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| 2 September, 2010 - Movie Review: Death Valley | Review of the DVD movie called "Death Valley", base d on true events.
Again, the motorcycle riding gang are the bad guys, but this time the motorcycle gang don't ride choppers but dirt bikes.
Verdict: interesting movie, but a bit slow.
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| 1 September, 2010 - Product Review: Raleri Photochromic Motorcycle Helmet Visor | A product review of the Raleri Chromatic motorcycle helmet visor, a visor that changes tint depending on the sun light.
A video of the visor working and a video showing you how to place the visor inside your helmet.
Summary: A remarkable visor that does exactly what it is supposed to do, and reasonably fast. Pretty good for its price.
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| 26 August, 2010 - DVD Review: Hard Miles 2 | A review of the DVD Documentary Hard Miles 2. A sequel to the Hard Miles DVD we reviewed last year.
The documentary brings you along some of the contestants of the 2009 Iron Butt Rally, riding a motorcycle for 11 days over 11,000 miles.
A very well done look at this grueling motorcycle rally, also know as a scavenger hunt on steroids.
Worth it...
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| 29 July, 2010 - Movie Review: Killer Biker Chicks | This would count for the ultimate B-movie (in fact, they show the definition of B-movies at the start). It's got motorcycles, bare chested women, violence and barely no acting and the most cheesy and corny lines you can imagine.
It's so corny and strangely filmed that it's not only funny, but enjoyable. That is, if you're into B-Movies.
Killer Biker Chicks is not a biker movie despite it having motorcycles.
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| 22 July, 2010 - Movie Review: Angel Unchained | A 1970 biker movie, where for a change, the motorcycle riders are mostly the good guys.
Not one of your best biker movies, but it's not bad. Obviously highly improbable, that a 1%-er gang goes and helps a hippie community fight against the town, but there you go, that's Hollywood for you.
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| 8 July, 2010 - Movie Review: The Cycle Savages | A review of the motorcycle movie "The Cycle Savages". Another feeble attempt by Hollywood to portray all bikers are bad people.
Thin plot, lack of acting, lots of inconsistencies .... yuck!
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| 1 July, 2010 - Movie Review: The Mini-Skirt Mob | A review of the biker movie "The Mini-Skirt Mob".
Strange movie, not a biker movie in the classic sense. Lots of motorcycles, but a "gang" ran by women, but not the hard core biker style, but mini skirt clad girls.
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| 24 June, 2010 - Movie Review: Chrome and Hot Leather | A review of the DVD movie "Chrome & Hot Leather" starring the hard core movie biker William Smith.
It's a motorcycle revenge story, with a bad gang of bikers, and four green berets on their Kawasaki 2-strokers.
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| 17 June, 2010 - Movie Review: Roadside Prophets | Cool and entertaining motorcycle movie from the 90's. It's a weird and surreal road movie, with lots of funny moments thanks to strange characters (played by a.o. David Carradine and John Cusack).
It's one of those movies that will entertain you and your family for 1 1/2 hour. Worth seeing it if you haven't seen it before.
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| 10 June, 2010 - Movie Review: Northville Cemetery Massacre | A good motorcycle movie, a real biker flick from the 70's.
Don't let the title fool you, it's not a horror movie, but a movie in which the motorcycle gang are the good guys, and the cops the bad guys.
Good plot, fun and lots of action, and of course lots of motorcycles.
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| 3 June, 2010 - Movie Review: The Wild One | A classic, if not THE classic, motorcycle movie from Hollywood. They don't make'em like this anymore.
Here's a review of the classic biker movie, starring Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin. Acting, plots and stunts... no special effects.
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| 27 May, 2010 - Movie Review: The Jesus Trip | A review of the movie The Jesus Trip. Another cheap, trashy, biker exploitation movie from the 70's, with loud motorcycles, choppers & off road, no plot, very (and I mean very) bad picture quality, bad directing, no acting, only two names of people, no sex .... a real biker movie.
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| 20 May, 2010 - DVD Review: The Hell On Wheels | A review of the DVD documentary "2009 The Hell on Wheels Moto Rally & Pin Up Beauty Pageant", distributed by ChopperTownNation.
