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Electric Motorcycle
2008-06-26 03:56:00 I have planned to buy a electric motorcycle. I want to know selecting criteria to select a electric vehicle. could any one guide me on this? and tell me its good choice?
Yamaha Motorcycle refurbishing
2008-06-23 23:14:00 I am thinking about fixing up the old Yamaha DT1 that has been sitting around a few years. It is a 2 stroke-cycle engine with an oil pump to mix oil with gasoline. A few years ago, other riders old me to unhook the pump, and mix the oil manually with the gas. Now I find the cable is broke, so I may
Pickup truck meets motorcycle
2008-06-18 12:34:00 Okay, what is it about pickup trucks and motorcycles? Easily, 9/10 times there is a problem while I am driving my motorcycle, it is because of some jerk in a pickup truck. What is it, some sort of Badass Identity Anxiety thing? Well, whatever the reason, my motorcycle got squished by a pickup truck yesterday. Luckily, I wasn't on it when it happened ... of course, if it had I wouldn't be sitting here typing this blog description, would I?
RocketShields for rainy days on your Motorcycle!
2008-06-10 06:03:00 Here’s an interesting RocketShield, that will protect you from rain on your bad weather commutes. Personally, I would never spend money on something like this but there’s should be plenty people who might be in need of this. For the record, this shield does seem to have aero-dynamic effects so you don’t have to crouch ...
Naza Group Expects 150 Unit Of Harley Davidson Motorcycle To Be Sold
2008-06-05 17:00:00 Naza Group of Companies expects to sell 150 units of Harley Davidson motorcycles for the next 12 months, said group executive chairman/chief executive officer, SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin Thursday. Its subsidiary, Naza Prestige Bikes Sdn Bhd, has been appointed as the sole authorized dealer for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, motorclothes and accessories. "Our expectation for the sales for the first year is 150 units. That is just on bike. But like I said before, Harley Davidson is like a culture and a tradition. "Aside from bike, there are some merchandise and accessories, it's like the whole hordes of Harley Davidson. "We have done a pre-sale for bikes. The first shipment of 20 units are all sold before we have a showroom. So we are having a temporary showroom at the PJ Auto Mall for the next two months before the actual showroom is build in August," he told media briefing after signing an agreement with Harley Davidson Asia Inc here. ...
Motorcycle Jump: Ramp Support 101
2008-06-05 14:30:00 This is NOT how you build a ramp! Man, there are some really dumb people out there in the world. Whoever this guy is, he should have done us all a favor and supported that ramp with his nuts in hopes of eliminating himself from the gene pool.
Yamaha set to release world's quickest motorcycle
2008-06-04 18:00:00 June 4, 2008 Yamaha will release what is expected to be the world's quickest accelerating production motorcycle at a press conference later today in Madrid. The production 2009 V-Max will come almost 25 years after the original and groundbreaking 1200cc monster custom was first seen, and is expected to be almost identical to the concept machine shown at the 2007 Paris and Tokyo Shows. With an 1800cc fuel injected motor, the new V-Max will produce 210 bhp and feature state-of-the-art everything. The launch is due in Madrid later today and Yamaha is using the internet for a simultaneous unveiling here. If you can’t wait until then, here’s our photo gallery from last year’s Paris and Tokyo Shows. Without doubt, the machine is a worthy successor to the 1984 V-Max, and the show model we saw in Paris and Tokyo were visually stunning evolutions of the original design, albeit updated – it’s hard to fully appreciate the presence of the metallic bea...
New World Record for Largest Single-Cylinder Motorcycle
2008-06-04 16:00:00 When we think of today's motorcycles, most people will automatically picture a V-Twin on a sunny afternoon. We sometimes forget about the hard hitting single cylinders. However, Franz Langer has come up with something that should bring the spotlight back to single cylinders for at least a while. Mr. Langer is a German Engineer who has always been most interested in the single-cylinder design, rather than the more common V-Twin. While he was working, he filled his garage with 600cc to 700cc motorcycles. After he retired, he began building his own outrageous rides. The cream-of-the-crop came when he decided he wanted to build the worlds largest single-cylinder engine on a motorcycle. For a long time that benchmark was 1000cc. It then made a jump to 1500cc. To be able to top that, Franz began with an airplane engine, single-cylinder of course, that displaced 1440cc. The next step was to enlarge the engine and use a larger yet lighter cylinder. The final resul...
