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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
Arai Quantum 2 vs Z1R Blade
2008-06-06 02:28:00 Today I decided to take my old Z1R Blade helmet to ride in instead of the Arai Quantum 2. After a little bit of “dusting off” I was on my way to the office. I was surprised how much different the Blade felt comparing to the Quantum. And not in a good way. First of all ... More About: Motorcycles , Street , Gear
Lesson in Target Fixation
2008-06-04 08:57:00 It is true that motorcycle riding becomes dangerous once you are over a 3 month term into it. Tonight I had yet another close call in my short riding career. To refresh your memory I had a number of them already when I was attacked by a Prius I was attacked by a woman driving an SUV a passenger ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Street , Target , Lesson
Tourmaster Tank Bag For Sale
2008-06-02 06:02:00 As I said earlier I?ve got two tank bags in my possession that I no longer need. I had already listed them for sale on a couple of moto forums. And then I realized that I have a blog. So here is the ad for the second bag. I am selling my Tourmaster Tank Bag. ... More About: Motorcycles , For Sale , Sale , Street
Marsee Tank Bag For Sale
2008-06-02 05:59:00 I’ve got two tank bags in my possession that I no longer need. I had already listed them for sale on a couple of moto forums. And then I realized that I have a blog. So I decided to post the for sale ad on here as well. Here it goes. I am selling my Marsee ... More About: Motorcycles , For Sale , Sale , Tank , Street
Why Split Lanes
2008-05-23 21:58:00 I truly believe that everything in life happens for a reason. My lane splitting etiquette post generated a somewhat sophisticated comment the other day - “Lane Splitting is for IDIOTs”. I was never the one to participate in pissing matches. But again, everything in life happens for a reason. So just the next day after ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Street , Learning , Riding
Lane Splitting - Riders Etiquette Part Deux
2008-05-21 06:39:00 I had already blogged about this a little bit. Today is the time to revisit this subject. I was riding back from the office, traffic as usual, splitting lanes at around 30 mph I caught up to a cruiser rider. My aftermarket Taylormade Racing exhaust has a pretty loud note, usually I don’t have to rev ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Etiquette , Street , Lane
Schumi Skids Out
2008-05-18 22:16:00 In his first day of the German International superbike championship Michael Schumacher skidded onto a gravel pit and failed to finish. Despite the loss Schumi seemed very optimistic and said that he did have fun. And even though he did not confirm whether he would participate in other motorcycle race events rest assured he will. ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Racing
Demo Ride - Triumph Sprint ST
2008-05-18 01:20:00 Perplexed from my Monster demo ride I wandered around looking at Speed and Street Triples. I saw a lonely Sprint ST and decided to sit on it, see how it feels comparing to my Futura. They belong to the same bike class after all - sport tourers. In a blink of an eye Scott, the ... More About: Motorcycles , Ride , Demo
Demo Ride - Ducati Monster
2008-05-18 01:19:00 Out of curiosity I wanted to try the Monster . I see a lot of people ride it around. So I wanted to see what it was all about and dismiss or confirm the assumption that the Monster is too small for my height. With this said my second demo ride of the day was waiting ... More About: Motorcycles , Ride , Street , Demo
Demo Ride - Ducati Hypermotard
2008-05-18 01:18:00 The time has come. The visual inspection of this bike that Motodisiac and I had some time ago can not do the justice. I had to demo the Hypermotard. I had to see for myself if my interest in this piece of Italian motorcycle engineering really died down. The demo bike they had was the more ... More About: Motorcycles , Ride , Street , Demo , Ducati
Demo Ride Saturday
2008-05-18 01:17:00 Yes, today was the demo ride day. As mentioned earlier we had been offered a demo ride on a Hypermotard and possible a couple of other bikes by the Southern California Ducati, Triumph and Victory dealership in Brea. Motodisiac went off-roading for the whole weekend with our mutual friend. Last night I figured that ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Ride , Street , Saturday
Schumi to Race in German Superbike Championship
2008-05-17 04:26:00 Former seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher will race this weekend in German y’s leading bike racing series, the IDM Superbike championship. I just wish my retirement was that great at the age of 39. Good luck, Schumi! We’ll be rooting for you. Source: Motorcycle News More About: Life , Championship , Motorcycles , Racing
Why Helmet Color Matters
2008-05-15 22:39:00 I was riding back home from work. I was merging from one freeway to another. Going down the on-ramp, cautiously splitting narrowing lanes. I noted a rider on the freeway I was merging on. Something looked familiar, his helmet looked familiar, his jacket, his bike. Wait, it is Motodisiac. By the time I ended up ... More About: Motorcycles , Color , Street , Learning , Matters
Demo Ride - 2002 BMW R1100S
2008-05-12 06:35:00 Motodisiac and I went canyon riding earlier today. One of our friends joined us. For future reference his code name on this blog would be SpeedRacer as I am sure he’d get a mention or two in the future. As the name suggests he drives and rides very fast which sometimes ends up in speeding ... More About: Motorcycles , Ride , Street , Demo , Riding
Shiver From The Shiver - Aprilia Test Rides
2008-05-10 23:03:00 Ever since the Hypermotard hysteria began both Motodisiac and I were sort of on a quest to find the next bike each one of us likes. We had already drooled over the Hypermotard and the Super Duke a little bit. And frankly both of us got pretty much over both of those motorcycles. The next ... More About: Motorcycles , Street , Test , Aprilia , Riding
Bogus Ticket
2008-05-08 04:40:00 I was driving home (I took my car today instead of a bike) getting on a freeway going approximately 15 mph merging into a lane. The traffic was slowly moving, lets say at a pace of 5 mph. A police cruiser was among the cars in the lane I was merging into. I passed it ... More About: Life , Cars , Auto , Learning , Ticket