Party, Music, Motorcycles, Girls... in other words, fun!
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| 11 March, 2010 - Movie Review: Stone Cold | A review of the movie "Stone Cold", featuring American Football star, Brian Bosworth in a decent movie.
The story-line is a bit old, but lots of motorcycles in this, good action, pretty girls and surprising scenes.
Just the way we like'em...
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| 4 March, 2010 - Movie Review: Knightriders | A review of the 1981 movie Knightriders, a real motorcycle movie, not this time centered around a 1%-er biker gang (though they are present), but about an entertainment group riding motorcycles, pretending to be knights.
It's quite a good movie, imaginative, and great acting by Ed Harris.
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| 3 March, 2010 - Book Review: Motorcycle Dream Garages | A review of the coffee table book Motorcycle Dream Garages, a 192 page book full of beautiful photos of incredible garages and the precious motorcycles that live in them.
A must have book to feature on your living room table.
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| 18 February, 2010 - Movie Review: Hell’s Belles | A review of the 70's biker movie Hell's Belles.
A surprisingly good movie with lots of motorcycles riding off-road, good acting and a reasonably good plot.
But the title is misleading....
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| 11 February, 2010 - Movie Review: The Wild Angels | A review of the movie "The Wild Angels" starring Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra.
A real 60's biker movie, featuring real Hells Angels on their Harley motorcycles.
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| 4 February, 2010 - DVD Review: Two Wheel Terrors 2 | A review of the motorcycle documentary Two Wheel Terrors 2, a DVD full of choppers and cafe racers fooling around.
WARNING. Motorcycles were hurt during the filming of this documentary!
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| 28 January, 2010 - Movie Review: Hell’s Angels ’69 | A surprisingly good movie, with a nice, but thin, plot.
Major plus point of this movie is that it stars the real Hells Angels from Oakland including Sonny Barger himself as the leader.
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| 21 January, 2010 - Movie Review: Hell’s Bloody Devils | A review of the 1970 movie "Hell's Bloody Devils".
Despite the title, cover and trailer, it's not a biker flick, but a real movie, featuring a 1%-er motorcycle gang working for neo-Nazis.
Nice and entertaining movie.
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| 14 January, 2010 - Movie Review: Run, Angel, Run | A review of the biker movie "Run, Angel, Run!". A real B-Movie (B for Biker), featuring many motorcycles, topless women, tough men, and a paper thin script.
It was more about the motorcycles than acting, but the movie has its moments, even some funny ones.
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| 7 January, 2010 - DVD Review: Let’s Riiide | Here's the review of a DVD documentary called Let's Riiide. It's a great documentary about riding a motorcycle in California.
3.5 hours full of motorcycles, entertainment, motorcycles, humor, motorcycles, places to visit, motorcycles, places to eat, motorcycles, tracks, motorcycles, and a few motorcycles thrown in for good measure.
It's a great DVD if you're planning to go to California to ride a bike (they even tell you where to rent them), or just as a real documentary on what it is like riding a bike in SoCal.
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| 15 December, 2009 - Movie Review: Stone | Review of a very decent biker flick, Stone. It's Australian from 1974, with a lot of motorcycles, good characters, acting, and there's even a real plot.
The main biker gang has as only motorcycles, the Kawasaki 900. Kind of strange....
Good movie, worth it to have a look.
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| 9 December, 2009 - Movie Review: The Last Riders | A review of the 1991 DVD "The Last Riders", starring Erik Estrada (from CHiPS fame).
Verdict: Cheesy movie, quickly written script (if there was one), lots of motorcycles and sexy girls.
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| 8 December, 2009 - Movie Review: The Harbortown Bobber | A review of One World Studio's motorcycle documentary, The Harbortown Bobber.
From the successful makes of Choppertown - The Sinners and Brittown, this documentary has a personal touch to it, since it involves a 2 year project by one of the studio's director, Scott. Transforming what is essentially a '69 Triumph frame into a full fledged bobber. Scoot goes to the guru and master of bike building, and gets his bobber built.