Second Life Motorcycle Build Contest KTM Ideation Quest
2008-06-04 06:04:00 photo credit: XhyraGraf Second Life Motorcycle Build Contest KTM Ideation Quest The KTM Ideation Quest is a design contest in Second Life. The challenge? build the best street bike in Second Life. The winner receives great prices and some notariety. This is a pretty fun contest and one that I am sure to ...
Ducati's Middleweight 848 Is Like A Motorcycle Exercise Machine
2008-06-03 16:00:00 Ducati designs motorcycles with racing in mind, so power, light weight and agile handling tend to crowd out characteristics like comfort. As a result, some models have seemed more like torture racks, suited for only the most dedicated, physically fit and perhaps masochistic riders. But the new Ducati 848 is different. It has a milder demeanor than the company's larger, more powerful models and is meant to be easier to ride and more practical for street use. Given the 848's racy looks, thinly padded seat and still remarkable output of 134 horsepower (more than my car), I wondered how comfortable such a bike could be. In two weeks and a couple hundred miles of riding, the 848 was easier to ride – and ride well – than its larger sibling, the 1098, I rode a year ago. The 1098 was clearly designed for racetrack speeds and riding on the road rarely necessitated shifting above third gear. I found the 848's first gear still too tall for street r...
Robbie Knievel Makes Record Breaking Jump Motorcycle
2008-06-03 15:00:00 Robbie "Kaptain" Knievel, successfully cleared 24 delivery trucks for the feat at Kings Island amusement park, Ohio. Evel, who passed away at the age of 69 last year due to a lung disease, was a popular entertainer in the United States. His accomplishments include his jump of 115ft over 14 buses at the same site in 1975, in front of millions of US TV viewers. Robbie wore a white leather suit similar to his father's for his leap in front of a crowd of 40,000 on May 24 and dedicated his feat to Evel. "I'll be up there to see you soon, Dad, but hopefully not today." The sun quoted him, as saying, before he performed. Later he told spectators: "Hopefully I'll see you after the jump." The 46-year-old stunt star raced up a 73ft ski ramp at 90mph before launching into the air through shooting flames. The moment he landed, he gave a thumbs up and also did a wheelie after that. However, afterwards he revealed t...
The People's Motorcycle
2008-06-02 16:00:00 Following the financial escapades of Italian motorcycle manufacturers is almost as exciting as riding the bikes they build. The question of Ducati’s ownership has been in the news several times recently, as a growing line-up of suitors have been positioning themselves for control of the Bologna-based firm. It’s a case of everyone loves a winner. Buoyed by the success of its internationally acclaimed 1098 superbike, and the prestige of winning road racing’s most coveted championship, the 2007 MotoGP, Ducati has become an appetizing commodity for investors that are speculating on the firm’s potential. In February three of Ducati’s main shareholders, Italian private equity firms BS Investimenti and Investindustrial SpA and Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan presented a 390 million-euro ($619 million) takeover bid. The offer to buy the 70% of the firm they didn’t already own, was valued at 22 percent over the current asking price of Ducati...
Motorcycle Helmet Cameras!
2008-05-31 21:06:00 Ever wanted to capture your motorcycle corner carvings? Here’s a camera that can fit on your motorcycle helmet. You can also probably use it for downhill skiing, snowboarding, or anything you can think of. When we designed the Twenty20 Motorcycle Camera we had one goal in mind… To create an ON-BIKE POV filming experience ...
