Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: 3rd Person View For GoPro On A Motorcycle plus 2 more

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• Idea: 3rd Person View For GoPro On A Motorcycle
• France: Law Changes For Motorcycle Taxis - Status Quo
• Everything But The Kitchen Sink, But A Dog

Idea: 3rd Person View For GoPro On A Motorcycle Posted: 18 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Kickstarter #GoPro - Many motorcycle riders have GoPro cameras to immortalize their rides using this nifty video camera. Filmed in full HD (and beyond), sound and lightweight, these cameras can be attached almost anywhere. On your motorcycle, on your helmet and even on your front. There is even one project that places the GoPro very high on your helmet. This KickStarter project, VuVantage, involves your GoPro and a special harness. Put in the harness, and the video camera will be located several feet above & behind you, like a 3rd person is filming you........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Law Changes For Motorcycle Taxis - Status Quo Posted: 18 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT #France #Taxi #Motorcycle - The French can be a rather strange people at times (okay, often). They apply laws with as objective to apply laws, not to regulate something properly. The case in point are the motorcycle taxis. Motorcycle taxis are a boon sent from heaven for some people, while a curse for others. The people who love motorcycle taxis are people who are in a hurry, usually business people traveling for a meeting or celebrities going for a TV show. They need to arrive imperatively on time, and the only ones who can guarantee arrival are motorcycle taxis. But the people who hate motorcycle taxis are the "normal" taxis. They see the bikes as stealing away their customers. But anyone who has traveled in Paris will know.... there are never enough car taxis available, and often you can not even get one, or will have to wait for hours (my record is 4 hours wait). And when you get one, it can take hours for them to struggle through Paris to your destination, time not only wasted, but you will need to pay for it........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Everything But The Kitchen Sink, But A Dog Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Funny #Cargo #Loaded - Some people really want to carry everything with them on their motorcycle. And I mean everything. Guess if you are going on holidays, or moving house, you have very little choice if you only have a motorcycle as means of transportation. But a kayak, bicycle and a dog??? ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: Stor-More Key Safe - Keep Your Valuables Safe On Your Motorcycle plus 2 more

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• Idea: Stor-More Key Safe - Keep Your Valuables Safe On Your Motorcycle
• Reevu Adds HUD To Motorcycle Helmet Integrated Mirror
• France: Fighting The Mandatory Technical Inspection For Motorcycles

Idea: Stor-More Key Safe - Keep Your Valuables Safe On Your Motorcycle Posted: 17 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Safe #Lock #Valuables - Here is an interesting project I found on CrowdSupply, a crowd-sourcing site, that could be of interest to the motorcycle community. The problem we often have is what to do with items like keys, (gate) remote controls, credit cards, etc when riding our bikes. When we've reached our destination, we just need to take them with us, but as you know, leathers are not always the easiest clothing to carry such items on you. The Stor-More Key Safe from WordLock could solve that problem, and with a different twist, make it easier to remember the unlock code. The Stor-More Key Safe is a big stainless steel canister with an aluminium locking head making the unit a very solid safe. It can hold up to 30 keys, so enough space to hold most valuables that you do not want to keep in your pockets........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Reevu Adds HUD To Motorcycle Helmet Integrated Mirror Posted: 17 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Reevu #HUD #Helmet - Reevu are those folks that have made several years ago a helmet with an integrated mirror, allowing you to see what is going on behind you from the top of your helmet where a mirror is integrated. This way your eyes would have to travel far less distance to "see" behind you. The idea is pretty interesting, but after a fast "mini-test" I noticed that your eyes needed to get used to the concept and the mirror is actually quite small, which worried me slightly. Despite several attempts, Reevu never wanted to send over a review helmet for me to test properly, so I can only stand by my original review. Now Reevu are adding more information to the mix. They have what they call the "Intelligent EYE Helmet" device, a device that uses Reevu's own MROPS (Multiple Reflective Optical Systems - the process that makes it possible to see behind you) and projects data from integrated mobile communications into the mirror system. This data is presented to you the way a fighter pilots gets his data, in the form of a Heads Up Display (HUD)........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Fighting The Mandatory Technical Inspection For Motorcycles Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT #MOT #France #Protest - With the heavy political horsetrading and self-serving actions by European politicians, the mandatory annual technical inspections for motorcycles is back on the table, despite promises from the politicians ("the cheque is in the mail") of the contrary. Obviously many national motorcycle lobby groups, lead by FEMA, will not take this lying down. The French very active Association of Angry Bikers, the FFMC, usually takes the fight to the streets, and for sure this will happen. But they also launched another campaign, this one a bit more subtle........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ads: Brazilian Safety PSA - When You Are Driving, Be Driving plus 2 more

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• Ads: Brazilian Safety PSA - When You Are Driving, Be Driving
• Extend The Range Of Your Electric Motorcycle By Far
• Taiwan: And Here You Thought You Parked Your Motorcycle Safely

Ads: Brazilian Safety PSA - When You Are Driving, Be Driving Posted: 16 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT #PSA #Safety #Advertising - The local Brazilian authorities launched a series of safety PSAs to get Brazilians to stop using the internet while driving their cars. Apparently drivers there, like in other countries, use email, Facebook and Twitter while weaving through traffic, and that can only be a good thing for us motorcycle riders, right? It is why I do not like seeing gadgets to be used for vehicles, like GPS, that allows drivers to connect to the internet. Way to dangerous for us. ...

