Daily news about motorcycleshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/en-usWed, 15 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0200

#Gadget #Tracking #GPS -There's a never ending list of cool projects, products and ideas coming from crowd-funding web sites like Kickstarter. Many have not been created for motorcycles, but some can be used for bikers with some adaptation. One of those projects is Bike Spike.

The Bike Spike project is a very small tracking device that is meant to be installed on bicycles, but shouldn't need much work to be installed on a motorcycle. The hardware has not only a built-in GPS but also communication hardware allowing it to send data via the GSM networks to the web. And from the web, you can see where your motorcycle is via a browser, or by using iPhone or Android smartphones.

The device also has an accelerator module that can see if your motorcycle is crashing...........

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#GPS #Interphone - The Italian Interphone have been making motorcycle intercoms for a long time, and have perfected their product. Their wireless (Bluetooth) equipment is top-of-the-line. Now they're trying their hands on a GPS made specially for motorcycle riders, the GPS Bike.

The GPS Bike looks surprisingly like the older TomTom Rider models (it's a re-badged Ndrive), it has a 3.5 inch screen, rain proof (IPX6), the touch screen can be used with gloves and most important for a company supplying Bluetooth headsets, it has got Bluetooth...........

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]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/interphones-navigator-gps-bike.htmGadgetsMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/interphones-navigator-gps-bike.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/interphones-navigator-gps-bike.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/interphones-navigator-gps-bike.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/interphones-navigator-gps-bike.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0200

#StickNFind #Bluetooth #Gadget #Review - We mentioned this Indigogo crowd funding project last year, a product called StickNFind that allows you to find your lost objects with your smartphone. StickNFind are small buttons that you can stick on almost anything, like your dog, cat, luggage, keys, motorcycle helmet, etc, and then using your iPhone or Android phone locate it. The "stickers" can on command beep and/or light up a light in case you are having problems locating the object (or animal or kid).

I was so interested in the crowd funding project I subscribed to it, and true to their word, a package was brought in this week by the postman. Here is the detailed review...........

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One disadvantage of riding a sports motorcycle is that there's very little room to place gadgets like GPS, smartphone, GoPro etc. There's no handlebar like what you'd find on a traditional motorcycle onto which you can bolt devices.

Rocket Rail is planning to change that. Rocket Rail is a Kickstarter project, in other words, they are trying to raise the funds to "kickstart" the project. The "inventor" rides a Honda CBR250R and needed space to place phone and GPS.

You can place the proposed Rocket Rail on the bike's fork bolts. No modifications are required to your bike, just use the bolts that are there...........

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]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/idea-gadget-rail-for-sports-motorcycles.htmGadgetsMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/idea-gadget-rail-for-sports-motorcycles.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/idea-gadget-rail-for-sports-motorcycles.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/idea-gadget-rail-for-sports-motorcycles.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/idea-gadget-rail-for-sports-motorcycles.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0200

#Kickstarter #VicamPlus - Many people, myself included, look longingly to those new GoPro video cameras. They are the bizz, but... expensive especially when you wouldn't use them as much as you should. But I do have a great iPhone 5 which can make very decent videos, so why not use that on my motorcycle?

Well, the answer is simple. The Iphone isn't rainproof, nor does it have any capabilities to properly be mounted onto the bike. Also the lens, although not bad at all, is fixed... it can't be changed.

A Kickstarter crowd-funding project that was recently totally funded (plus more money than what they asked for) should be going live shortly. The project is called VicamPlus and is designed by Lou Go and Brent Duke in China.

The VicamPlus is a water proof cover for your iPhone 5, which not only incorporates 3 different lenses but also is made to be used with all of GoPro's mounting hardware...........

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Here's something that might satisfy the safety nazis in France. With their new mandatory-breathalyzers-but-no-sanction-if-caught law in France, every vehicle, including foreign registered ones, will require to have a working breathalyzer onboard, but if you get caught, you'll not be fined (I know, it's stupid but that's politics for you).

The Alcohoot is a Bluetooth device that works are a breathalyzer. It pairs with your smartphone (iPhone in the beginning, Android later) and you blow into the device. The data is sent over to your phone where it is analyzed, but more smartly than the breathalyzers used by LEOs since it uses your gender, age, weight and height to correctly tell you if you should be riding your motorcycle or not...........

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#Apps #iPhone #Android - Smartphone like Apple's popular iPhone and Google's Android have not only become popular in the general population, but also with motorcycle riders. Games, navigation, social media, knowledge base are just a few of the apps you can get for your phone. But many motorcycle manufacturers have gotten themselves into the game, and are providing custom-made software for you to enjoy, or enjoy in the future, your motorcycle.

Here's list of apps I've found for the iPhone and Android coming from the motorcycle manufacturer. I'm not listing apps from 3rd party providers unless they are closely associated to the manufacturer, and no apps from the manufacturer's dealers, although I'm impressed by the Harley-Davidson dealers.... I don't think there's one dealer that doesn't have an app.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/motorcycle-manufacturer-smartphone-apps.htmGadgetsMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/motorcycle-manufacturer-smartphone-apps.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/motorcycle-manufacturer-smartphone-apps.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/motorcycle-manufacturer-smartphone-apps.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/motorcycle-manufacturer-smartphone-apps.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0200

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...........

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]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/study-your-lean-angles-with-iphone-app-kneeslider.htmGadgetsMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/study-your-lean-angles-with-iphone-app-kneeslider.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/study-your-lean-angles-with-iphone-app-kneeslider.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/study-your-lean-angles-with-iphone-app-kneeslider.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/study-your-lean-angles-with-iphone-app-kneeslider.htm?opendocument&comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:45:00 +0200

Dutch GPS manufacturer TomTom is going to unveil their latest motorcycle-specific GPS in the Dutch motorcycle exhibition in Utrecht at the end of the month. The TomTom Rider GPS has sold well over the years, but until now there has been no updated models. But that is about to change. The TomTom Rider 5 will be launched in the 21st of February, but a German accessories site (Louis.de) has let the cat out of the bag.

The TomTom Rider 5 will be equipped with a 4.3 inch touch screen (previous model had a 3.5 inch screen), so much bigger and more readable than the current model. But the most interesting thing of the new software is that not only can you specify that you want the fastest or most direct road to your destination, but you can actually tell your GPS to take the road with the most curves!..........

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If you have an iPhone 4/4S (not 5) and love the Firestone Champion Deluxe tires that are found often on custom motorcycles, here's your chance to not only protect your precious iPhone smartphone, but also remind you of your favorite motorcycle tires.

100MPH in Australia have a special iPhone silicone case using the using the very recognizable Firestone tire. The protective case can save your iPhone when it falls while improving your grip on the phone.... just like the real tires.

It'll cost you far less than the real tires, only AUS$19.95, but stocks are limited, so if you want one, better hurry.

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