New World Record for Largest Single-Cylinder Motorcycle
2008-05-30 21:00:00 When we think of today's motorcycles, most people will automatically picture a V-Twin on a sunny afternoon. We sometimes forget about the hard hitting single cylinders. However, Franz Langer has come up with something that should bring the spotlight back to single cylinders for at least a while. Technorati Tags: Cars and Motors Gadgets Innovation International Sports Technology Travel
Headphones for Motorcycle Riders
2008-05-30 19:18:00 Now is not a problem if we want to hear music when we rides a motorcycles. Actually, we can use an ipod at the motorcyles when we rides, but the most important is about the headphones. The headphones should be comfortable on our ear. With a good design, good motorcycle headphones should be has a ...
By: ExtraWorld
Bob Dylan's Motorcycle Wreck on July 29, 1966
2008-05-30 16:00:00 On July 29, 1966, Bob Dylan was injured in a motorcycle accident outside of his home in Woodstock, NY, suffering injuries to his neck vertebrae and a concussion. Details of the accident remain elusive — he was reportedly in critical condition for a week and had amnesia — and some biographers have questioned its severity, but the event was a pivotal turning point in his career. Since 1961, when he had arrived in New York, Dylan’s life had moved quickly. In 1965 and ’66 the pace only increased. As one observer put it, Dylan wasn’t merely burning his candle at both ends; he was using a blowtorch. His incredible productivity—perhaps his three best albums, Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited, and the double album Blonde on Blonde, were recorded within a 14-month span—was very likely fueled by methamphetamine; bone-thin in ’66, Dylan had the giveaway look of a speed freak. I was blinded by the sun for a se...
Luc Bourdon Vancouver Canucks Motorcycle Accident
2008-05-29 21:32:00 Luc Bourdon of the Canadian Vancouver Canucks had a tragic motorcycle accident in which he was killed. The crash occured between Shippagan and Lemeque road where his motorcycle lost control and hit a trator trailor. It is a sad day for his family, friends, and fans. Join me in prayer for everyone. Dear Jesus, I ask that ...
By: Prayers Online
Motorcycle Accident Causes & Factors
2008-05-29 16:00:00 In 2006 about 4,935 people were killed riding motorcycles of different kinds. A major Motorcycle accident study analyzed information from thousands of accidents, drew conclusions about the causes and looked for ways people can avoid accidents. The "Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures," was a study conducted by the University of Southern California, with funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researcher Harry Hurt investigated nearly every aspect of 900 motorcycle accidents in the Los Angeles area. Additionally, Hurt and his staff analyzed 3,600 motorcycle traffic accident reports in the same geographic area. Below are some of the findings. Motorcycle Accident Study findings: Approximately three-fourths of these motorcycle accidents involved collision with another vehicle, which was most usually a passenger automobile. Approximately one-fourth of these motorcycle...
Motorcycle Loans
2008-05-29 13:28:00 Motorcycle Loans - It is always good to motorcycle financing straightened out before you get to the motorcycle shop. Get your motorcycle financing in1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Motorcycle Helmets - Why Are They Important?
2008-05-29 07:00:00 Are you protecting your head when you ride your motorcycle? Motorcycle helmets are one of the most important considerations of all safety concerns, especially when you consider the current statistics stating that brain injury is one of the most dominant causes of motorcycle fatalities. Realizing this importance can make wearing helmets easier to accept psychologically, ...
By: Resources zone
Half Motorcycle, Half Robot Concept Looks Sick
2008-05-29 00:00:00 By John Coyle Editor Most of the time, I think vehicles with three wheels are lame. But design student Jake Loniak's Deus Ex Machina Concept is cool enough to make me look beyond that. While I still don't think it...
By: CarDomain Blog
Motorcycle Gas Mileage: A Simple Payback Calculator
2008-05-28 15:34:00 I have put feelers out there, but as of yet, I don’t have any solid leads on obtaining a motorcycle. But as you know from my Motorcycle Gas Mileage article, not only can you save a lot of money getting a motorcycle, but you learned how highly I esteem the Honda brand of vehicles (that was thrown in here for free ). Motorcycle Gas Mileage Payback Calculator http://personalfinanceresources-.com Input Area Price Per Gallon of Gas $4.00 Your Current Car/Truck Gas Mileage 25 Your Prospective Motorcycle’s Gas Mileage 60 Your Average Miles Driven Per Month 1,000 Automatic Calculation Area Price of the Motorcycle for 6 Month Payback $560.00 Price of the Motorcycle for 1 Year Payback $1,120.00 Price of the Motorcycle for 1.5 Year Payback $1,680.00 Price of the Motorcycle for 2 Year Payback $2,240.00 Price of the Motorcycle for 2.5 Year Payback $2,800.00 Price of the Motorcycle for 3 Year Payback $3,360.00 Price of the ...
