the name says, is a messenger bag that can be carried on your back, and it's equipped with a LED light strip in the back........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Video: Tucano Urbano "Hot Or Not" Viral Video Part 3 Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST Italian accessories manufacturer Tucano Urbano have released last month part 3 of their "funny" viral video entitled "Hot or Not". Tucano Urbano are known for their clothing and their motorcycle/scooter aprons, allowing bikers to stay warm during the harsh winters. In these three part videos called "Hot or Not" they show you what can happen if you are "hot" or not, in other words, if you want a good s.e.x. life, better use their product to stay warm. As advertisements go, it's okay, not hilarious, but funny nevertheless, particularly this 3rd instalment (look at the senior citizens having a go at it...). ...

France: French Solution For Mandatory Breathalyzer Posted: 13 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST If you've been following the news here last year, you'll have read about the incredible law that was created, making it mandatory to have at least 1 breathalyzer kit in any motorized vehicle on the French territories. That meant that all motorcycles above 50cc had to have a breathalyzer, in working condition (meaning you'd need to have two, since if you use one, you need to have another one in working condition). If you were stopped and didn't have one, you'd be fined €11. Since this meant that all European vehicles transiting France needed to have one, you can imagine the nightmare it became to have breathalyzers in your car, or on you on your motorcycle. Especially when you consider you could only use ones that were approved in France. The two factories that made them were churning them out day and night. The CNSR's recommendation is the continue making breathalyzers mandatory in every vehicle (and now possibly even 50cc mopeds), but not to fine anyone if they don't have it........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Video: KTM Dealer TV Commercial plus 2 more

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• Video: KTM Dealer TV Commercial
• Use Your Ducati Motorcycle As Workstation
• France: Despite Rescinded Law, Mayor Of Paris Wants Motorcycle Technical Tests

Video: KTM Dealer TV Commercial Posted: 13 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST You don't see many KTM motorcycle TV commercials in the world, and even less KTM dealer ads. Here's one exception, the first one I've seen. It's a TV commercial for the KTM dealer in the state of Oregon called OMA-KTM (funny for me, since in Dutch, Oma means grandmother). It's not bad for a dealer commercial, and as I said, it's the first KTM dealer advertisement I've seen. ...

Use Your Ducati Motorcycle As Workstation Posted: 13 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST Computer workstations are boring. Imagine having to sit at one typing your correspondence.... boring. But Italian Lorenzo Buratti has a very elegant solution to a mundane problem. He took an old and unused Ducati Pantah motorcycle and with a bit of wood and paint, he transformed the old motorcycle into a workstation........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Despite Rescinded Law, Mayor Of Paris Wants Motorcycle Technical Tests Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST Last year the French (and many other European countries) were under the menace of having to undergo annual technical inspections (MOT) on their motorcycles, something the European motorcycle associations and lobby groups had been fighting against. After numerous protest rides and heavy lobbying, the proposed law got canned. So no annual technical inspections of motorcycles..... But now the motorcycle-phobic mayor of Paris, Bernard Delanoe, wants to get the French government to bring in the annual inspection law anyway. The mayor is becoming very unpopular in Paris, since his actions are always against private transportation in general, and motorcycles in particular. He has last month closed down one of the busiest express ways (Rive Gauche) for all traffic and made it a pedestrian area, he's bringing down the speed of the Parisian ringroad (Peripherique) from 80 to 70 kph and he's outlawing all motorcycles that are 10 years old or older from the inner city........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: 4 Safety Ads - Drinking and Driving - Wrong Place plus 2 more

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• Ads: 4 Safety Ads - Drinking and Driving - Wrong Place
• Idea: A Tough Hook To Hang Up Your Leathers
• Serious Fueling Problem Discovered On Brammo Motorcycles

Ads: 4 Safety Ads - Drinking and Driving - Wrong Place Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST Here are four very nicely done print advertisements from France, trying to get people to stop drinking & driving (a very difficult task for a wine producing country). The images are nicely done, not violent, and the tag line says "Don't let alcohol drive you to the wrong place". Each ad has an object that cars and motorcycle are known to crash into when DUI. But will it stop people from drinking & driving... I doubt it. ...

Idea: A Tough Hook To Hang Up Your Leathers Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST I don't know about you, but I've got a few clothes hangers that are wrecked, broken and bent because I hung up my leathers on them. Particularly one leather jacket, with Kevlar inserts, is so heavy, it will deform any hanger. But it looks like I'm not the only one with that problem. Armed forces who have body armor, divers with scuba gear, firemen, etc ... the list is long. All of them have heavy items that need to be hung up. Well the good news is that a Kickstarter project just got crowd-funded so you'll be seeing this in the near future........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Serious Fueling Problem Discovered On Brammo Motorcycles Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST #Brammo #Electric - A user of the new Brammo Empulse electric motorcycle discovered a problem which can be attributed to a design flaw. The Brammo has no fuel slot, so no place to put the fuel nossle to fill up the bike.. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: 31 Photos Of Motorcycles Carrying Everything But The Sink - Part 5 plus 2 more

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• 31 Photos Of Motorcycles Carrying Everything But The Sink - Part 5
• Study Your Lean Angles With iPhone App Kneeslider
• China: Workers Use Motorcycle For New Year Migration

31 Photos Of Motorcycles Carrying Everything But The Sink - Part 5 Posted: 11 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST Part 5 of our series of "slightly" overloaded motorcycles and scooters found in Asia, Africa and South America (and even Europe and North America). It is amazing to see how much stuff some of these bikers can carry, and how to they maintain control of their motorcycle. Here are 31 photos of motorcycles carrying anything, even the kitchen sink.. ...

Study Your Lean Angles With iPhone App Kneeslider Posted: 11 Feb 2013 04:00 AM PST Motorcycle riders love curves, it's what drives most bikers. We'll go out of our way to ride them. But for the serious curve riders, the ones that like putting their knees down, there's an iPhone app that allows you to record the event. Italian Aspidea have produced an app (for non-geeks that's software), called Kneeslider, that runs on the Apple iPhone that will record the roads you take with many curves. It allows you to measure your performance in the curves, either on the public roads or on tracks. The app records the lean angles and acceleration that the bike is subjected to during the ride........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

China: Workers Use Motorcycle For New Year Migration Posted: 10 Feb 2013 10:00 PM PST Chinese workers are obviously as fed up about public transportation as we are in the Western world, so they've taken to motorcycles to go and celebrate new Year at home. Good for them... ...

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