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Thursday, May 17th, 2012 |
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Posted 08:00:00
Filed under Royal Enfield Video Feeds
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Paris, France |
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For those of you who are like me, and can not sit through a whole hour in front of the TV seeing a motorcycle being built, or restored, here's the fast way.
A guy in India, with the help of some friends, restored a 1978 Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle from the ground up. He filmed the whole process, from start to finish, and using time-lapse, you can see his endeavor in only 2 minutes. Pretty impressive. In real life, it took 45 days.
At the end, he's got himself a really nice motorcycle.
Royal Enfield Bullet Restoration In 2 Minutes (2 minutes 25 seconds)
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Via: Royal Enfields
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 |
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Posted 18:00:00
Filed under Ads Safety Video Feeds
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Travelling |
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The boys & girls at the Australian Traffic Accident Commission, TAC  , have been making some nicely done motorcycle safety and awareness videos (see related articles below). Here's their latest, and IMHO, best safety advertisement.
The graphics are very well done, as is the message. You'll see a motorcycle accident in slow-motion and in reverse. The tag line is "Slow speed will not kill you".
Have a look, I think you'll enjoy it.
TAC - Motorcycle Reconstruction Safety Ad (1 minutes 0 seconds)
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| Read related articles | Thursday, March 20th, 2008 - Video: TAC Motorcycle Protective Clothing Ad
Another hard hitting motorcycle safety ad, this time it's Australian.
It's run by TAC, and it's to remind you that even when riding a short distance on your motorcycle, it's a good idea to pt on protective clothing. | Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 - Video: Australia TAC Safety Videos (2x)
Two TV Safety ads for motorcycles coming from TAC Australia.
The latest one (shown first) is excellent. The 2007 one is so-so. | Sunday, December 11th, 2011 - Ads: Drink and Drive Australia
Getting people to not drink & drive, whether it's with a car, motorcycle or truck, is difficult enough. Getting advertisements that will make people think before turning the ignition key of their vehicle after a few drinks is very difficult; in fact it's a real art.
Ads that make people think need to send an instant message to their brains, and to do that, you require a certain creativity. Unfortunately, these two TAC ads lack that. It's not a message that will make you think "hmmmm, let me get a taxi".
The art work is nice, but honestly, would that stop you from getting on your motorcycle after a few margaritas? |
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Technorati :Accidents Ad Australia Crash Motorbikes Motorcycles Safety TV Video |
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Posted 08:00:00
Filed under Ads Helmets Funny
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France |
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Recently we showed you a good print advertisement from Nolan (see related below), and now they've come up with another one.
This one is an astronaut wearing the full gear, and a Nolan motorcycle helmet. The tag line says "Houston, we don't have a problem" (it was in French but I Photoshopped it into English).
PS.. this is a scan from a Nolan advertisement.
| Read related articles | Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 - When Is ATGATT To Far?
When would you say riding motorcycle with ATGATT going to far?
Is this it?? |
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Technorati :Ad ATGATT Helmets Italy Motorbikes Motorcycles Nolan |
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 |
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Posted 18:00:00
Filed under Safety Gadgets
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France |
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It's a wonder that the French government has not (yet) decided to make this product mandatory for all motorcycle riders, the same way they are making hi-viz clothing mandatory.
But there are a lot of bikers out there who want to be sure they are seen, particularly at night, so this product may be of use to them. The product, called "Fibre Flare MVP " (MVP stands for Maximum Visibility Protection) is a battery powered fibre tube that is fixed to the rear of your helmet. You can mount it horizontal or vertically.
The fibre tube lights up like a neon tube, thanks to the onboard 4 x AAA batteries. It has only one color, but you have the choice in several of them (red, green and yellow). You do have the choice of making the light stay on continuous, or blinking. The batteries will last 30 hours or 80 hours respectively.
Cost: €34.99
Click here to access the Helmet Fibre Flare MVP page .
Click here to buy the Helmet Fibre Flare MVP .
I'm sure it's going to be very useful at night when it rains, or if it's foggy, but I'd be a bit afraid for "target fixation" by cagers. But still, it coud save lives.
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Posted 14:00:00
Filed under Ads
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France |
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When I saw these print advertisements, though meant for a car tires, I immediately thought about some really bad roads I've been on on my motorcycle.
You know what I mean, right? The kind that will vibrate your teeth out of your mouth....
The first ad, made by Creative Agency Michurin in the Ukraine, is not bad as visuals go, the 2nd one a bit less. The ads were made for the Ukrainian tire service company called Euroshina
Via: Ads of the World
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Technorati :Ad Motorbikes Motorcycles Road Ukraine |
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Posted 08:00:00
Filed under France Statistics
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France |
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According to CSIAM , the French Association of International Vehicle Manufacturers, the sales of new motorcycles during the 1st quarter of 2012 in France was pretty bad.
Last year during the same time frame, 61,504 motorcycles were sold, this time this year it dropped by 7.8% down to 56,711 motorcycles.
Strangely enough, it's the 125cc market that has suffered the most, with a drop of -19.4%, while the best increase was that of three wheelers (MP3 etc) by +25.6%. Motorcycles and scooters over 125cc stayed stable, only increasing by +0.08%.
One reason given for the decrease in 125cc sales, is that nowadays you need to have 7 hours of lessons before being able to ride one with a car license.
The top 10 sales by brand were:
1. Yamaha: 11,1144 units (-6.7%)
2. Honda:- 9,059 units (-3.7%)
3. Kawasaki: 5,094 units (-16.1%)
4. Suzuki: 4,553 units (-21.0%)
5. BMW: 4,185 units (+15.5%)
6. Harley-Davidson: 3,086 units (-0.6%)
7. KTM: 2,424 units (+25.3%)
8. Piaggio: 2,260 units (-16.5%)
9. Triumph: 2,033 units (-24.0%)
10. Ducati: 1,689 units (+13.3%)
Via: CSIAM
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