Womens Motorcycle Helmets - Stylish and Safe
2008-05-27 14:05:00 Pink and purple fashionable helmets have entered the motorcycling scene - women's motorcycle helmets. The color and design of these helmets stand far apart from men's helmets, and they are far more fashion oriented than the masculine helmets.
By: ArticleRow.com
YAMAHA'S Newest Motorcycle Concept
2008-05-27 00:03:00 The bike is "an electric, single passenger, vertically parking, wearable motorcycle, and the bike would theoretically be controlled via 36 pneumatic muscles and 2 linear actuators." The thing would allegedly be capable of hitting 0-60 MPH in three seconds and 60-0 in the side of a bus.Continue Reading: Yamaha's New Motorcycle Concept
Jared Leto is a Motorcycle Man
2008-05-26 23:18:00 Jared Leto is a Motorcycle Man Jared Leto mounts his Ducati motorcycle in Malibu, Calif. on Sunday as his friends check out his new bike. Over the weekend, Leto?s rep slammed a National Enquirer report that Jessica Simpson cheated on Tony Romo with his client. ?There is no truth whatsoever to the article,? Leto?s manager Jason Weinberg tells Us Weekly. 10+ pictures inside of motorcycle man Jared Leto?Source: Just Jared
New Buell Ulysses Police Motorcycle
2008-05-26 17:00:00 The new Buell Ulysses Police XB12XP offers government agencies and private security firms a quick and very nimble "special duty" patrol vehicle that is capable of travel over a variety of terrain, from open highways to city streets to unpaved back-country roads. Buell has released another version of its Ulysses motorcycle in the form of the XB12XP, an off-road capable version of the Uly aimed at police departments and security firms. Based on the versatile Buell Ulysses adventure sportbike, the Ulysses Police features long-travel suspension, generous ground clearance and aggressive tires that allow it to tackle roads too rough or narrow for confident travel in an automobile or on a traditional police motorcycle. On smooth pavement, the Ulysses Police is an agile sport motorcycle. The Ulysses Police can also accommodate a passenger. Available for order through Buell dealers as of May 27, 2008, production of the 2009 Ulysses Police is scheduled to begin in Augus...
Hardly Angels - Female Motorcycle Drill Team - Heading to Japan
2008-05-26 15:00:00 A group of local female motorcycle riders -- a self-described "chorus line on wheels" -- is taking its act to Japan to perform during a rally at the base of Mount Fuji. It will be the women's third appearance there. "We're treated like rock stars over there," group member Jody Bernard said after a recent dress rehearsal. The women call themselves "The Hardly Angels" and have been performing together for 14 years. They left for Japan last week. Bernard said the women formed the group after getting interested in riding through their husbands, and they wanted to become more proficient with their bikes. What started with figure eights soon became more complex, and one rider, Lynell Corbett, who had a background in dance, pushed the women to organize an act, thus becoming the first all-woman motorcycle drill team. More than a decade later, the group continues to be the only such team, which is why they are...
Yamaha Deus Ex Machina Motorcycle
2008-05-26 05:21:00 Designed by Jake Loniak, a student at the Art Center in Pasedena for Yamaha. The Yamaha Deus Ex Machina exoskeleton is an immensely futuristic-looking, single person?s stand-up vehicle created by Jake Loniak, a student at the Art Center Pasadena. “The vehicle is powered by ultra-capacitors and doped nano-phoshpate batteries (similar to the ones currently used in hybrid ...
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Spanish Police Chase Motorcycle? These Guys Don?t Play!