Extend The Range Of Your Electric Motorcycle By Far Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Electric #EV #Tender - If you think about it, this is stupid, even FUBAR. People who buy electric motorcycles (or cars) do it to save money on fuel or/and because of ecological convictions (lack of CO2, noise, etc). Some, possibly myself included, because of interesting performances. But this product goes against any of the above ideas. EP Tender got launched a few days ago in France, and it is a trailer equipped with a small 600cc engine (coming from the Tata Nano car) and a 35 liter fuel tank. The EP Tender "talks" to your electric car (and maybe with some adaptations to your electric motorcycle) and when the batteries start running on empty, kicks-in the 600cc engine to recharge your batteries while you keep driving........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Taiwan: And Here You Thought You Parked Your Motorcycle Safely Posted: 15 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Taiwan #Storm #Typhoon - This morning you took extra care to park your motorcycle safely, hoping to arrive at the end of a busy workday to go home on your bike..... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: The Motorcycle Manufacturer Alphabet - Repeat After Me... plus 2 more

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• The Motorcycle Manufacturer Alphabet - Repeat After Me...
• France: Motorcycle Torch Descent of Fecamp - Burn Baby, Burn
• India: Baptizing A Motorcycle

The Motorcycle Manufacturer Alphabet - Repeat After Me... Posted: 15 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Alphabet #Motorcycles #poster - Here is the motorcycle manufacturer alphabet, something I think should hang in every school in the world. Some of the logos used were old ones, since they looked better, while some logos are from manufacturers that are now defunct. I managed to get logos for every letter of the alphabet, except one; "X".... anyone know a manufacturer starting with an "X"? Please do not start why I used one manufacturer and not another, I just put whoever's logo fit the nicest. ...

France: Motorcycle Torch Descent of Fecamp - Burn Baby, Burn Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Fecamp #Event #Motorcycles - Every year since 1972, a bunch of motorcycle riders come together in the coastal city of Fecamp (Normandy region of France) for some fun & games. The date is always the same, namely the day before the national holiday of France; Bastille Day - 14 July. On the 14th there are always parades, the biggest one in Paris, but all cities and bigger towns have their own versions. One of the biggest, and definitely loudest one, is the night before, and it is held in Fecamp. The idea, already in place in 1972, was to go down the enormous cliffs by motorcycle. The first few years there were a few dozen bikers, but this number steadily grew, reaching 1,000 motorcycles. Then there was a fatal accident in one of the descents, and the parade was interrupted for a few years, until 1980 when some 50 odd bikers decided to start it up again, despite the local authorities forbidding the event. The biker groups managed to continue the illegal event until 1986, when it got stopped by the authorities again (it is illegal to have fun in France...). In 1992 a different organization took the event in hands, and started organizing a real event.......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

India: Baptizing A Motorcycle Posted: 14 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT #India #Flood #Motorcycle - This is of course very sad, but when I first saw the photo I thought it was some folks baptizing their motorcycle. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Top Internet Stories - 12 July 2013 plus 2 more

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• Top Internet Stories - 12 July 2013
• Darwin Awards: #82736 - New Motorcycle Gone In 48 Hours
• Thailand: ATGATT? Do Not Need No Stinkin’ ATGATT! Use Magic

Top Internet Stories - 12 July 2013 Posted: 12 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT I had a fun week, did you? I hope you enjoyed my rather lengthy Zero DS review articles? But I did have time to read some interesting motorcycle related articles which I want to share with you. - Why Honda Is Greater Than Harley (Ric's Epic Fail) - 5 Ways to Help Your Kids Stay Safe on Their Motorcycle (You Motorcycle) - 10 Most Best Selling Bikes In India All Time (The Top 10) - Riding Tip: Trusting The Torque of the Motorcycle (Jimmy Lewis Off Road) - Buying A Motorcycle Helmet â€" What to Look out For (Get On) ...

Darwin Awards: #82736 - New Motorcycle Gone In 48 Hours Posted: 12 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Squid #Darwin #Motorcycle - Some people never learn, while some people just do not get it. This Darwin Award nominee falls in the latter category. A French motorcycle rider, 26 years of age, got caught riding the famous and notorious Parisian ring road (the Boulevard Peripherique) at 144 kph instead of the 80 kph allowed. So far, nothing to earn this prestigious award. Except for two things: 1. He did not have his motorcycle license yet, since he was still studying for it. 2. He bought this brand new sportsbike 48 hours prior (bought it without a license, and therefore without insurance). Now a) he has no new motorcycle (it got confiscated and will be turned into an ashtray or something similar), b) he will not be able to get his motorcycle license for a very long time and c) he will have to pay a fine of some €15,000 (and he might just end up in prison for some time). If that is not worthy for a Darwin Award, what could be? ...