Very interesting documentary, specially for those that build, or want to build their own bike. It's a real step-by-step with loads of expert advise.
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| 2 December, 2009 - Movie Review: The Loveless | A review of the DVD movie "The Loveless" starring a very good William Dafoe.
It's not your typical biker/motorcycle flick with a bad script, nonexistent acting and bad filming. It's a real movie, but filmed in a Film Noir style, in other words, SLOOOOW and dark.
The story is pretty simple, a bunch of Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders are heading towards Daytona to see the races, stopping in a small hick town to repair one of the bikes. They get into all sorts of trouble.
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| 27 November, 2009 - Movie Review: She-Devils On Wheels | A review of the biker movie She-Devils on Wheels, a true B-slease motorcycle biker gang movie.
But this time the bad boys are girls! The Man-Eaters m/c is sooo bad, they even take away an ice-cream from a little girl, that's how bad they are!
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| 20 November, 2009 - Movie Review: The Rebel Rousers | A review of the DVD movie "The Rebel Rousers", starring Jack Nicholson before he became famous.
It's probably one of the worst movies I've seen, so bad, that I actually enjoyed it. But, if not nonexistent, script, bad acting, useless sound, worse-then-TV-picture-quality, old crappy motorcycles, you name it... everything to make a perfect biker movie.
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| 4 November, 2009 - Movie Review: Hell Ride | A review of the motorcycle movie Hell Ride from Quentin Tarantino.
In short, it's Kill Bill on wheels, or Sons of Anarchy on steroids. Motorcycles, blood, sex, blood, drugs, blood, booze, blood, sex, riding, blood, violence, sex, and lots of blood.
Great movie though...
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| 28 October, 2009 - Movie Review: Icy Riders | A review of the DVD documentary Icy Riders. A look at an incredible bunch of riders, competing in the world championship ice speedway racing in Sweden and Russia.
It's a real tough and hard world they live in, with motorcycle riders who think summer is boring, and can't wait for the first snow to fall. Bikes who race with 2.5 inch steel studs in their tires, no brakes and a rock hard icy surface.
See what this world is like....
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| 21 September, 2009 - Product Review: KTM Epic | A detailed review of the KTM EPIC backpack for motorcycle riders.
In one word: FANTASTIC!
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| 27 May, 2009 - Review: BikerCom - Ultimate Motorcycle Communication Gear? #3 | Part 3 or 3 parts extensive product review of the BikerCom wireless communicator for motorcycles.
This last part deals with the testing of the equipment itself. Both solo and dual riding options, with phone, iPod, GPS and walkie-talkie.
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| 27 May, 2009 - Review: BikerCom - Ultimate Motorcycle Communication Gear? #2 | Part 2 or 3 parts extensive product review of the BikerCom wireless communicator for motorcycles.
This part deals with the setting up of the gear, and all its options. Lots of detailed and big sized photos, so let the article load.
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| 27 May, 2009 - Review: BikerCom - Ultimate Motorcycle Communication Gear? #1 | Part 1 of 3 parts extensive product review of the BikerCom wireless communication gear for motorcycles.
BikerCom is a central hub type system, that out-of-the-box, connects you with your pillion, mobile phone, music, radar detector and walkie-talkie (for bike-to-bike). You can select wired or wireless, and you have many options in setting up your equipment.
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| 25 May, 2009 - Review: MotoGP for iPhone | A product review of the Apple iPhone application MotoGP.
This is the official application provided by MotoGP, and you can "see" how a race progresses through live timing and commentary. Plus, there's a lot of interesting info for anyone interested by the MotoGP world and motorcycles.
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| 18 March, 2009 - DVD Review: Free To Wander | A review of the DVD entitled "Free to Wander".
It's a documentary of a bunch of guys who have produced their own choppers, some beautiful, some not, and ride for the pleasure of riding.
The DVD's main audience are chopper lovers, who love to see choppers riding, or being made.
A nice rainy Sunday afternoon DVD.
