Motorcycle Accident Fatalities Give Rise to New Safety Regulations

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ... motorcycle sales, more powerful engines, and more older riders picking motorcycling up as a new hobby ... , motorcycle fatalities have risen 127% since 1997 and now account for 11% of all motor vehicle [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 16:54:39

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Amazon is looking for Easyriders

Amazon.com announced the newest addition to their family today - their Motorcycle & ATV Store ... of motorcycle they ride, both new riders and enthusiasts can find the tools, parts and accessories ... Racing, Harley Davidson, HJC, Joe Rocket, Kawasaki, motorcycle, Shoei, store, Suzuki, Tour Master, Yamaha [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 21:44:36

Florida State Getting Fashion Conscious

Florida State Getting Fashion Conscious Posted 09:13:49 Filed under Safety Statistics Travel Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, ... , paint jobs .. you name it. The Florida highway officials Open link in a new window have asked motorcycle riders to dress in bright colors, even paint their motorcycles in brightly visible colors [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 07:13:49

EICMA 2008: Summary

EICMA 2008: Summary Posted 14:30:11 Filed under Exhibitions Personal Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France Comments: Well, ... one, but I have to say, nice. BMW's LO Rider and Husqvarna's SMQ both are concept motorcycles ... to sum it up. In one word: disappointing! There were practically no new motorcycles. Very few new [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 12:30:11

Glenn breaks new ground with BMW

“Mosport is probably my favorite track” - Paul Glenn This has been a year of big changes for Keene, Ont.’s Paul Glenn in the Parts Canada Superbike Championship. The defending Amateur 600 Sport Bike national champion is in his first season as a Pro rider, is running a brand new motorcycle for BMW [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 21:41:10

AAA: N.C. motorcycle death rate eighth highest in U.S.

N.C. motorcycle death rate eighth highest in U.S. Rising gas prices are pushing up motorcycle sales, and those new riders should have to prove their skills in a road test or safety course, AAA Carolina advocates. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-12 01:23:37

Safety Apparel And The New Motorcycle Owner

Topics: CarDomain promo code, Performance Products discount codes, ... involved in the sport of motorcycle riding wearing an abundance of leather. Those who are not familiar ... 4 Wheel Parts discount codes If you are a novice motorcycle rider and are eager to get your first [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 15:12:01

Motorcycle Trend Brings New Riders To The Roads

Gas prices drive commuters to motorcycles while the region experiences an increase in motorcycle accidents. [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 00:25:42

What Experienced Riders Say About Conversions VS Designed Trikes

By Carl Davidson If you like antique cars, muscle cars, luxury motorcycles or other toys, this article discusses a new trend in toys - trikes. These three wheeled motorcycles are safer, draw a lot of attention and are great to drive. Learn how to choose your dealer, whether to consider a conversion and how much fun you can have on a trike [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 01:03:02

New Suzuki GSX-R750 vs Ducati 848 motorcycle test.

Interesting comparison between these two great Super Sport motorcycle brands and their mid size crotch rockets. Below is detailed test ride info on each of these two Super Sport motorcycle rides. For my money either one is going to give you more shits and giggles than a motorcycle rider has any right [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 21:50:32

BMW reveals race-ready S 1000 RR

Filed under: Motorsports, BMW, Motorcycles Click above for more shots of the BMW S 1000 RR in its race colors BMW took the wraps off its upcoming ... and you'll see how neat and tidy the new literbike is. Next year, new BMW factory riders Ruben Xaus ... up front with a traditional coil-over out back, eschewing BMW's past Telelever, Duolever [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 14:24:54

The Rider

I am a 26year old bachelor and have celebrated my birthday a month ago. I bought a brand new red motorcycle as a gift for myself ... . I do not know if it was his fault or mine but good thing I was wearing my Suomy helmet. Then it was all black ... you were wearing a helmet that time, Jeff.". “She is Dr. Alyssa Fernandez, Jeff. Do you still [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 08:18:01

florida to bikers: dress like liberace

I’m not making this up. State highway safety officials are asking bikers to dress brightly, ... Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles have unveiled a new campaign called - get this - Ride Proud, Dress Loud. The idea is to convince motorcycle riders to help themselves be seen easier [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 19:03:03