Thailand: ATGATT? Do Not Need No Stinkin’ ATGATT! Use Magic Posted: 11 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Thailand #Magic #Safety - Many motorcycle riders believe that riding motorcycles with ATGATT is the only way to see another day. Even hardcore & professional riders like LEO wear ATGATT. It makes sense no? Well, not in Thailand. There, Police Sergeant-Major Maneesak Saentaweesuk decided that he needs something extra to protect him, so apart from his normal helmet and gun, he now uses "magic" to protect him on the road while patrolling on his motorcycle........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Scooters and Wines - They Do Mix plus 2 more

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• Scooters and Wines - They Do Mix
• Product Review: Tyredog TPMS For Motorcycles
• DR Congo: One City Forbids Motorcycles After 18:00

Scooters and Wines - They Do Mix Posted: 11 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Wine #Scooter - Well, let me rephrase that title. Scooters and wines do mix, but not when you are riding. But the Italian wine brand, Terre de Trinci, not only makes highly regarded wines, but also makes Chardonnay and Sangiovese box wines. And according to experts, they are pretty good. But what makes these wines more interesting for the PTW crowd is that the box wines contain photos of pretty girls riding a scooter. What more would you want? Of course if you are into wines and motorcycles, there is always the V-Twin Zin. ...

Product Review: Tyredog TPMS For Motorcycles Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT #TPMS #TyreDog #Tires #Safety - Quite some time ago I reviewed a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) from Tire Watch. Since then, I have always had the TPMS on my motorcycles, since I'm lazy but safety conscious. I will check tires visually, but can not be bothered to put a pressure gauge to the tires unless I think they need adjustment. A TPMS is heaven sent, since it shows on a display what your tire pressures are. And believe me, it is important to have the right tire pressure, and also remember that pressures change depending on the load; alone, with pillion and/or with cargo. My Honda GL-1800 Gold Wing is of a year that doesn't incorporate a built-in TPMS, so I put one on. This time I opted for one from the Taiwanese company Tyredog. Technology has changed over the years, even in TPMS systems........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

DR Congo: One City Forbids Motorcycles After 18:00 Posted: 10 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Congo #assassinations #Motorcycle #Taxis - In the Democratic Republic of Congo, somewhere in deep Africa, a wild west situation exists. In the city of Lubumbashi, in the last 6 months, 17 motorcycle riders have been assassinated on the streets. All of them were motorcycle-taxis, and some of them were killed by people in uniform (police or military). According to other sources, there probably are more bikers killed but the information has not reached the local police force. In order to curb the killing of motorcycle riders, the Mayor of the city has ordered that no motorcycles are allowed to circulate after 6 PM. Any biker found to be riding after 18:00 will be arrested, as will the passenger. ...

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Bikes in the Fast Lane: Idea: How Will Garmin’s New Gadget Benefit Motorcycle Riders? plus 2 more

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• Idea: How Will Garmin’s New Gadget Benefit Motorcycle Riders?
• GoRider: High End Motorcycle GPS For Cheap - It’s Possible
• Egypt: Take Your Mother On Your Motorcycle To A Protest

Idea: How Will Garmin’s New Gadget Benefit Motorcycle Riders? Posted: 10 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT #Gadget #Garmin #HUD - American GPS manufacturer Garmin announced a few days ago a new device. The gadget is not a GPS, but an add-on for GPS software. What it is, is a Heads Up Display (HUD) for cars. The device is placed on your dashboard, paired with your smartphone navigation software (Garmin's StreetPilot or Navigon apps) and then beams navigation instructions on a transparent film that is attached to your windshield. In other words, you will be able to see where you need to go without taking your eyes of the road, a bit like a fighter pilot in a jet fighter airplane. This is a recent technology that you can see in expensive cars, like top models of BMW, but now you can buy this device for as little as US$129.99. But will it work for motorcycles?.......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

GoRider: High End Motorcycle GPS For Cheap - It’s Possible Posted: 10 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT #GPS #GoRider #Motorcycle- When I say a Dutch GPS manufacturer, many of you will think TomTom. But there is another manufacturer and it is called GoRider. GoRider have announced high quality, high functionality GPS systems for motorcycles, all at a very affordable price. The GoRider Biker-II is a totally weather proof (IP57) GPS for motorcycles with a 3.5" and glove-proof screen. It comes with Bluetooth for wireless communications and a RAM mount for your motorcycle' handlebar. The GPS docking station for the RAM mount has a anti-theft device and all wires to hook up the unit to your bike's 12V system........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Egypt: Take Your Mother On Your Motorcycle To A Protest Posted: 09 Jul 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Egypt #Protest #Motorcycle - Sounds like what every loving son will do .... taking his mother behind him on his motorcycle to a protest rally. One where they shoot at people..... ...

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