| 27 March, 2008 - The Perfect Motorcycle Lock! | This has got to be the perfect motorcycle lock/alarm.
Who in his right mind would want to steal your motorcycle?
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| 26 March, 2008 - Video: Steel Horse Saloon - Biker Bar | These kind of TV ads are never seen in Europe (or at least France). It's for a motorcycle bar.... lots of babes, bands, booze and bikes.
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| 25 March, 2008 - Find The Cheapest Fuel In The USA | GasPriceWatch.com is a website in the USA, that monitors the cheapest petrol prices at the pump.
enter a city and state, and voila, you can see where the cheapest fuel is to fill up your motorcycle.
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| 24 March, 2008 - Happy Easter 2008 | Have a great Easter Monday. I am, so see you tomorrow....
In the mean time.... yummy... |
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| 21 March, 2008 - Video: BMW F650GS Dakar Motorcycle vs BMW X5 Car | Here's an interesting race on video. It's from the British TV program Fifth Gear, and it's a race between a BMW F650GS motorcycle and a BMW X5 car.
The motorcycle (Charley Boorman's Dakar bike) is ridden by Simon Pavey, a 6x Dakar veteran and Chief Instructor at the BMW Off Road Skills School.
Interesting...
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| 21 March, 2008 - New Commenting System Enabled | We've enabled a new commenting system for this site.
We're using BlogTools.org (http://blogtools.org/) excellent blog commenting system, so let's hope this works and is not ruined by spammers.
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| 21 March, 2008 - Iraq: Police Torture Using Motorcycles | Strange habits in Iraq.... Riding over your fellow officer with your motorcycle is a graduation exercise!!
What do they do when they get mean??
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| 20 March, 2008 - One Way Of Slowing Down Traffic | This will slow you down, even when riding your enduro motorcycle.
So, why not use it to slow traffic down in your neighborhood?
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| 20 March, 2008 - Mel Gibson To Star In Motorcycle Movie | Mel Gibson is in the process of making a biker movie. Called "Under and Alone", it's the true story of Billy Queen, an undercover ATF agent who infiltrated the Mongols during the 90's.
Sounds like "Beyond the Law" with Charlie Sheen.... but who cares, it's probably a good movie...
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| 20 March, 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.
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| 19 March, 2008 - The Downside Of Motorcycle Leathers | Alpinestar, known for the protective gear for motorcycles, and conscious of the Power Ranger effect we have when dressed in our leathers, have come up with a new line of motorcycle protective clothing.
Dubbed NERO, their protective clothing can be used as "casual" clothes. But it comes at a price...
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| 19 March, 2008 - MBI Awards 2008: And The Winners Are.. | The annual MBI Riders Choice Awards for 2008 are done!
Click on the headline to see who won (and who lost). Thousands of you have nominated and voted for these products or people. This is what the public likes/dislikes.
Many thanks to all of you!
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| 19 March, 2008 - John Kerry Rides The Vectrix, Forgets His Helmet | Senator (and ex-Presidential candidate) John Kerry is a motorcycle lover, we probably all know that.
He recently gave the electric Vectrix a twirl, but in the process forgot his helmet, despite a mandatory helmet law in the state.
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| 18 March, 2008 - New BMW 2-Wheelers | BMW have a new series of two wheelers.
But they're not motorcycles, they're bicycles. They are true blooded BMWs, since they are very expensive, and have loads of options...
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| 18 March, 2008 - Faith and Motorcycles | It's nice to have faith in your religion. You don't need any expensive equipment like helmets when riding your motorcycle...
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| 17 March, 2008 - New MotoGP Website Coming | The good folks at the MotoGP website are in the process of updating the look & feel of their otherwise VERY busy website.
The new design is far more easier on the eyes.
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| 17 March, 2008 - Brad Pitt To Have Private Motorcycle Race Track? | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are about to buy a new home in the South of France. Initially their dealer breaker had been reached, but the local council finally approved their plans, so now the couple is buying the house.
The deal breaker? Brad Pitt wanted to build a private motorcycle race circuit on his grounds! The man has got all the fun: looks, beautiful woman, rich, famous and a private motorcycle race track.
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| 17 March, 2008 - Hi-Def Motorcycle Documentaries For Free! | That's right, free motorcycle documentaries. Our friends and fellow MBI bloggers, Twisting Asphalt, have produced four hours worth of behind-the-scene footage on 8 sports motorcycle manufacturers.
Shown on-line in HD for free at Turbo Discovery. See how Bimota, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles are designed and made.
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| 14 March, 2008 - New Motorcycle Sport? | Strange happenings on motorcycles.
Is this the latest rage on motorcycles?
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| 14 March, 2008 - Last Day For Awards Votes. Vote NOW! | Last day for you to vote at the annual MBI awards. It's important for the industry that you vote (any elections are important).
No personal details are asked for, no name, no email, nada! Spend 1 minute of your lifetime telling the world what's good and what's bad.
Do us all a favor, and VOTE!!! 1 Day left!
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| 13 March, 2008 - Video: MetroVac Blaster | Here's a TV ad for a motorcycle gadget that you'll never see me use.
To use it, you'd be needing to clean your motorcycle...
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| 13 March, 2008 - If It Ain’t True, It Ought To Be | I had to publish this. It's too funny not to be true, though it's not...urban myth.
2 British Police Officers tracked a NATO Tornado fighter jet with their radar gun, and almost were blown up by the jet's defense systems.