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| 27 January, 2009 - Review: Nolan N103 Motorcycle Helmet With N-COM | A very detailed product review of the Nolan 103 motorcycle helmet with N-COM Bluetooth.
A very good, if not excellent, helmet, with a very good wireless communication module (which can be purchased as wired or Bluetooth).
The review is very long, so if you decide to have a look, let it load.
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| 20 January, 2009 - DVD Review: Hard Miles | Iron Butt motorcycle rally needs no introduction. Even a newbie knows what it is.
Here's a DVD documentary of the 2007 edition of this motorcycle extreme endurance rally, 11 days, 11,000 miles. Called "Hard Miles", the DVD documents the process and the efforts of riding a motorcycle in this rally.
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| 25 November, 2008 - Book Review: Bodies In Motion | Here's a worthwhile book just in time for the Christmas season.
Ever get the question "WHY DO YOU RIDE THESE DANGEROUS MOTORCYCLES?". ? Apart from saying that you enjoy the freedom and air in the hair, you don't have much else to say...
Not anymore! Bodies in Motion is the scientific research in why we enjoy riding motorcycles.
Enjoy
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| 29 September, 2008 - Book Review: Wind In My Face | A review of the book entitled "Wind In My Face" by Canadian author Dorothy Bush.
The book can be of interest to women who are thinking about starting to ride motorcycles in Canada.
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| 3 September, 2008 - Review: ChatterBox XBi | A complete and detailed review of the ChatterBox XBi Bluetooth communications device for motorcycles.
Bluetooth 2, Stereo, additional analog music input and intercom.
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| 2 September, 2008 - Review: Sons of Anarchy TV Series | A review of the new TV series that airs this September the 3rd in the USA called "Sons of Anarchy".
It's a very watchable TV series about a biker gang in the US. It's not meant for motorcycle diehards, it's for the general public. And in that, it's very good.
Drama and action.... centered around "criminals" that ride motorcycles. And no, don't compare it with the Sopranos, it's not that kind of series.
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| 29 July, 2008 - Review: Parrot SK4000 - Wireless Communications and Music for Motorcycles | Detailed review of the Parrot SK4000 Bluetooth communication and entertainment device designed for motorcycles.
Full stereo music, FM Radio and Bluetooth mobile telephone. Includes a remote control located on the left handle bar.
Verdict: Interesting and well designed unit, with fantastic sound. A concert hall in your helmet! Too bad it's for one person only.
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| 24 June, 2008 - Book Review: Dreaming of Jupiter | It's not often that you get a sequel to a motorcycle adventure book, and it's rare, or even impossible, that the book is as good as the first. but in Ted Simon's case, he's proven the theory wrong!
In the 1970's Ted set out crisscrossing the world for 4 years on his Triumph motorcycle, and writing a classic book entitled "Jupiter's Travels". Now, AT 70 YEARS OF AGE, Ted is riding the same route again. 3 years later, 59,000 miles on a BMW GS, he's written the sequel "Dreaming of Jupiter".
This is one book you can not put down. Great for the summer vacation! Funny, entertaining, and most of all RESPECT!
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| 22 April, 2008 - DVD Review: Brittown | Here's a review of the documentary DVD "Brittown", from the makers of Choppertown.
Nice movie about a bunch of bikers who wrench and ride English motorcycles; Triumph and BSA.
Good music, lots of interesting rides (dirt track, flat track....).
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| 18 October, 2007 - Review: AKE Powercom/Bluetooth 101 | Here's our very long review of the AKE Powercom and Bluetooth Headset 101 communication products for motorcycles.
It's German, well built-, effective and not cheap. But it works like a charm, and you can add things to it on the fly.
Verdict: Very Good!
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| 26 September, 2007 - d3o (Liquid Armor) Mini Review | Charles, a motorcycle rider on a RTW trip from the UK to Australia is testing out the new d3o protection material. D3o is a gel like material that solidifies on impact (liquid armor).
Charles took the times to send in a mini review of the d3o material.
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| 7 September, 2007 - DVD Review: Choppahead Chopper Animals & Mayhem Machiines Vol.2 | This DVD is a documentary about real chopper builders, not the fancy, OCC style, $60,000 choppers, but home built custom motorcycles, and then men that built them.