Flying John

So, yeah: First day at the new aerodrome. Google mapped the place first just to get the lay of the land. Landmarks, rough headings ... . Back on the motorcycle for the first time since, what? June? Hard to ride it to work when there’ ... crossings. Kind of a motorcycle rider’s combat reaction course. Which, look at the upside: Makes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-14 02:38:56

BMW Lo Rider Previews New Era Of Factory Customs [Eicma]

While hordes of Hawaiian shirt-wearing enthusiasts are descending on Vegas for SEMA, there’s actually another, ... is one of the biggest motorcycle shows of the year and, so far, there’s not a tribal paint scheme in sight. The best concept so far is the BMW Lo Rider, which appears to be some sort of Flat Track-inspired performance [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 16:30:00

More First Timers

We have been really busy recently with a mix of established and new riders. The latest group have all ridden for years, but this is their first time off road. Typical mix ... as the premier company for off road adventure motorcycle holidays in Spain. If you are looking [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 08:20:15

I Fought the Law...

Zombie Time offers a delightful new photo-essay of the Berkeley Marine Corps protests, which took place on Saturday: Today's Summer Solstice showdown featured Move America Forward, the Marines Motorcycle Club, the Patriot Guard Riders and other veterans' and pro-America groups facing off against their traditional [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 12:52:45

Sarah Cromarty

Diamonds and Rust is a new exhibition which opened just last night in Los Angeles, ... paintings reflect "new visions of the American landscape and American Dream. She brings her simmering and dreamy ideas and style to cowboys, ravers, motorcycle riders, sports cars, and Los Angeles [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 05:00:00

Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 coming in 2009?

If Yamaha do indeed build a Super Tenere 1200, it might look like this...Pics: MotoFlashLast year, Yamaha released the stylish, new XT660Z Tenere ... HOTTEST Kawasaki ZX-10R ever!Elsewhere today:Showcasing the latest in motorcycle rider apparel ... Adventure, Moto Morini Granpasso, Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V and so on. The motorcycle adventure-tourer [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 04:59:00

hoop dreams – eddie barbanell’s basketball shot

& Eddie Barbanell finds a different way to amaze every time I am in his presence ... downtown LA loft, Eddie and I dodged skaters, BMX riders, and some yahoo on a motorcycle to meet Rob ... . This time it came on the set of Rob Dyrdek’s new show called the Fantasy Factory. The Emperor [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 18:01:45

Big Ticket Tuesday: Puma Glow Rider

You’re watching the Olympics in China. The Chinese ride a lot of bicycles. You think to yourself, “I need a new bike ... no mopeds, scooters, motorcycles … anything with an engine). Just paste the link in the comment field [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 15:44:16

Suzuki C1800RT Motorcycle

Suzuki has recently revealed a new limited edition Suzuki Intruder C1800RT which combines classic cruiser styling with the renowned Suzuki V-twin ... Intruder apart are its looks. The pullback handlebars, floorboards that let the rider kick his feet [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 11:24:34

Two motorcycle crashes in Oswego County

Two motorcycle crashes in Oswego County by Delen Goldberg Sunday October 12, 2008, 10:34 PM Four Oswego County motorcycle riders enjoying Sunday's beautiful weather suffered serious ... . State police said a 1990 Harley Davidson driven by Gary R. Schipper, 70, of 73 Darrow Road, New Haven [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 09:12:56

Aprilia Mana X combines flat track style with scooter function

Photos: Sideburn The Mana X represents Aprilia's idea of what a fun, stylish urban run-around could look like ... ); huge dirt-style tires have been fitted to 17" wheels; there's a new swingarm with KTM 690 Duke-style ... the Mana X appealing to riders looking to make the switch from scooter to motorcycle, so retaining [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 04:50:13

Bombing in New Delhi kills 1, wounds 18

"The bomb went off outside an electronics shop in the congested Mehrauli market in leafy south Delhi, ... and wearing helmets drove a motorcycle to the market and the pillion rider dropped a polythene bag [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 14:02:25