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By: Los Cuatro Ojos
motorcycle chain
2008-05-23 22:02:00 my chain came off on my Bandit 1250. I see the two small bolts with tightener, but do I have to loosen up the big wheel nut to get the chain tightened again-I have the chain back on but it needs tightened by two inches
West Australian company gives paraplegics the chance to ride a motorcycle a
2008-05-23 15:00:00 It’s a sad fact that if you ride motorcycles for any length of time, you’re more than likely to run into somebody who used to ride bikes but can’t any more due to catastrophic injury - often these are injuries sustained in bike crashes. I’ve known several ex-bikers who have sustained life-changing injuries through the sport, and a few common threads emerge: most have no regrets, most are getting on with life with strength and dignity, and most would desperately love to ride again one day. And not a trike, a proper, leaning-in-the-corners, motorcycle. Whether or not they should ride again is one question - a question upon which these folks’ families would probably have a fairly firm opinion - but thanks to West Australian company Dreamfit and its founder Darren Lomman, paraplegic riders can now have a motorcycle retrofitted to allow them to re-live the freedom of the open road on two wheels. The dreamfit retrofit addresses several differe...
Suzuki Crossage is a hybrid Hydrogen Powered Motorcycle!
2008-05-23 01:39:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video! . Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video! . Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Folks at Suzuki are making their bikes even more eco-friendly than their 50mpg gas-only counterparts. Read more via zedomax Bikes, counterparts, crossage, Eco Friendly, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficient, Hybrids, hydrogen powered motorcycle, Motorcycles, suzuki
Suzuki Crosscage Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle!
2008-05-23 01:29:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode As a owner of a Suzuki GSX-R600 which does 0 to 60 in about 3.4 seconds (ahem…), I love this new Suzuki!!! Well, I don’t think ...
Suzuki Crosscage Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle
2008-05-23 00:00:00 Folks at Suzuki have come with their latest concept and they?ve been spotted testing it, introducing the Suzuki Crosscage Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle. This motorcycle comes with no gears, no clutch and no emissions. This hydrogen fuel cell / electric hybrid two-wheeler might be the future of motorcycles. More pictures ...
By: 2dayblog
How To Monitor Your Chinese Factory, The China Price, And QC By Motorcycle.
2008-05-22 17:32:00 Interesting post by Nina Ying Sun on the PN [Plastics News] China blog on the inherent difficulties in monitoring your China factory. The post is entitled "Hands-on due diligence in China," and it starts out with the following quotes from an interview with Alexndra Haney, author of the book, The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage: "More than half of factories in southern China are falsifying payroll documents!" "Many even create Potemkin factories.... Around the corner is a 'shadow factory' that produces the same goods under much less wholesome conditions." "There is even a cottage industry of 'falsification engineers' in China--consultants who specialize in doctoring payroll records and coaching workers to create a fiction of compliance with a Western buyer's code of conduct." The post then cites some of Ms. Harney's suggestions for dealing with your China factory: 1. Acknowledge that understanding what's happening in the company's supply cha...
By: China Law Blog
Motorcycle Simulator Under Development at Nottingham University
2008-05-22 17:00:00 The motorcycle allows riders to operate controls and lean on the motorcycle as they would in the real world, said Dr Alex Stedmon A motorcycle simulator that consists of a Triumph motorcycle mounted on a rig surrounded by huge projection screens is currently under construction at Nottingham University. Once complete, the system will allow engineers to study aspects of motorcycle design as well as rider behavior, competence and safety. 'The motorcycle allows riders to operate controls and lean on the motorcycle as they would in the real world,' said Dr Alex Stedmon, a lecturer in the School of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering’s Centre for Motorcycle Ergonomics and Rider Human Factors By putting the rider into tailor-made scenarios and measuring both their and the motorcycle’s performance, the simulator will produce valuable data, both for academics and the motorcycle industry - manufacturers and road safety organizations have al...
