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Motodisiac - sickness that has no cureMotodisiac - sickness that has no cureMotodisiac - where motorcycles are more than just a passion. As the name suggests we are passionate about motorcycles and everything that pertains that subject. Articles
I Love My New Bike - First Review on Aprilia Futura
2008-01-30 22:42:00 As you already know I had purchased a new bike recently. It is a 2003 Ash Grey Aprilia Futura RST 1000 with the Taylormade Racing exhaust system. Even though it’s already been a couple of weeks that I proudly own it I haven’t had a good chance to ride it. Last night and today’s morning ... More About: Motorcycles , Love , Review , Bike , Street
Morning Drop
2008-01-28 21:43:00 I’m one of people who are always paranoid about dropping the bike. Because of that I always pay extreme attention while riding and even moving the bike. I know how easy it is to loose your balance pulling it out of a garage or making a u-turn. I have crashed before but I never dropped ... More About: Motorcycles , Street , Morning , Learning , Riding
Sickness That Has No Cure Part 3
2008-01-20 00:21:00 The title of this post can´t be called original. Sometime ago Motodisiac wrote the first one describing how he rode from Wisconsin. The bike he´d purchased then was 2003 Aprilia Futura RST 1000. The bike turned out to be great, he loved it and could not stop raving about how great the seat was, how ... More About: Motorcycles , Travels , Street , Sickness , Part
Back in the Saddle
2008-01-12 00:23:00 It has been a while since either one of us has posted something. Various things are to blame - busy work schedule, some travel time and so on. Not only we did not write all that much we did not ride all that much either. I think it was only a couple of times that ... More About: Motorcycles , Street , Back , Saddle , Riding
New Bond Girl Announced
2007-12-18 01:41:00 Traditionally Bond movies are surrounded with enormous hype and anticipation. There are never ending debates about who is the best James Bond, who is the hottest Bond girl, what is the coolest gadget that Q ever gave to 007 and so on. Last Friday we got to know that a 22 year old actress Gemma Arterton ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Girl , Street
Gear Review - Fieldsheer Tour Temp TX Jacket for California Winters
2007-12-11 23:12:00 I have been shopping for a “winter” jacket for quite some time now. One can mock me for the word “winter” as temperatures rarely drops lower than 50F (10C) around here. In any event my Rev’t Airforce does not cut it for that type of temperatures especially if it is windy. Some time ago Motodisiac and I went to see the Supermoto racing event at Morongo Casino. And on our way back I got really cold. With temperature just below 60F (16C), howling winds, and the summer riding jacket that barely covered my lower back I almost did not feel like riding anymore. I could not lean forward to keep my profile low because every time I’d do that my lower back would freeze up in no time. And when I was upright I was violently attacked by winds and my whole upper body would feel cold. Between a frozen lower back and moderately cold upper body I chose latter. So there I was riding upright like a telegraph pole. Long story short under the circumstances we made a pi... More About: California , Jacket , Review , Tour , Gear
Police vs Motorcycle Rider Controversy
2007-12-10 23:03:00 The incident occurred on August 25 this year. In a small Texas town of Watauga a police officer had initiated a chase after a motorcycle rider that allegedly had ran the red light. A backup officer in a cruiser gets in a way of an elusive rider forcing a crash. Both 25 year old male ... More About: Motorcycle , Police , Controversy , Rider
Brand New Additions to the Rider Community
2007-12-08 02:11:00 Well, half way there actually. As I mentioned earlier three of my coworkers got infected with a motorcycle virus and decided to pass a riders course. So they successfully did last weekend. Passed the riders course tests with flying colors. The bigger question now is - how many of them will actually follow through and ... More About: Motorcycles , Community , Street , Learning , Brand
Brush With Danger
2007-12-05 07:44:00 Riding back from the office, the 405 is heavily congested, splitting lanes between the two left most lanes, going 25-30 mph, suddenly “oh, shit” moment came. I have had a couple of close calls in my short riding history. The most recent one was when I came under attack of a clueless Prius. But this ... More About: Motorcycles , Trucks , Auto , Street , Danger
