Funny, if not wacko. This is a TV commercial for the Washington Lottery, and has as theme, what crazy thing would I do if I won the lottery.

In this case, the winner is going on a motorcycle ride with his biker friends. Just watch…

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In these times of economic and financial hardships, when you have to think twice before going for a pleasure ride on your motorcycle, one company here in France has got an answer.

They are offering 50% discount on gasoline. Not bad. The deal applies to selected gas stations in 9 cities (Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Lille and Toulouse), and starts today at 10:00 CET.

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Reading a map while riding your motorcycle is impossible, at least for the biker. Many of us have turned to technology to help us; God save the GPS. But there are others who do not believe in the GPS and prefer the good old paper map.

So if you’ve got a paper map, and a pillion, here’s one way of using your pillion as GPS. All you need to do is train the pillion to say “In 300 yards, turn left”.

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Here are some motorcycle articles that you may have missed, but that may interest you nevertheless.

- Harley Davidson Not Just Oldies (Holy Moly)
- Biker Stereotypes Are True: Harley Riders Hate Full Faced Helmets, Sportbike Riders Hate Pants (All About Bikes)
- For How Long Is A Motorcycle Helmet Okay (Motorcycle Blog From Jafrum)

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This would not have happened if companies operating the motorways/autoroutes in France would place motorcycle-only toll booths next to the normal toll booths…..

At a toll booth in France, a motorcycle pulled in behind a truck, waiting to pay the toll (motorcycles are only allowed to use the manual/truck toll gate). The truck driver reversed his truck in order to take a shorter/faster toll booth, crushing the biker. The biker died.

To make things worse, the truck belonged to the MotoGP Tech3 Team. The driver has been detained for involuntary manslaughter.

It’s rare, but it does happen. This is why we need our own toll booths.

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Brammo have released a new technology for electric motorcycles. The downside of an electric motorcycle is that the rider can not switch gears… they are automatic.

But Brammo uses a new technology dubbed IET, that gives the biker more control, since it gives them 6 gears.

Have a look at the video…

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Don’t blink, you may have missed these motorcycle stories this week.

- 3 Slow Speed Skills That Will Make You Look Like A Badass Rider
- Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Vest
- Jim Mason’s Biker Gang: Who Are The Outlaws?

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Here are some motorcycle stories that may be on interest to you that have appeared over the last few days.

- Take Another Look At Your Motorcycle Tires
- My Scenic Drives
- Roadside Reading: Biker’s Handbook

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Here’s a good TV ad from Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

It uses the biker slang for “cars”, being cages. Funny, seeing all sorts of vehicles driving around in a cage.

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