Burnout Paradise's bikes immune to obliteration

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Driving Criterion's forthcoming "Davis" ... in the update's speedy new single-player challenges and 8-player online, motorcycle-only events. Players ... , the bikes won't bend or buckle or break. And neither will the riders, safely disappearing [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 19:25:00

MotoGP 08 USA RF XBOX360-VORTEX

This article has been published at RLSLOG.net - visit our site for full content. VORTEX releases the US version of the new MotoGP ... Grand Prix races hosted around the globe. It features top motorcycle manufacturers such as Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, Kawasaki, K and Aprilia, who provide machinery for the world’s best riders [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 17:23:13

Harley Riders Can Go Home Again

Harley Riders Can Go Home Again By Jerry Garrett Tags: Harley Davidson, road trip Bruce Bruce Springsteen will headline a week of events during Harley’s 105th anniversary (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) Exactly when Harley-Davidson started making and selling motorcycles is open [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 13:40:59

BMW unveils F 800 R roadster

The 1200cc Lo-Rider concept may have been the big story to emerge from the BMW Motorrad camp at last week's EICMA 2008 Milan Motorcycle Show, ... , Motorcycle, Roadster Related Articles: Phillippe Starck designed Voxan Cafe Racer Super Naked Suzuki unveils new GSX-R1000 superbike and Gladius 650 naked in Paris 2008 Honda CB1000R [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 07:08:45

The Trivia Challenge: August 29, 2008

Posted by Jake Leonard on August 29, 2008 We now are going to start a new series involving trivia from Ken Jennings’ recent trivia book and other ... of CHiPs? 5. What NBA coach calls Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance his favorite book? 6. What bike ... s leather-clad biker in Easy Rider adopts the name of what comic book hero? 9. Who wrote The Mot [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 14:38:19

Giving Up Is Not An Option

On A Personal Note… I know you have heard that quote before, but I thought I would put it into a different context for you today. First, a little history. I love motorcycles . I love quads. I love jet ski’s and snowmobiles ... 3 acres before leaving. Jim used the tractor to dig up and create a great jump area. He smoothed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 05:59:07

Bhutan News archive for 02 December 2008

International Sources Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh - Olympian CASTLE SHANNON, Pa. – Chitra Prassad Gautam and his family watch in awe as water comes out of the shower head in the bathroom of their new apartment. “I have a question,” Gautam says, holding up a bottle of shampoo. “Do I put this in my hair before … [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 09:35:27

Harley riders: beware!

I have to admit that I've never liked motorcycles, especially Harleys since their riders seem to derive great enjoyment at making their machines be ... "in Japan, who published two studies on the dangers in the International Journal of Impotence Research, said most motorcycle seats put undue pressure on the area between the anus and the scrotum, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 18:01:57

Two Great Reasons to Get a Moped Gas Scooter

motorcycle Like many of us, I'm big on going places but short on money for a brand new big car and all the gas money to go along with it ... cream color moped. The ocean breeze in my face, my hands wrapped in fine Italian leather gloves ... leather seats, but there are two reasons to get a moped gas scooter that are really beneficial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 03:02:44

FDIC Ups Deposit Insurance... Temporarily

Permalink DOT Cracking Down on Novelty Motorcycle Helmets Wednesday October 8, 2008 The Department of Transportation (DOT) has upped its efforts to regulate so called "novelty" motorcycle helmets out of existence ... for riders to know in advance whether the helmet they buy will keep them safe." According to Peters [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 00:00:05

Bhutan News archive for 01 December 2008

International Sources South Asian refugees escape crushing poverty - Pittsburgh Tribune Review Chitra Prassad Gautam and his family watched in awe as water came out of the shower head in the bathroom of their new Castle Shannon apartment. “I have a question,” Gautam said, holding up a bottle of shampoo [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 10:34:02

Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes

First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal. [ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 00:36:20

Is this BMW’s Project i electric car?