Road Rage - Rider Retaliation
2007-12-04 22:17:00 I blogged about road rage before. But today I almost feel victim to my own desire to flip out and retaliate. Here is how. I am riding in my lane earlier today when a black Mustang merges not more than 5 feet in front of me and slows down. I slow down too, go around him ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Auto , Street
Rainy Day Rant
2007-12-01 04:44:00 Today is the day of the Californian “national disaster” - rain. Knowing that it would rain I decided not to ride today. For those who are unaware whenever it rains in Southern California the traffic situation becomes much worse. For some odd reason people drive super slow. Armed with this knowledge I decided to leave my ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Auto , Rant
Scooter Madness in Israel
2007-11-29 20:00:00 I chose Israel for my last vacation getaway. Apart from the obvious reasons like all the history of the world and religion associated with this area I had other incentives like scuba diving in Red sea for instance. In any case I went and spent 10 days there. What I could not help but notice was ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Travels , Street
Automobile Affliction
2007-11-28 20:53:00 I came back in town from an overseas vacation on Monday night. Overseas vacations usually imply jet lag. So with that in mind and given my 11 hour flight back to Los Angeles I figured that I should not be riding to the office on Tuesday. Motodisiac also approved my idea. “You are not sick ... More About: Cars , Motorcycles , Auto , Street , Automobile
Chinese car crash test
2007-11-25 22:35:00 Everybody is talking about Chinese cars. Before you know it world marked could be saturated with them, cheaper alternatives to their Japanese cousins. What Chinese car manufacturers are known to do is take their competitors car, copy it and sell it for 50% less. I would even consider buying one when they showed up here, what ... More About: Test , Crash , Riding
Valentino Rossi is selling his helmet on E-Bay
2007-11-24 09:57:00 If you ever wanted to own a piece of Moto GP history, here is your chance. Together with AGV, Valentino Rossi is offering his Mugello helmet for sale, along with autograph and personal delivery by 7 time World Champion. This helmet is one of 3 ever made (one Valentino threw in the crowd after emotional win of Italian Grand Prix and the second one he is keeping) The graphics on the helmet are reflecting that Vale is still racing with his heart. The proceeds from the auction will be donated to the biggest children hospital in Italy. Â I will be auctioning my Girlfriend a day before the end of the auction, any takers? The price must be at least equal to the winning bid on the helmet Here is the link to the helmet auction in case you want to try and outbid me More About: Selling , Valentino Rossi , Helmet
New lid - Arai Astral X Review
2007-11-20 20:25:00 I have been using my Arai Quantum F for a little over 6 years. Helmet manufacturers recommend replacing one every 5 years or so, and considering my lid also survived a couple of small crashes it was time to replace it. When I switched to Arai, I was a happy camper. It was clearly the most ... More About: Review , Street , Learning , Astral , Riding
Need For Speed
2007-11-15 01:38:00 Some of my friends call me a fast driver. I guess it does depend on a perspective. I have driven my car on a race track. So I know how to push it. I grew up driving a car in a European country with a semi-chaotic city traffic that makes New York driving seem like ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Racing , Auto
Gas Prices to Jump 20 Cents - Time to Buy a Motorcycle
2007-11-14 15:47:00 There you have it. America approaches the gas prices that Europe has been having for quite some time now. For a long while Americans were enjoying the 6 liter engine muscle cars, gas guzzling SUVs and trucks without being too concerned about how much they spend on gas. You go to Europe and you rarely ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Travels , Motorcycle
Tire Change - How to Screw Up a Simple Job
2007-11-13 15:00:00 When I purchased my motorcycle it was pretty clear that I would need new tires real soon. Being a good friend that he is Motodisiac gave me a set of new tires as a birthday gift in the end of September. A couple of weeks ago I found a motorcycle shop near my work, called ... More About: Motorcycles , Change , Street , Learning , Simple
Supermoto Madness at Morongo