It's not a DVD for everyone. You need to love choppers, and you need to be able to sit through the at times "relaxed" filming style.
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| 6 September, 2007 - DVD Review: Ghost Rider | Review of the DVD movie: Ghost Rider.
Nice enough movie, specially for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Lots of special effects, nice story line, and a role meant for Nicolas Cage.
But.... not a great movie. Expect to see sequels..
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| 28 August, 2007 - DVD Review: Wild Hogs | This is a seriously funny movie! Wild Hogs has a lot of motorcycle action great comedy and beautiful riding sequences.
The movie is great to watch with the whole family. Everyone will get something out of it.
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| 24 August, 2007 - Book Review: The Bostrom Conspiracy | A review of the book entitled "The Bostrom Conspiracy".
Verdict: I've read better books, this one is low on proof, but still an interesting read. Lots of interesting characters. Nonfiction.
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| 15 August, 2007 - DVD Review: Ducati: A Story Of Passion | A review of ProItalia's DVD called "Ducati: A Story Of Passion". The DVD is very good, and explains well the passion of the Ducati owner (and even non-Ducati owners).
The spirit of a Ducatist can only be likened with that other mythical motorcycle manufacturer, Harley. I highly recommend it.
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| 18 July, 2007 - Review: Using The Hex GS-911 Tool | A review of the BMW motorcycle fault diagnostic tool, Hex GS-911.
Despite the name, the tool will run a fault diagnostic on most BMW motorcycles, F, R, K, and even C series.
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| 23 May, 2007 - Review Cardo’s Scala Rider Teamset | A detailed product review of the Cardo Scala Rider Teamset, the Bluetooth intercom for motorcycles.
Use your mobile telephone (with Bluetooth) and intercom while riding your motorcycle.
Here's how you install it and use it. Find out what we think of the unit.
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| 6 March, 2007 - Book Review: Carla King’s American Borders | For those of you who like to read a great motorcycle adventure book, here's one that truly is great! Written by Carla King, a fellow MBI blogger and a travel journalist, Carla knows how to put a sentence together.
Carla's book entitled "American Borders" is the true story of her long ride to all corners of the USA on a Russian built Ural motorcycle. It was not just any old Ural, but the first one post-communist era, meant for export.
Needless to say, the motorcycle had a lot of problems, and Carla had to learn the hard way to fix the bike. Along the way she encountered many "strange" fellow travellers.
Her story is fun to read, entertaining and informative. A must read for anyone who like to read about adventure riding on a motorcycle.
I highly recommend this book for anyone, even if they're not riders!
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| 13 February, 2007 - Mini Review: Schuberth C2 Helmet | A short, but sweet, review of the Schuberth C2 Helmet.
Summary: if you've got a big windscreen (like a Honda Goldwing or BMW LT), you'll be fine. If not, get ear plugs !
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| 23 January, 2007 - Review CellularLine Interphone - Bluetooth Intercom | A detailed product review of the CellularLine Interphone; a Bluetooth communication device for motorcycles. Intercom, Phone or bike-to-bike communications.
Extended range (100-150 meters) makes it ideal for when riding with a buddy, or use it with your pillion passenger.
Have a read.
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| 5 December, 2006 - Tire Watch - Technology Serving Bikers | A comprehensive review of the "Tire Watch" product, a wireless monitoring device of your tires pressure and temperature (and outside temperature).
Want to save your life, and save money on your gasoline bill ??
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| 9 November, 2006 - On-line Motorcycle Manuals | With all that information that's available on the internet, it's strange that there aren't more sites like this one.
Cyclepedia offer very comprehensive motorcycle maintenance manuals on-line. Using step-by-step photo explanations and instructions, it's every budding mechanics' wet dream.
Can it be made any easier ? It's like having your private wrench !
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| 3 May, 2006 - Garmin 2820 GPS Detailed Review | After yesterday's announcement of the Garmin 2820 GPS, here's a very detailed test of the product.
14 detailed photos used while testing the GPS over 1,800 kms.
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