Thanks to the German car-magazine Autobild we now have some images that show us how the result of BMW’s project i might look like ... about. Maybe BMW can benefit from the competence they have concerning motorcycles and the new i-car ... . BMW will not build a hybrid car to solve this problem since these cars still need fuel, although [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 09:51:31

Peru Part 3

Cycling from Piura to YurimaguasThe city of Piura is located in the northwest corner of Peru near the Pacific Ocean just south of Ecuador ... our tour heading east over the Andes Mountains. We would have a support vehicle with Aracely ... Tour Elite riders. We had a good mix of Peruvians and gringos on our tour.It would take eight cycling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 21:23:00

DrumBeat: October 24, 2008

Heating Oil Distributors Fear Tough Winter Amid Credit Freeze NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The tight credit market is forcing weak links in the heating oil supply chain, from wholesale suppliers to homeowners, into the cold. Borrowed cash infuses nearly every step of the supply networks that bring heating oil from refiners to individual homeowners [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:30:39

Trikes The Ultimate Luxury Motor Cycle

A new trend in toys is rolling across America. That trend is to trikes. What are trikes? They are highly customized, top of the line motorcycles with three wheels instead of two. Some are converted from motorcycles, some have Volkswagen engines and some even have the smoother V8 with an automatic transmission. Who buys them? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 06:04:44

WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction — Chapter Eighty Six – Rest in Peace

It happened in Church - October 19, 1962 Chapter Eighty Six - Rest in Peace Friday Nov 24 (begins) Early Morn It seemed like he had just drifted off to sleep. There was a quiet scratching at the door. He roused himself and walked to the door. At the door was that pesky sergeant, Aunt Marion, and the General’s wife Quietly, the Sergeant said to him: [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 20:49:38

Bhutan News archive for 30 November 2008

International Sources Global crisis hits Bhutan too - Financial Express Thimphu, November 30:: The financial meltdown has hit Bhutanese economy as well, increasing the country’s import bills, production costs, debt servicing and balance of payments situation, experts say. The ngultrum has depreciated by 15 to 18 per cent … [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 11:33:15

Humana Peddles Bike-Sharing at National Conventions

Picture Barack Obama rolling down the streets of downtown Denver on a shiny new cruiser bike ... sound like a motorcycle. Though these images may not be the likeliest for one to see, thanks ... for free. Rental stations will be strategically situated throughout the cities, especially near [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 01:42:02

Ten Worst Cars To Take On A Blind Date [I'm Doing My Laundry Tonight]

Your hair's properly coiffed, best threads are doffed and there's a reservation at the hottest spot in town with your name on it. After all that hard work it would be a shame to drive up to your date's house in a vehicle so terrifying she's either faked an illness or called the police [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 16:00:00

Florida Mini Olympics 2008

View from atop the Cobra Semi-Trailer Last week was the 35th Annual 2008 Winter Mini Olympics at Gatorback Cycle Park in Alachua, Florida ... the 50 lbs. per bag limit.  We flew out on a non-stop flight to Orlando, Florida with Cobra Motorcycle’ ... developed B riders, to Justin Barcia’s dominant speed in the A classes and riders emerging as champions [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 17:27:46

Easy Riders

Well, I did it last year. Now, it looks like others are joining me.Long associated with counterculture, risk and rebellion, the motorcycle is being embraced ... , an information technology worker from Alexandria who commutes by motorcycle to his job at a D.C. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 19:27:58

All You Need to Know About Motorbike Insurance

You have just purchased your new bike and are anxious to ride it, to enjoy the freedom that only a motorcycle can give ... feeling of exhilaration: all because you have no insurance. It’s a fact that most communities in the world today require motorcycle operators and owners to have insurance before driving a motorcycle [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 06:33:10

Promoting Motorcycle Safety, While Honoring Veterans

[ Nearly 1,200 riders depart the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery following a Nov. 7, 2008, memorial service ... on Fort Hood, the sound of almost 1,200 motorcycle engines split the air, as Soldier and civilian ... of the country. Motorcycle related deaths involving service members have soared and it’s a trend [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 00:30:13

Promoting Motorcycle Safety, While Honoring Veterans

[ Nearly 1,200 riders depart the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery following a Nov. 7, 2008, memorial service ... on Fort Hood, the sound of almost 1,200 motorcycle engines split the air, as Soldier and civilian ... of the country. Motorcycle related deaths involving service members have soared and it’s a trend [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 07:00:13

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