Motorcycle Crackdown on the Taliban
2008-05-22 16:00:00 The Honda 125cc motorcycle has become to the Taliban what the Humvee is to the American military: the ride of choice. The government of Afghanistan and its US-led allies have launched commando attacks, sent out spies and paid bribes as part of efforts to subdue a bloody Taliban insurgency. But yesterday one province tried a new tactic - banning unregistered motorcycles. Authorities in Ghazni said the Taliban had been using motorcycles to carry out bombings and shootings. The Honda 125cc motorcycle has become to the Taliban what the Humvee is to the American military: the ride of choice. Ali Ahmed, director of the province's criminal department, said the ban was issued after gunmen on motorcycles killed the former governor, Taj Mohammed Qari Baba, on March 18. Mr Ahmed, whose police force has the task of approaching suspected Taliban militants and demanding motorcycle registration papers, said: "Today we stopped any motorcyclists traveling in or entering ...
Motorcycle Gangs Ride Roughshod in Japan
2008-05-22 15:00:00 JAPANESE police plan to deploy mechanized motorcycle traps to snare teenage bikers who are terrorizing the country's other road users. The sight of bosozoku gangs (literally "violent running tribes") meandering slowly across the road, aggressively revving their engines as they block any traffic that wants to pass, is now commonplace in Japan. The police detained more than 96,000 bosozoku last year for traffic violations, a 17 per cent increase from 1998. Most gang members are high-school dropouts and delinquents who drift into the gangs in which they become recruitment targets for Japan's yakuza mafia. A few years ago the bosozoku were little more than a noisy nuisance, but recently they have been hitting the headlines for more serious crimes, from assaults to robbery and extortion. The police have had an inglorious history of combating the gangs, who can easily outrun patrol cars if it comes to a high-speed chase. Now the police force in the southe...
The Uno is the one wheel electric motorcycle or unicycle
2008-05-22 08:33:00 Invented by an 18 year old from Canada - Ben Gulak , the UNO is a one wheel motorcycle that truly balances out. Right now there are 3 working prototypes. It only has one switch which is the power switch! To go forward you push your body weight forward to tilt the machine. To back ...
COMMON MISTAKES MOTORCYCLE BUYERS MAKE WHEN LOOKING FOR A MOTORCYCLE LOAN
2008-05-21 02:55:00 Whether welfare rates are broad or baritone or it’s the modify of a help assemblage with lots of incentives, bike buyers separate to attain the aforementioned mistakes when shopping for a bike loan. Here are quaternary ordinary mistakes bike buyers attain with bike loans. Shopping for a bike before shopping for a bike loan. Many bike buyers ...
Boots For Your Motorcycle Gear Needs
2008-05-21 00:00:00 When you start riding your motorcycle you may not think that boots are really needed, but you’re wrong if you think that. You don’t really need them. Boots can be a big part of the wardrobe that a biker may wear. You may see them with lots of different kinds of boots on and they ...
Motorcycle Magazines And Why You May Want To Read Them
2008-05-21 00:00:00 Whether you ride a motorcycle or not, you may read the magazines that give you plenty of information. They are fun and informative at the same time but they are also very popular with motorcycle gear shops as well as with those that may find it fun to read. When you first start to ride ...
Buying Motorcycle Gear For Women
2008-05-21 00:00:00 Although you may not see many women riding motorcycles, they do and they want to look good while doing it. What are some tips that women riders should follow when they’re looking for their motorcycle style? Remember, women in general do not try to look as rough and dirty as men, and they want ...
Motorcycle Gear For Your Dirt Bike
2008-05-21 00:00:00 When you start riding, you may choose to go with a dirt bike. This is a great idea but you should know that they are as fast and maybe a little faster then the street bikes that you may see running around town. When you start looking into dirt bikes, you may notice a ...
