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Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Live 2012 Excel Show

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:33 +0000

Despite the harsh weather the 2012 Excel bike show appeared a success. After predictably quiet opening days the weekend picked up attendance figures with the Revolution show proving a deserving attraction for the crowds.

Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Live 2012 Excel Show

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:33 +0000

Enduropale 2012: Live On The Web

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Even if you are not coming to that wacky and incredible beach motorcycle enduro, the Le Touquet Enduropale, you can still see it.

The France3 national TV stations will be broadcasting it live on TV, but will also be streaming it on their web, all 3 hours worth.

This year might just be a notable one, since they are predicting snow for the weekend….

Yemen: Stuffed On A Motorcycle With Guns

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

This is what I call “being stuffed on a motorcycle”.

No one sneeze… that gun might go off.

Switzerland: 20 Times More Scooters Last 20 Years

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

These are pretty amazing statistics coming from the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics (OFS). Overall in 2010, there were 5.36 million vehicles circulating in Switzerland, of which 12% were motorcycles.

In the last 20 years, the number of motorcycle doubled, from 299,264 to 651,252 in 2010, but it’s the number of scooters that blows your mind (well, at least it did mine). In the last 20 years, the number of scooters was multiplied by a factor of 20, representing 37% of the motorcycle park.

Movier Review: Timerider

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Review of the movie entitled “Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann”, an honest-to-God Biker/Sci-Fi/Western movie. It’s original, and reasonably good.

Image you are sent back into time, to the good old Western days, and all you have is your motocross motorcycle. That’ll be fun…

All the usual suspects for a Western movie are there…

Indonesia: Nice Motorcycle Protest - Impressive

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

That’s quite an impressive display of strength these Indonesian motorcycle riders are putting up.

Working On Your Vespa Scooter

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

When you say that you’re going to work on your Vespa scooter, most people will think that you’re taking your spanners, screwdrivers and wrenches, and start tinkering on your motorcycle.

But not this Australian guy. He really means that he’ll be working on his Vespa scooter. That’s because he has taken this 1968 Vespa, that had died and was waiting for the taxidermist, and turned it into his office chair and desk.

Video: Washington Lottery - Crazy Ideas

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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…

Hopkins: More Surgery On Injured Hand

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:57:40 +0000

With a week to go to the penultimate round of the 2011 British Superbikes Championship, Samsung Crescent Racing’s John Hopkins continues his fight to be 100% fit for the final races as he recovers from hand injuries sustained at the MotoGP round in the Czech Republic in August.