Archive for August, 2010
Scooter Camping Car/Mobile Home
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Who needs a Winnebago to travel in comfort, if you can have a camping motorcycle/scooter based on the popular Piaggio APE?
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Londonbikers.com does The Ron Haslam Race School at Silverstone
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Afro - Eugene - was dispatched to the Haslam School to sample the legendary racer’s track instruction school now it’s moved down south to Silverstone. Here’s his report.
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Ads: Motorcycle Safety Ads From Missouri
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Three billboard ads promoting motorcycle safety in Missouri.
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License Plate Blockers: LAPD Finds Them Useless
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by admin.
The LAPD went out and field tested photo blocking spray and license covers, to see how effective they really are in avoiding tickets. Their test results show that the products used on cars and motorcycles, aren’t that effective. …
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MotoGP 2010: Winds of change blow into the Brickyard [Spoilers]
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Motorcycle , Celebrities , Racing The hype, the drama and one final chance to perform in front of the home town crowd made Indianapolis Motor Speedway a forum for several American riders to “leave it all out on the track ” before MotoGP departed the U.S.
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13-year old motorcycle racer killed during warm-up lap at Indy
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Filed under: Motorsports , Motorcycle , Racing Tragic events unfolded at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend when Peter Lenz, 13, was killed after falling off of his motorcycle and being hit by another rider during a warm-up lap. Ben Spies, who took second place during Sunday’s MotoGP event, commented on the unfortunate events: “I told myself before the race, I was riding my heart out for him today. I’ve lost a teammate in the past, my best friend.
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27 Custom Painted Miscellaneous Motorcycles
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.
We seen customized paint jobs on sports motorcycles and on cruiser, even on scooters. Here’s the last part of the customized paint series, the rest of the motorcycle world. Most of the photos below are dual-sports or off road motorcycles, with some cruisers thrown in for good measure.
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France: One Motorcycle Racing Minister
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Christian Estrosi, the current French Minister of Industry and Mayor of Nice, not only loves motorcycles (which is unusual for politicians), but he actually used to race them professionally, most notably in the MotoGP world. He never won a MotoGP race, but did end up 2nd in the Bol d’Or, and even raced last year in the Legends race.
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Video: MotorLand Aragon MotoGP 2010 Ad
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Interesting TV ad for the upcoming MotoGP race in Aragon, Jorge Lorenzo’s home circuit. It’s quite obvious from the ad’s graphics, that Lorenzo is expected to win…. and he probably will..
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Nigeria: Ban On Motorcycle Taxi In Parts Of Lagos
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by admin.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The okada, the extremely dangerous motorcycle taxi in Africa (particularly Nigeria), is often the only way to get around the traffic jam invested city on time, but is also very dangerous. Now it looks like the authorities are trying to prevent these motorcycle from riding on their streets