Motorcycle Bob on the Watch
2008-05-20 21:50:00 Motorcycle Bob on the WatchMy loyal reader and friend Motorcycle Bob recently informed me that I put a post with a bunch of dead links a few days ago. I did not know that I did so, and went on as if business was as usual. Then Bob said something to the effect of, "Hey dummy, I can't go to your web pages if you don't publish the right links!" --------------Wade from Vagabond Journey.com in Upstate, New York- May20, 2008 Song of the Open Road -- Travel Photos --------------I said "Whoah, I did put up a bunch of dead links," and then went and fixed them.So the links on Blog Posts from Guatemala and Mexico are now fixed if you want to read these posts.Thanks Bob!Motorcycle Bob on the Watch* Travel Blog Directory * Vagabond Journey.com * Travel Photos * Eight years of round the world vagabond travel. Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
Motorcycle Riding Licence Class 2B @ CDC
2008-05-20 17:28:00 After registration for the Motorcycle Riding Licence Class at ComfortDelGro Driving Centre (CDC), it took only 4 days of waiting to commence on the first practical lesson. The enrolment and theory fee is S$80.25. The Class 2B course caters for motorcycles not exceeding 200cc.The proper attire required for the practical lessons includes long pants, shoes and gloves. Gloves can be purchased at the centre for S$1. After buying one pair, I found the quality of the gloves to be quite bad. Similar to durian gloves.For the first lesson, there is an orientation 1 hour before commencement of lesson. I was accompanied by Emmaneul, an interesting friend that I got to befriend. The instructor went throught the proper procedures and safety guidelines.When Lesson 1 started, we donned the helmets, elbow and knee guards as well as the gloves. The newbies wore the helmet that the school provided while the others, knowing that the sharing of helmets can be quite disgusting if not unhygienic, brought ...
SETTLING YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIM YOURSELF
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Ride Your Motorcycle into the History Books June 13th
2008-05-19 15:00:00 Friday, June 13th, 2008 is the day that PD13 in Port Dover will be making Guinness World Record(TM) history. PD13 (Friday the 13th) in Port Dover has grown to be Canada's largest motorcycle event, with an estimated 150,000 attending last July in this fishing port on Lake Erie (pop. 6,000). This year, Friday the 13th falls only once - in June. "With attendance expected to soar, we see this as an opportunity to set a world record in the category of Largest Parade of Motorcycles," says Norfolk County's Promotions Coordinator, Cindy Vanderstar. This will be the first record attempt, according to Guinness World Records. Places such as Daytona Beach, Sturgis and Harley Davidson's Head Office in Milwaukee have never made the attempt. PD13 began in 1981 when Chris Simon and 25 of his biker friends, through word-of-mouth, met in a bar now known as Angelo's. It was a Friday, November 13th. Every Friday the 13th thereafter, no matter what time of year, they met again...
Motorcycle Riding Goes Digital with SundayMorningRides.com
2008-05-16 17:00:00 H ere's one for all you bikers out there, motorcycle rides have just gone digital. Now you can coordinate your rides online through an interactive community portal, Sunday Morning Rides.com (SMR), which allows riders to explore, plan, access, and share rides on a high-tech mapping system. The SMR mapper allows bikers to customize rides with geographically referenced points of interest, photos, motorcycle services, weather, rider reviews, videos, and more. After plotting your course, you can download your map to a GPS device or import it into Google Earth. "After all, when you just want to ride, it should be painless to find places to go," reads a comment from the SMR site. "It should be even easier to access and customize the info you need to preview that ride from the perspective of other riders. We hope sundaymorningrides.com accomplishes this goal for you, and if you find yourself with a few weekend hours in beautiful San Diego, let us know, Sunday mo...
Tar Snakes and Far Horizons
2008-05-16 15:00:00 The open road calls to me almost constantly these days and I'm virtually powerless to resist the songs of this Siren. The far horizons I seek tend to find me trekking through the pits of the deadly Tar Snake. For those unfamiliar with this particular reptilian genus; it's habitat spans the width and breadth of North America and may be found in a hosts of countries around the globe. Even Ireland has not escaped the infiltration of the Tar Snake. For most of the year the Tar Snakes are dormant in North America but when the ambient temperatures climb near and into triple digits Fahrenheit they become active, and with this activity comes their appetite and need to feed. These deadly serpents feed almost exclusively on unaware Riders. I say ''almost exclusively" due to the fact that sometimes Riders that have had previous exposure to them still fall prey to their bite. Their feeding behavior is predictable and while understood, still claims victims every y... |
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