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| 13 March, 2008 - Electric Scooter Vectrix Scootering Away In The UK | Vectrix may not be selling in the quantities they would have liked to the general public, but their sales to government agencies seem to be working.
In the UK, they just got two sales, one in London, and one in Glasgow.
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| 12 March, 2008 - Esquad Motorcycle Gloves: High Tech | Esquad, manufacturers of indestructible motorcycle jeans, are producing in collaboration with Racer, special motorcycle gloves made out of their patented material; Armaliith.
Three models are proposed, each with their own style.
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| 12 March, 2008 - Official: Polluting Is A Sin | The Vatican is looking at adding some more sins to the 7 bad ones already categorized.
The main new one that should interest us motorcycle riders is the sin of POLLUTION!
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| 11 March, 2008 - Yamaha: Super Tenere 1200 Coming? | Rumors are floating around that Yamaha will be releasing a 1200 cc version of their Tenere dual purpose motorcycle.
After BMW enormous sales of their R1200GS, there's a good a chance we'll be seeing a 1200cc version of this motorcycle.
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| 11 March, 2008 - Tag Heuer Eyewear: Night Vision | Swiss watch maker, race timing and F1 cars has launched a new series of eyewear, including a special series of glasses.
Called "Night Vision", these glasses were developed for the 24 hours of Le Mans, and allow you to see better at night.
Most of their glasses can be used with a motorcycle helmet!
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| 10 March, 2008 - Want To Buy A Dakar Winning KTM Motorcycle? | This is your chance to get Cyril Despres's Dakar winning KTM motorcycle. Or even David Coulthard's F1 car.
Starting 13 March until the 30th, there's an auction for the "Wings for Life" organization.
All items will start off at €1.
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| 10 March, 2008 - Ducati’s Monster Website | Ducati have launched a dedicated mini website for their Monster motorcycle.
Full of photos, video and specs... a must for Monster lovers.
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| 10 March, 2008 - Motorcycle Cop Escorting Clinton Was Not Able To Take Curve | The motorcycle Police officer that died while escorting Hilary Clinton in Texas, crashed because he was not able to ride in a single lane, and negotiate a curve!
That implies a lack of proper training, and it's not the cop's fault, but the Police management. Training Police officers for these kind of duties is extremely important!
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| 10 March, 2008 - MotoGP: Qatar TV | What a night it was! First race of the MotoGP season was great: suspense, fast racers, you name it... it was there
However, one negative note: The motorcyclse were hard to distinguish at times due to the "slow" TV cameras during the night race.
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| 7 March, 2008 - Video: Bajaj Pulsar Mania | Very nicely done ad featuring synchronized stunt work for a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle.
Nice...
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| 7 March, 2008 - France: 8th Radar Destroyed By Explosion | In an action reminding of the 80's, the Anti Radar National Front (FNAR) in France, have blown up their 8th digital radar.
With a military precision, the FNAR are attacking radars, demanding that the French government lower taxes and stop repression.
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| 7 March, 2008 - USA: Fake Motorcycle Cop | A fake motorcycle cop tries to stop a woman in California.
The local Police are now telling people to make sure that the cop stopping you is really a cop?
Will a gun pointing in your face prove that the person is a cop?
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| 6 March, 2008 - Art or Accident? | Redundant question, unless it really was an accident...
Not a bad idea if you've got a few spares lying around.
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| 6 March, 2008 - TT Assen Circuit Fined For Sound Levels | The motorcycle race circuit of TT Assen (North of The Netherlands) has been fined €10,000 for noise hindrance.
Does this mean that the people who live there didn't know there was a race circuit next door?
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| 5 March, 2008 - Erzberg Rodeo 2008 Full Of Stars (plus Video) | 22nd May sees the latest edition of what is billed as World's Toughest Enduro. Many off-road stars are lined up to take part in this year's events.
Here's the schedule for the 4 mad days, and a video of last year's race.
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| 5 March, 2008 - It Is Good To Be Fat! | It's official! You're allowed to be fat and ride mini motorcycles...
Well.. I made that last bit up...
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| 4 March, 2008 - How To Bring Your Wives On Your Motorcycle | The laws of Islam state that you need to treat all your wives equally.
So if you bring one on a motorcycle ride, you got to take all of them on the ride...
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| 4 March, 2008 - Want To Try The BMW F800GS In A Real Environment? | BMW UK, through their excellent Off Road Skills School are offering the F800GS (and R1200GS and F650GS) as motorcycles used in their off road skills course.
If you're a beginner and expert off road rider, they've got a course that's suited for you, AND you get to ride the F800GS (or chose another motorcycle).
The training is great, and it's a fantastic opportunity to try out the motorcycle before buying it..
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| 3 March, 2008 - BMW Lower Their Motorcycles | BMW have announced that the new BMW R 1200 GS, R 1200 R and R 1200 RT Models will have a Low Suspension Option, including a Low Seat.
This will lower the height of these BMW motorcycles, hopefully enough for many vertically challenged riders.
Thank you BMW. How about lowering the price now??
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| 3 March, 2008 - New York Continues To Discriminate Towards Motorcycles | The New York Police department (NYPD) have decided that despite a federal law, no motorcycles are allowed in HOV lanes.
The reason. Simple... they disagree with giving bikers that right!
So if I understand it right, if you disagree with a law, you can ignore it?? Right ???
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| 3 March, 2008 - Video: Hungarian Gigamachine | Hungarian advertisement, so unless you speak the language, you'll not understand anything.
But it's catchy, as is the music and images. Some powerful motorcycles.
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