2007-11-12 20:07:00 Last Saturday Motodisiac and I rode out over 100 miles to watch the AMA Supermoto championship held at Morongo casino in Cabazon, CA. After quickly fixing a loose chain on my bike (courtesy of the “professional” tire change work of Moto Club Di in Santa Monica, CA a couple of weeks ago) we took off ... More About: Motorcycles , Racing , Street , Gear , Offroad
One of the Big Boys
2007-11-10 03:57:00 This statement would qualify for a willing suspension of disbelief. In other words a delusion. What made me think I am one of the big boys now? Well, let me tell you. I was riding cautiously splitting lanes in a dense Friday traffic earlier today when I spotted a rider ahead of me. He was doing ... More About: Motorcycles , Street , Learning , Boys , Riding
Crazy Car Accident Videos
2007-11-08 20:14:00 Browsing the web today I stumbled upon these insane automobile accident videos. They come from the capital of Russia - Moscow. With the population over 10 million people and growing it is no wonder that thousands and thousands of cars swarm the streets and roads in and around the city daily and nightly. Problem is ... More About: Videos , Life , Motorcycles , Auto , Crazy
Bono?s Ducati Is For Sale
2007-11-08 16:00:00 How would you like to own a Ducati bike that used to house Bono’s behind? Well, if you are in Birmingham, UK on November 23 or planning on being there then you might have a shot. Bono’s Ducati 916 is going to be auctioned at the International Motorcycle & Scooter Show. And if you thought that ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , For Sale , Travels , Sale
Is Adding Google to Gas Pumps a Good Idea?
2007-11-08 00:46:00 Today browsing through the online news feeds I found this interesting article - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21670329/. Apparently Google is expected to announce a partnership with Gilbarco Veeder-Root, to include Google’s mapping service on 3,500 Internet enabled gasoline pumps across the US. The maps will be available on the pump’s small screen giving motorists the ability to scroll ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Travels , Auto
Hot Fuzz
2007-11-07 20:07:00 Have you ever wanted to get pulled over? Normally people stay away from police cars and bikes because you just never know when you are going to get picked. Does getting a ticket for missing front plate or window tint sound familiar? This morning I proved my theory wrong. I was getting on the freeway as ... More About: Life , Hot Fuzz , Riding
Michael Shumacher unveils Ferrari FXX Evoluzione
2007-11-07 10:47:00 Lately Michael Shumacher has been a topic of the headlines around the world. Announcing that he is coming out of retirement to test Ferrari F1, riding Ducati Desmosedici Moto GP machine, and now enveiling the hottest Ferrari ever to roll out of Maranello factory - FXX Evoluzione. 860 HP, 9500 rpm redline, F1 inspired transmission ... More About: Riding , Mach
Michael Schumacher to Moto GP?
2007-11-06 17:59:00 Today in Valencia 7 time F1 Champion Michael Shumacher completed 58 laps onboard of Casey Stoner’s Ducati. Amazingly he lapped at impressive pace, his quickest lap in high 1:37’s. That is only 5 (!) seconds off the lap record set by Dani Pedrosa this weekend. This just proves that Moto GP bikes are very easy ... More About: Motorcycles , Racing , Schumacher
Beware the Silent Killer
2007-11-06 16:00:00 Everyone knows that riding a motorcycle is inherently dangerous. But not everyone knows of all the dangers that riding possesses. Of course there is a mere fact that you are at mercy of other cars. And obviously the nature can take its shot at you as I had learned recently when Motodisiac and I almost ... More About: Motorcycles , Killer , Silent , Learning , Beware
Putin? Never Heard of Her
2007-11-05 17:06:00 I had to blog about this. The other day I was flipping through pages of the July issue of Wired magazine when I saw this headline - “Putin ? Never Heard of Her”. It immediately caught my attention and I started reading. Well, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in ... More About: Life , Learning
Is Rossi Cursed and Will The Curse Be Gone with Michelins?
More articles from this author:2007-11-05 01:53:00 So Valentino Rossi highsides out of Saturdays qualifying in spectacular manner. After being diagnosed with 3 broken bones in his right hand he bravely suits up and shows up for Sunday race. He has NEVER missed a race in his 11 year Moto GP career. He starts well and before you know it we see him ... More About: Motorcycles , Racing , Curse , Riding 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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