Generation of Highlights
2008-05-07 21:47:00 I was watching the Costas Now show on HBO the other day. One of the topics was blogs and sports coverage. And one of Bob Costas’s lines stuck in my memory. “Are we becoming a generation of highlights?”. It was very eloquently put. This got me thinking. With a huge mass media expansion into our homes ... More About: Life , Highlights , Learning , Generation
KTM Super Duke vs Ducati Hypermotard - Visual Comparison
2008-05-01 07:22:00 So Motodisiac and I went down to one of the motorcycle dealers tonight to check out the Hypermotard and the Super Duke . Of course they did not allow any test rides. We are yet to go to another dealership down in Orange County that had offered test rides for the Hypermotards. So this comparison review ... More About: Motorcycles , Visual , Street
Hypermotard Hysteria
2008-04-30 20:56:00 Ducati Hypermotard is no doubt a beautiful piece of Italian motorcycle engineering. First time I saw it was at the Super Moto race Motodisiac and I went to last November. I really liked it back then. The second time was at the Long Beach motorcycle show a couple of months later. Then after reading some ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Street , Hysteria , Riding
Girls and Motorcycles
2008-04-29 17:06:00 Don’t ask me how I found this. This is a pretty interesting picture collection I discovered on Flickr. It is a very creative way of comparing girls with motorcycles, or motorcycles with girls. It is entirely up to you to decide which is primary and which is secondary. Personally it would be a really tough ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Girls , Racing , Riding
Tata Group Wants a Stake in MV Agusta
2008-04-28 20:32:00 The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company which was formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. It had its ups and downs but become prominent in the 1990s after being purchased by Cagiva. Nowadays MV Agusta is in a somewhat trouble with its finances. It has not been able to develop new ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Racing , Street , Group
10 Signs You Are Ninja Riding Bastard aka Stoafasaki
2008-04-24 22:52:00 you ride a 2007 Ninja 650R in passion red you bought your riding jacket within a week of getting your motorcycle driver license and bought a motorcycle 6 months from then your bike has a weak high pitch stock exhaust note your son has a mohawk on his helmet you wear matte finish helmet despite your more experienced rider friends advice to get a brighter one you call a beautiful bike “smart looking” Ewan McGregor is your mate you know the true meaning of the words cooker, napper and malki you work out and drink shakes made out of ice cream and three spoons of peanut butter nightly and the last but not least you can read all of the above with a Scottish accent If you want to learn more about the Stoafer go check out his blog - http://www.stoafer.com/blog/. More About: Signs , Bastard , Riding
Know Your Speed Limit
2008-04-23 18:57:00 I have seen this rider before. We usually ride in the morning right around the same time. We get on the freeway at the same entrance and get off around the same area. He rides an old cruiser. We “met” again today’s morning. He got in a car pool lane slightly ahead of me. I did ... More About: Motorcycles , Street , Learning , Speed , Riding
Welcome to the Club!
2008-04-22 20:47:00 If you remember back in December 2007 there was a post about a couple of my co-workers passing the rider’s course. To refresh your memory there was a a female who?s fiancee is a rider, a data base admin and a project manager. Back then the survey showed that the likelier person to get a ... More About: Life , Motorcycles , Street , Club , The Club
Gear Review - Arai Quantum 2 Voltage Red
2008-04-21 20:10:00 I have been using my Z1R Blade helmet for a half a year now. I felt that the time had come for me to graduate and get a good upscale brand helmet like Arai or Shoei. Not that there was something wrong with the Blade. I will still keep it in case I ride with ... More About: Motorcycles , Review , Street , Gear , Quantum
Busted or Welcome to the 21st Century and the World of the Internet
2008-04-19 00:54:00 I got an email from my mother the other day. She said that she’d put my name into Google search and the whole bunch of motorcycle links came up. “I did not know you were into motorcycles” - she said. Now my mother does not know a lot of things about me. However she’s generally ... More About: Internet , Life , Motorcycles , World , Street
Bitter Thursday Morning Rant
2008-04-17 20:04:00 Beautiful day today. Almost 80F degrees, virtually no wind. Great weather for a quick ride to the office. Right? Technically yes. But the reality is that I have a birthday to go to right after work. Some alcohol might be consumed. Motorcycle and alcohol - bad combination. Driving to the office annoyed the hell out of ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Auto , Rant
Schumacher Suffers Motorcycle Falls
2008-04-15 19:20:00 Michael Schumacher on Monday was unhurt in a 55 mph (80km/h) fall as he he continued his foray into the world of motorcycle racing. Bild newspaper claims that the fall, at the Lausitzring circuit in Germany, was one of three falls in total for the former champion since he began regularly sampling the thrills of two-wheeled ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Racing , Motorcycle
Thoughts on Commercials - Subaru WRX STI vs KTM Super Duke 990
2008-04-15 02:04:00 Some time ago Motodisiac showed me this commercial. It was a KTM Super Duke 990 commercial that KTM had to take down from their site as it did not promote the right riding attitude and style. When you see it you will probably understand why. Today I read this blog post that showcased a Subaru commercial. ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Racing , Auto
Group Riding Done Right
More articles from this author:2008-04-14 20:13:00 Found this great article describing group riding etiquette, signals and rules. I’ve ridden in small groups before and it is very important that everyone in a group knows these guidelines. We have been on a ride a couple of weeks ago where Motodisiac was a “lead bike” as he had a GPS system, a couple of ... More About: Life , Cars , Motorcycles , Trucks , Auto 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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